Nope it isn't just you! I find the entire thing pretty silly (trying to put that lightly). Standing a puppy next to a can of coke, slapping a bow on their head, sticking them into a cup is only a gimmick for unexperiensed buyers to overlook the true qualities we should be looking for in a new puppy. Someone who is reputable would want you to know that their puppies are healthy, the parents are tested and their reputable and want to find their puppies reputable owners, not that you can tape a bow on their heads for the cuteness factor and check a box on someone website for purchase.
The sad thing about this is that if soemone does not have the knowledge to see through this smoke cloud they will be drawn into this type of purchase. Then it becomes a roll of the dice whether or not you purchase a healthy, quality puppy or a lifetime of heartache.
Luckily more and more buyers are doing research prior to their purchase and learning of these telltale signs for lack of quality breeding. YT is a wonderful resource for this information and it should be given with a tender hand by members her and not attached to a brink to their heads
