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Originally Posted by MindieRose  Thats why we dont have hamsters 
We have 5 that have free run of the house except at night or when we are gone, then they are crated. I personally cannot see having them in separate building myself, but as MyFairLacy said, its sort of a case by case thing, as to what each breeder handles and how they handle it. |
lol...I have never had hamsters...remind me too much of rats....do they smell particularly bad???
I agree, depends on each breeder. I can see where it would be possible, with additional help, to have a number of dogs and still be well cared for and well socialized too. Like, if a single breeder can care well for, say, 10 dogs, then theoretically they should be able to hire another person for each additional 10 dogs and still have good care and socialization. Probably in real life the ratio wouldn't be quite that liberal. I think a situation like this would take lots of planning and attention to detail to be done properly, but could be done. I don't see how a true "puppy mill" could do this, as they would not lay out the $$ for adequate care and help.
Bottom line, there's really no way to judge from numbers alone. It's like setting an arbitrary limit on how many kids a person can have....different for everyone.