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Originally Posted by kjc I don't breed, but I don't think it's healthy to be exposing the active breeders to anyone or any dogs outside the immediate household... too much risk of contamination. People aren't let into the breeding/whelping room(s) as they can bring contaminates in on their shoes. Especially puppy shoppers, who may travel to a few different breeders in the same day. |
Thanks for the reminder. Now that totally makes sense to me. I wasn't thinking. I feel the same way about dog parks and the possibility of unresponsible dog owners there so now understand why a breeder wouldn't want to take chances of having something brought into their environment.