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Originally Posted by Cerise  I never said all parasites are related to neglect or filthy conditions. I am saying that most BACK YARD BREEDERS don't have a clue to what health conditions their Dams, Sires, or litters are in. It is obvious. There are too many sick puppies and not all of them come from puppymills. There are too many uninformed people who get their puppies from BYB's, thinking they are reputable ones. Some BYB's can appear to be reputable, but if you really grind them on the history of their breeding business and pay attention you can save yourself a lot of money, headaches, and heartaches as well.
And the issues I bring up are part of the problem concerning BYB's and puppymills, because neither do the RIGHT WORK for a healthy representation of the breed. |
First of all define Byb. and then tell me how you know that they do not know what condition their dogs are in.
It does not matter who the breeder is, any puppy has the potential to be infested with coccidia for all of the reasons that have been previously stated.
These buyers that are buying from disreputable breeders are doing so because the dogs are cheaper, or because reputable breeders will not sell to them.
If they took the time to ask questions other than "how much" they would be able to distinguish between good breeders and bad breeders. But when they are only concerned with the price they do not ask any other questions.