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Originally Posted by KazzyK810  In adopting a human infant would you expect it to jump into your lap within minutes of searching? |
Actually, it is much easier to find children that are up for adoption. Within minutes, I can find many children in my area. The same cannot be said for puppies.
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Originally Posted by KazzyK810 wouldn't you expect to have to put in some time and effort? |
Of course. I'd rather use the power of the Internet to make sure that time and effort was being spent well. Why would I want to personally travel and seek out a few breeders when I could research hundreds from the Internet?
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Originally Posted by KazzyK810 They knew to look for AKC dogs, get a copy of the health guarantee, and even went so far as to ask for references of current owners of the breeders pups and also got vet references. |
There is no reason breeders could not provide information like this online. A few pages up in this thread, you'll find a few links to websites that do have a lot of information about the breeders. While I know it's not possible to expect that all breeders will do this, it would be a great resource to have a directory that linked to websites of reputable breeders in the US.
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Originally Posted by KazzyK810 I'm assuming you're an adult....so if my then 18 and 20 year old kids could do the research and put the effort into finding a quality puppy from a reputable breeder, you should be capable of doing so to. |
Or maybe you have really smart kids
Really though, it's not that anyone cannot go out and do this research. It's just that it doesn't make sense to make it such a tough task. Why was the phone invented? Who do we travel in cars? I am certainly capable of writing letters by hand and traveling by foot.