[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by Cerise

Yes it's different and since it comes from the mother's feces breeders should have their dams tested and treated. And keep her clean and in a clean environment. BYB's (amateurs) have no clue to what makes a puppy healthy. They don't do test. They just breed two AKC or whatever registry pair of dogs together and pray for healthy appearing puppies. They lie and say the puppies all checked out great from a commercial vet. They claim to be experts and say that they don't have time or associate with snobby breeders (reputable ones) because they love the breed to much for the politics of being a part of a club. They claim to breed because they LOVE the breed so much and everyone always wants one of their gorgeous puppies from their beautiful Dam and Sire. Then they make up some excuse to why the both (the parents) look shabby when you go to see the puppies...they haven't had time for the groomer lately with the pregnancy, they've been too busy, etc., etc. Knowing they don't spend that much money on their parent dogs in the first place. They use cheap food and send you home with a ziplock bag of it and a questionable vet chart for vaccinations on an eight week old puppy and sometimes younger, and sometimes a little older because the puppy hadn't sold yet.

All of this amateur stuff makes me sick!

Ditto.