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Originally Posted by yorkiekist  Nancy we still love ya!! 
I know many breeder/exhibitors of many different breeds that have their dogs kenneled in a separate building. I see nothing wrong with that. But what I have seen, especially on Yt, is a misconception that a detached kennel automatically make you a puppy mill or a byber or just an all around bad breeder. Most of the people with these "views" of dog breeding have never even bred a dog and are only pet owners. The have no clue as to what is involved in breeding and the amount of work and dedication it takes. These are also the people that fuel the flames for Peta and Hsus making it harder for the good breeders to trust anyone and therefore "go into hiding", so to speak. Alot of my puppy buyers have been people that I have met at dog shows. Its nice to get to know someone that actually takes the time to look at a breed before they choose to buy one. |
oh and another thought. if HSUS ever shows up at my door they will look down the long barrel of a shotgun and they will come back with a warrant if they expect to get into my house. i don't have anything to hide but those people and Peta are not welcome on my property or near my dogs.
This is a good post. If I were twenty years younger, I would be one of those with an outside kennel. i have dreams of how I would like it and it would cost about fifty thousand dollars. I would like puppy rooms, sire rooms, bitch rooms, viewing rooms, grooming room, bath room large rockers a microwave and fridge for me with a coffee pot for those long nights I would spend in my whelping room. concrete flooring, large runs for them and the list goes on. I have a farm but am just too old and I plan to stop breeding when i hit 65. i might show some then but I am done breeding.