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I would never judge Biddy! It isn't her fault and I'm sure she is adorable!! I just think breeders should be responsible for improving a breed...not mixing them!



Excerpt from Dog forum article on Breeder Red Flags:

* He won't let you see the puppy's parents (the father may not always on site, this is normal).
* He won't let you see his breeding facility.
* He can not produce registration papers for the parents.
* He does not have the registration papers for the current litter of puppies.

* He has no pedigrees on either of the parents.
* None of his puppies come with guarrantees.
* None of his dogs have been checked for genetic diseases.
* None of his dogs have been OFA'd.
* None of his dogs have been CERFed.
* He does not want to know if anything has happened to your dog (that came from him).
* He breeds a lot of unrecognized breeds - Cock-a-poos, Spoodles, Labradoodles and the like.
* No veterinary health checks of the puppies from birth.
* No mandatory spaying/neutering of pet quality animals.
* No mandatory vaccinations (at least basic ones), no de-worming.
* Breeding solely for "pet quality" means breeding for money - not for the betterment of anything.
* Does not breed to better the overall conformation or working style of the breed.
* Does not know the history of his chosen breed.
* His dogs appear to be in ill-health.
* He always has puppies for sale, sometimes two or three litters at a time.
* Does not have veterinary records for at least the mother on hand.
* His dogs have no titles, either showing, working, or sports, whatever the animals are being bred for.
* He won't give references from owners of pups from previous litters.
* He doesn't ask any questions about the environment you offer the pup, just wants to see the cheque (and prefers cash).
* The puppies are ready to go before they should be (under eight weeks of age). Advertises "rare" colors, sizes, etc (such as "rare" white Dobermans, or Great Danes, "king-sized" German Shepherds, etc.)
* Advertises or sells their pups for greatly reduced prices
* . Sells to pet stores, puppy brokers, wholesalers, etc.
* Breeds before the age of two.