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Originally Posted by ironmike86  I'll tell you I have discovered. The breeders I met. have a room dedicated to the dog in the house.= Puppy pens with wee pads. With sinks and tables for grooming. These dedicated rooms are there rec rooms with furniture. Which the ppl use while watching tv ect. Just everything is set for easy clean up = potty accidents ect.. The have access to the whole house but there's baby gates so there time when they don't have access. They get to go outside supervised and run everyday. The are socialized very well because there's a pack. The Mommy...the breeder I'm going to doesn't keep males. But theres the Dam(s) and the other dogs various ages. They get handled often by strangers. When you pick up a pup the don't squirm. They are groom often. Bathed weekly. There alot of work. There a puppy cam I see how much she spends with the pup. IME there a big difference in the temperament of these dog vs backyard breeder with hardly any experience. They usually get meteor by another breeder who usually has 20+ yrs experience when they first start. The take advantage of the 4h youth program and mentor kids who come and help love,clean and groom these dog, they get alot of attention from many areas JME |
That is good to know about the big room for & temperament of the puppies of the breeders you have visited. I am also so interested in what the 24/7 life of the actual breeding dogs - especially the pregnant & prospectively pregnant females' - daily lives are like & how they spend their time in facilities or homes the large, well-respected breeders of note and whether or not the breeding females get to live the life of a loved house pet or they live another kind of life. It does sound like from what Lorraine said that some breeding bitches and/or show dogs - couldn't tell for sure which - don't always have forever homes once the breeder or show person is done with them and the little breeding females are sold. Have you also found that to be true?