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Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly  I've seen just as terrible conditions for the dogs of a BYB - depends on the character of the BYB'er. Not all of them are a retired couple just wanting to breed their male and female for "fun". Some are just a tiny puppymill. |
I deff understand what you are saying. I have known this man for 19 yrs & until around the last 7 or 8 yrs he did not sell anything but fish & birds & only litters of kittens that were dumped in a box or the trash in the ally behind his store, most of witch were very ill & had to be nursed back to health before he could sell them. He knows about everything there is to know about pet foods & health & owns & shows Bernese Mountain dogs & used to own & show Yorkies. Since he's getting older now he's getting out of breeding & showing. I have talked to him about taking in these pups & pray he will stop soon. What people don't understand is that when these idiots who don't spay/neuter their pets & allow them to get PG is that they always have an excuse for not spaying & neutering & when they can't sell or give away their pups, they just put them in a big bag & drown them in the Snake or Clearwater river. The older we get the softer we get & I honestly believe that he believes he's keeping these pups from being thrown in the river. Also he does not always have pups as there are many months that there will be no pups advertised on his sign or in the store. So he's not supporting any mills of any size & I have heard him tell people on the phone that he will not take their puppies or kittens & to get their pets spayed/neutered. I know he's an animal lover & can't say what he's thinking when he takes these pups in but he has told me that he tells people he will take their pups & sell them BUT he gets 90% & they get 10% in the hopes they will get a good home & the owners of the parents will spay/neuter them.