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Originally Posted by Sophiegirl724

We had no problems with this breeder. The dogs are not kept off premises they are in her house & her house is GORGEOUS & Clean the dogs are clean. cross breeding is nothing new, her dogs are infact VERY healthy, playful, well mannered. She is AKC certified as I mentioned. parent's on sight too, she is open house for anyone to go & look & meet & greet. & she does not adopt out the puppies until they are fully winged from the mother & some puppies take longer than others & she is very protective of that to ensure the health of the dogs (Sophie was 13 weeks when we got her). Sophie has been perfect. in perfect health & well mannered. She may let the public know which pup is a "T-cup" but typically most people are weirded out by the term "runt", & I don't see anything wrong in her marketing the runts as a T-cup, as long as she is not breeding "T-cups" 90% of the breeders I was findging at the time were all solely breeding & selling T-cups & charging over $2,000- $5,000 a puppy. when I came across her she was the most ethical I had found & in my area. When we went to meet her & see the puppy she had available it was a VERY pleasant visit. very open, honest, clean. I wasn't looking for some champion breed for shows & etc, I was just looking for a family & personal companion. I think its a bit harsh to label her & her business as some "puppy mil", & un-ethical breeder. if she were purposely breeding T-cups I would not have given her the time of day. & I don't see anything wrong in her advertising the runts as T-cups to ensure they get homes too. She also works closely with a vet herself. the advice she gave & all that is on her website is everything a vet in our town had already told me prior to adopting, she was VERY forthcoming in everything no lies by omission...nothing! sophie has been PERFECT & I would gladly adopt from her again. The land they live on is all open. & it is a neighborhood, each house is like on at least 1 - 2 acres. they happen to have 10....5 for her sisters house & 5 for her house. they both have decent sized families. her dogs are not stashed in some shed or garage. her dogs are EXTREMELY WELL CARED FOR! she is also State certified. I don't know what else to say except we had an excellent experience with them & we send her updates & emails as to how Sophie is doing & what a Joy she has been to our family. from what I can tell she sells VERY successfully! Had our puppy not been ready, we would have to wait until another liter would become available & she does not breed all dogs all at once all the time. she does not always have all breeds available. if there is a specific breed you want she will let you know upfront when there will be availability & it can be quite some time. she is not breeding dogs like rabbits. she keeps the population VERY MUCH in control! & their houses & openness more than say it.

I thought I could sit on my hands but its not working. Breeders breed to better the breed and you are not doing that when you breed mutts therefore your not a good breeder. When you have many litters at one time there is no way they are in your house and that you are able to give them personal attention like they should have. Some of these kind of breeders will have the puppy mill else where and just bring some of the dogs and puppies to there house so they look like a great normal breeder. Puppies are not ready to go when they are just weened they learn stuff from there moms and siblings up to 12 weeks that are very important. The only time the word teacup is used is to make money period a good breeder would never ever use that word.