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Originally Posted by Beamers Mom  Unfortunately unless they do the research many people do not realize that the brokers or pet stores get their puppies from puppy mills. |
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Originally Posted by misslissa Gatsby come from a backyard breeder and i did not know that she was not properly health checking her dogs and she was not watching who breed with who |
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Originally Posted by stowelinda Maybe not everybody looks for bad in things. If you are not dog world savy then you forget about things like puppymills. |
Exactly my point. Not that it justifies a miller, but if you are not doing research, knowing what to look, what to avoid, checking references... then you are responsible for the situation as well. So when people come on here complaining about how horrible the breeder they got their dog from was, the first question that comes to mind is, "Well, what did YOU do to try to prevent that from happening?"
It's not a matter of 'knowing everything' and I am NOT trying to imply that anyone is 'simple minded'
--those comments are a bit ridiculous and uncalled for.
It's to emphasize the importance of doing your research and being extremely selective in regards to the breeder when acquiring a dog. To keep others from making the same mistake.
