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Originally Posted by nanahas3  I agree. When we were younger we had a breeder whom we got our little Poms from. She had a "Kennel" it was a 20x30 heated and airconditioned building. She had 4 breeder females and one male. Each had a seperate penned off area with nice bedding and a doggy door that led to a huge play area for them that was fenced with chain link on top to keep preditors out. When we got our babies they were almost completely house broken and socialized. I would never ever have clasified her as a puppy mill but I am sure because she had a "kennel" lots would of. She was also a breeder who showed her dogs and championed many. |
At one time, most of the show breeders had the word "kennel" in the names, it was a prestigious word. I don't think you should judge a breeder by their name, and there are many great breeders who have semi large scale facilities, you have to look at the "goal" of the breeding, is it simply to add money to their pocket, or is it to improve the breed?