I am new to the site but figured I would respond here.
Your original question was do the breeders sell to people with children?
Yes and No would be my answer. It would depend on the children's ages first, how many children and their behavior also.
How old are your children? How many? How are they with puppies? Have they been taught how to handle or not handle a puppy? Many questions and I personally would need to see the children and how they interact with dogs and how YOU as a parent have taught the child/children to interact with animals. I would tend to be overprotective of my furbabies and refuse to sell to someone with children if I was not completely comfortable.
As for dogs being in cages that would also depend on the situation. If puppies and Momma is present, the other adult dogs may not be welcome to just roam about by Momma when her puppies are running about. Also many states require that there is a separate housing area for moms and their babies that is separate from the rest of the "pack" to protect the babies. So this "breeder" may have that set up due to state regulations.
Did the puppies appear healthy? Were they socialized and friendly when you entered? Or did they seem sickly, dirty, listless, cowering? I have lived in the midwest and have seen puppy mills in person. I looked at a litter of 4 Yorkies that looked like a cross between a daschund(spelling) and scnauzer that were so sickly and scared it was aweful. It took all I could do to leave those babies there and get down the road so that I could call the authorities. That was an obvious case but you get the meaning in the questions.
I guess I would need more information before passing judgement on someone I did not know. People are sometimes quick to judge before getting all the information. I for one would need to have more information about the child/children and the condition of the puppies that you did see. |