Morning V! I couldn't look at the pics...I have seen them before and they just make me SICK! I think it was a great idea for you to post this now...as, like you said, people will be buying puppies for gifts and will buy just about from ANYONE/ANYWHERE, to get one....I know people have been trying to shut down puppymills for a long time but, and I know alot of these puppies go to pet shops...What really needs to be done is NO MORE SELLING PUPPIES IN PET STORES! If this could be stopped I'm sure it would hurt the puppymills...There is a "kennel"? around me that is called the "Puppy Patch". When I was in the market for a yorkie I checked them out...they were sooooo nice, answered all of my questions and told me that they would be getting yorkies in a couple of weeks...Well, not knowing anything about this place I decided to do some investigating...A good friend of mine was a breeder of Bernese Mountain Dogs. I asked her about this place and she had never heard of it...however she did tell me to be cautious because it sounded like a mill...So.....I call the "puppy patch" back and begin to ask questions...they were very nice, BUT! then I started asking questions about where these pups came from....are the bred locally? Her whole attitude changed! she wasn't so friendly anymore..told me that the puppies came from Ohio, MO, Canada and a couple other places I can't remember. I asked "so they are flown here" she told me that some were but most of them they went and picked up....So,,....I guess you know I didn't end up buying one from there ...if you go to
www.puppypatch.com you can see how clean and "pretty" the place looks....but, looks are deceiving! My cousing bought a mini daschaund from there...he is in noway a mini and he has LP...I'm not saying this can't happen to a dog from a breeder, because I know it can but most GOOD, CARING, Breeders won't breed an animal if they have this condition....
Just wanted to put my 2 cents in.
Great post V!