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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  I'm glad you have never regretted your decision, but is it wise to recommend to others to overlook visiting the home? Not everyone has such good instincts. How do you think the mills stay in business? They fool a lot of people, there are members of Yorkietalk who essentially are running puppy mills, but "are really nice people." We could put the mills out of business easily, if we encourage people to visit the homes. Breeders who sell directly to the public, do not need a license, and no government agency ever inspects their kennels. |
I wasn't encouraging her not to visit. I was simply stating that visiting doesn't mean you won't still buy, because people can be fooled or uneducated or even think they're educated and not be. I actually found my first greeder/breeder from the AKC website.... I thought I was educated and asking good questions that she answered with the right answers.
And not visiting doesn't automatically equal BYB. Westley's breeder is far from it. I took the word of others who had visited, the feedback from YT and her reputation as a good sign.
She needs to do her research like I would advise anyone else. I wish I had YT before I purchased my first 2 so that I would have paid closer attention and asked better questions when I did go to that breeders house.