Thankfully we do not have the puppy mill situation in NZ. In fact I've never heard of a single puppy mill here.
I got both of mine from backyard breeders. There are only two show breeders in NZ!! and I only wanted pet quality dogs any way. Both were bred in home and handled.
Dougal is a 15lb monster with a very slight luxating patella - we do agility and the vet's suggested this is a good thing to maintain the muscle strength around the knee. I got to visit him every week til he was old enough to take home.
Dixie is healthy as a horse and about 7lb (which is plenty small enough for me!). She is bright as a button, bossy, and soo eager to please in the agility ring! I only got to meet her when we picked her up because she was a 9 - 10 hour drive away! She was docked which, if I'd had the choice, I wouldn't have had done. But other than that a lovely little doglette. |