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Originally Posted by Ladymom

You are absolutely right. We focus so much on puppy mills because we think of them as dirty places that mass produce puppies, we forget that it's actually the backyard breeders that produce the majority of purebred puppies.

The American Kennel Club estimated in 1996 that about 70 percent of purebred, AKC-registered puppies were from backyard breeders. I wouldn't be surprised if that number isn't higher now. BYB's may not raise their puppies in barns, in fact many backyard breeders raise their puppies in darling little nurseries in their homes. Unfortunately, those puppies are just as likely to have genetic problems and be way off the breed standard as puppy mill puppies.

If you breed your pet quality dog, you are a backyard breeder, whether you breed the dog in your backyard, garage, living room or an expensive hotel room, the term is still backyard breeder.

http://nbran.org/breedornot.htm

Being very sincere in my question to you: Where are you suppose to buy a puppy from?