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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  I use to believe that good dogs could be found a pet shops, and of course anything possible, but pet shop dogs usually come from puppy mills. The pet store has a huge mark up on dogs. Responsible breeders would never sell to a pet store because they have no control on who buys a dog. A responsible breeder wants to make sure the human is a good match for the dog, and can provide it the care it needs. Pet shops will sell to anyone with the money. A backyard breeder's puppies are probably no healthier than a millers dogs, but at least the breeding dogs are kept in humane conditions. |
I agree with you on all you say. When I bought Daisy from the backyard breeder. I knew before I called her up that if I bought a puppy from her that there wouldn't be any guarantees because that isn't what you get from that type of breeder.....and at least she didn't bother to try and make me "think" any differently. I mean I knew it was one of those deals where someone has a pretty nice female dog and knows someone that has a pretty nice male dog and they get together and say "Oh...wouldn't they make the cutest pups?!.......She knew before I went there I wasn't looking to pay more than 300.00 for one of her dogs. Both of Daisy's parents are pet quality yorkies and only have limited registrations on them....I didn't care because I don't ever want to breed a dog of mine anyway. I had done some research on yorkshires before I ever inquired about buying one. I bought some books and talked to the vet at petsmart that told me NOT to get a "teacup" or "tiny" and why. When I went to the breeder's home, the puppies were in a play pen in the middle of the living room. The momma dog was the "only" dog around on the property and clearly the family pet. The home was clean and nice as were the surroundings. "She" was an RN and asked me "loads" of questions. She asked me where I was going to keep Daisy, what I did for a living, where I worked, my hours, how long it had been since I had owned a dog or had a puppy, and even reminded me about how destructive puppies could be......anything to discourage me from buying...she seemed to do. She also had shot records from a very nice vet clinic here in Waco on each of the pups, had had all the dew claws removed and tails docked and told me about hypoglycemia and nutrical and what they were currently feeding on....which was one of the better foods. She had clearly taken care of the puppies. I didn't see the daddy dog but she told me about him and who's dog he was. He was a 5 1/2 pounder and the momma, Gigi, was a 6 1/2 pounder. After I had owned Daisy for about a month, she called me up, out of the blue, to make sure I still wanted the dog. I like raising a pup because I know how it's life began, even if it was dumped on the side of the road at 8 weeks....and Daisy had a good start and she's leading a great life now. I LOVE my smart, beautiful little girl.