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I may be naive or just lucky in the breeders I have come into contact with, but the majority had the best interests of the pups at heart and I have never met a "puppymiller". Even the one show breeder I met who was money hungry for sure ($10,000 for her tiny one) had a great set up, the dogs were welll cared for and she had a good reputation. The one I met who was questionable still had a lot of love for her dogs and would never have done anything to intentionally mistreat them in any way.
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Yup, we went through some of the same experiences but part of our interpretation and direction differed. Not saying either of us is right or wrong, just different. I think the ONLY thing
lucky about meeting the "money hungry" breeder is that walking out on her led me to Shelby. I also question some of her breeding practices now that I know better and I feel very relieved that I didn't support her business. Her good reputation is definitely past tense for moi.
Walking out after holding a beautiful warm puppy with NO PUPPY at home after looking for sooooooo long was one of the most difficult things I have ever done. It literally made me sick.
I would just advise all people looking for a puppy to take their time and not even look at puppies until learning about the breeder. The breeder is EVERYTHING. If you aren't comfortable with their advertising, their phone presence, their breeding practices, their merchandising....do NOT go see their puppies. Listen to the red flag warnings going off in your head.