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Originally Posted by AsCeNsIoN Ok, so here I go again with the stupid questions. Puppy mills? Are they as bad as they sound. Forced breeding to get more pups? Am I on the right track here? I had no idea that Yorkies were such big business.  |
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puppymills are horrible places where there is no reguard to the dog's lives at all. They are stuck in a cage where their main purpose in life is to breed. There can be up to hundreds of dogs living in small wire cages, they aren't given much medical attention, they are poorly groomed, and they poop/pee where they sleep. It's horrible.
It sounds like that person IS a broker. STAY AWAY! Brokers usually partner up with puppymillers so that the work of advertising and selling for top dollar is done by another person #2 so that the location and the illegal acts of the puppymill can be withheld. Find a local breeder that you can visit with and talk to about their breeding program. Make sure you know what to look for. I remember when I first started I had ran across a broker in Missouri, the puppymill capital of the world. A good breeder does all of the right tests on the puppies and puts their heart and soul into breeding. They only choose the dogs that meet the standard and have waiting lists so they don't need to advertise often.
I wanted to add that a good breeder would want to screen the potential parents THEMSELVES. They would want to be positive that their beloved puppies were going to wonderful homes. They wouldn't depend on some lady they were paying to do that. Only people who breed LOTS of dogs(puppymillers) can afford to pay a broker. I don't know one person on YT that uses a broker.