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Originally Posted by gracielove  Yes, there are many people who show their dogs that keep them in kennels. Many of these people are big time into breeding and have several dams and sires that they keep separated in kennels. Personally, I don't care for that type of thing. I think a dog is a very social animal that should be allowed to live a good life with a loving family. Obviously others think of them more as a business. There are show breeders that keep their dogs in excellent condition in kennels and are considered respectable breeders.
A puppy mill is a filthy disgusting operation where dogs live out their lives in small filthy cages and never see the light of day or even get out for exercise. The people who run these places will place any pet quality dog with any other pet quality dog in order to produce puppies. They care nothing about the genetic defects they are producing in the puppies or the horrible physical condition they are in when they take them away from their mother's at 5 to 6 weeks of age.
When my kids were young my husband and I traveled several hundred miles to another state to purchase a Yellow Lab from a well respected show/breeder who was well known for both the conformation and the wonderful personalities of her dogs. I had no idea until we got there just how big of an operation she had. Their dogs were truly beautiful and they had a huge facility. They must have had at least 10 labs in the house plus I have no idea how many in kennels. She had 4 litters of Labs! I could hardly believe my eyes! The woman was well organized though. She knew exactly which puppy was from which parents and what quality they were. We ended up buying a gorgeous little yellow boy that grew up to be the love of our family for many years.
I would never buy a small dog from an operation that big though. Breeders that are trying to establish a line and are breeding for a specific type do need to have several males and females to accomplish their goal. Some have partners so they don't have to house that many dogs. Some people just don't want to share their line and things get out of hand. |
Did those Labs spend the most of their day in the kennels at that breeder's facility?