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Originally Posted by whispersmom2 I am wondering if anyone on the forum has bought a puppy from a pet store that was for a fact bred either by the owner in the town in which the store is located..AND, I am wondering if anyone has bought a puppy that bred hundreds of miles away in the south to mid-west and shipped. Look at the paperwork. If there is a name and addy look in the USDA licencing sire and see if you find the name of the breeder. Now, this is not to say there are not an occasional breeder that sells wholesale and flies under the radar and does not have the license, but that is rare. That license, in MY UNDERSTANDING, is necessary to sell animals wholesale, whether it is cattle, goats, horses or any other farm animal. Who has enough puppies to sell wholesale? . |
You may be onto something here!
Maybe we can say "DO NOT BUY FROM WHOLESALE BROKERS!" and explain how to tell from the paperwork! That would be the answer to looking at any pet store. Look at the paperwork before looking at the puppy to avoid the impulse buy.