I didn't read the article but did read a few of the posts. My definition (MY DEFINITION) of a byb is a person that breeds a pair or many pairs of breeding dogs with little or no care for the breeding dogs. I put them on the same level as a puppymill. I do not consider a breeder a byb simply because he or she does not breed show dogs. A byb breeder is simply a person who breeds for money and spends little to none on the care or treatment of her breeding dogs. FYI - many byb later go on to become small time or large puppymills. My first Yorkie came from a byb before I knew any better. He stunk for weeks and ten years later this woman is now a small puppymill and 100 times worse then she was 10 years ago.
Elaine |