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Originally Posted by Lovetodream88  I think puppy mills and breeders who breed mixes are a lot different. I think its wrong to breed mixes but there are really good people who do everything thing else like a reputable breeder except breeding mixes and that sets them very far apart from puppy mills who don't care anything about there dogs. |
Really? I have yet to meet ONE person who breeds mixes that does ANY health or genetic screening on the parents prior to breeding, let alone researching health problems in the pedigrees or anything else. Maybe some them do, I don't know, but why spend all that money on a MUTT when so many are dying in shelters? They may home raise their puppies, but from what I've seen of people breeding mix breed puppies, that and maybe breeding less frequently is ALL that sets them apart from mills. I'm sorry, but unless you're breeding with a purpose in mind (and no, I don't think making money is a suitable purpose!), with careful health and genetic testing of the parents, and research on the pedigrees, etc you can be compaired to a responsible breeder in any way, shape, or form!