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Originally Posted by Mardelin  I know Ruth on a personal level, and she's not a BYBer, Puppy Miller, nor does she sell to Brokers. She's a fellow exhibitor/breeder, several YTCA members know her and have allowed her to own their dogs.
Ruth,
This is Mary/Mardelin Yorkies how are you doing? |
No one is saying that she's a backyard breeder, and I understand lots of you do not like the HSUS. However, they are one of the few organizations that are cracking down on puppy millers without wanting to harm the small home breeder. I'm not even suggesting her dogs aren't wonderful. I'm saying that a caring breeder would never allow one of her offspring to go into someone's hands, who she wouldn't allow in the house. She needs to get to know her buyers, and if she isn't comfortable, having them in her home, she shouldn't sell to them. Would you sell a pup to someone you wouldn't have in your home? This makes no sense to me.
Wouldn't a commercial breeder use this same excuse? How is the puppy buyer to know the difference?