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Originally Posted by melanie daley  Thanks for all your responses and links!! We got Roxi from a pet store (before I was on YT) and although Roxi was EXACTLY what we wanted and is healthy, I don't want to support them again, in case they get their pups from puppymills... On her reg is has the breeders name amd dam/sire info in South Dakota but no other info, I googled her in S.Dakota but only found one place with her name affiliated... How would I find out if she did come from a puppymill? If she did I would absolutley not buy there again... |
Pet shops usually purchase their puppies from USDA breeders. You may be able to find out if she's licensed by searching here. I'm sure if the info is available publicly or not. Being certified as an USDA breeder means while they do have strict regulations for their kennels...it is not a home enviroment and they have legally own as many as 250 breeding dogs.
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