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Originally Posted by dcashley  To attmpt to protect our little puppies, and all of their offspring forever, I include a clause in all of the sales contracts. Part of that clause reads that the new owner cannot placee the puppy, nor any of the pups offspring in a puppy mill. (It goes on to say that the clause must be included in all future sales contracts of the puppy's offspring forever. I go on to define that a puppy mill is ANY place that has more than 4 unspayed female dogs, of any breed(s), or where the dogs do not live indoors with their owners.
What I am asking, is: what do the people on YT think? hat are the MINIMAL conditions necessary before a dog breeding program canbe called a puppy mill? |
Many reputable breeders have more than 4 unspayed females and some keep their dogs in a separate building but that does not make them a puppy mill.
To me a puppy mill is someone that keeps dogs in little cages and breeds strictly for money without any regards to the welfare of the dogs or whether or not the dogs conform to the standard.
You would be better off if you sold your pups with limited registration or withheld papers until proof of spay or neuter is provided. You can also add a rehoming clause to your sales contract so that they cannot rehome a dog without your approval. From what I have heard it is not easy to enforce a contract once the dog is sold.