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Nancy, you wrote AKC's standards are higher than USDA's. But the AKC is not happy with the new regulations. I thought we all were in favor of small breeders who keep the dogs and pups in their home and not a separate structure/kennel. Four breeding females is not a lot, and I do think the threat of all un-altered dogs in the home being counted is real. I wouldn't be comfortable with AKC registration protecting me from being scrutinized by this regulation. All it would take is one phone call from a disgruntled neighbor or competitor. I think these new regulations will encourage small breeders to go underground, to be less open. |
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I'm confused about your comment on a disgruntled neighbor, they could call without this legislation. Most of the puppy mills are really rather well hidden, and authorities can't do anything, because there are no laws to cover them. Once this takes place they will have to register and be inspected if they have more than 4 breeding females and sell directly over the internet without meeting the buyers. I also agree with you that a dogs should be kept in the home, not a separate structure, I'm not sure why people think that they will have to have the dogs in a separate structure, I would be against that. Are you saying this is true if a person has under 4 breeding females, because I can't find it in the actual bill. |
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There are circumstances, friends here on YT, who have purchased their puppies from YT member breeders and had them shipped without meeting the puppy or breeder in person. This gives me mixed feelings about requiring meeting the puppy and breeder in person. The separate structure -- I thought the new regulation is requiring this for breeders with more than 4 breeding females. Don't a lot of hobby and show breeders have more than 4? The disgruntled neighbor example was in response to your comment that most small, in-home breeders would not be inspected under this new regulation because the authorities would be too busy with much bigger operations. Sorry if I misinterpreted your statement. If I were a small breeder, I would not feel comfortable relying on this. A disgruntled neighbor who might know a thing or two about these regulations and call the authorities to come out for an inspection. |
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Your first comment about breeders do this strictly for money, is so far off reality, it would be amusing if it was not so dangerou. You have never bred and never would, which is a good thing, because you would very quickly come to that fork in the road, where you would need to decidse if you are breeding for money or to contribute to the production of purebred, quality, healthy, true to breed standard Yorkies. It is either your passion or your job.....puppy mills make it their job, and you are correct, they make money hand over fist. But anyone that has ever done this correctly, for the right reasons, is educated and knowledgable in what it takes to produce healthy dogs that are not laden with genetic issues, etc, that die on new owners at 6 months - 6 years old....bad livers, bad hearts, bad kidneys, bad lungs, bad immune systems, etc. That costs money and if you priced your babies to cover the costs of care and preventative measures taken to ensure your babies are healthy, people couldnt afford to buy them. It is propaganda and scare tactics to tell people that breeders all make money.....bovine scat??? not hardly......some of us just want to provide loving people pup[pies that are healthy and are not going to cost them thousands of dollars, trying to keep a sick puppy alive.....to think people are actually out there thinking we all do this for the sole purpose of selling dogs to make money......bovine scat! |
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Personally, I would want to meet the puppy and the breeder in person and ideally meet the breeding pair and see the home where the dogs are bred -- and this is what I would encourage everyone to do. However, there are circumstances where this is really frustrating. For instance, what if I had wanted Teddy shipped via human courier to me, sight unseen? I had already met the breeder, met the registered breeding pair (same as Max's), and seen her home where the dogs are bred and raised. I believe she had more than 4 breeding females. |
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Yes, there is a sadly huge number of homeless animals, and I applaud everyone who rescues and adopts, but I do not support wiping out purebred breeding. That won't stop indiscriminate breeding. I also would not want to see the end of purebred dogs. |
Look folks we all can form our own opinions on this law, but unless you have been a breeder, trying to do the whole picture right, this law is awfull. First how do you "prove" a negative, and yes you betcha anonymous complaints can come in and you WILL get inspected. So you in accordance with all your local bylaws have 6 dogs in your home. All 6 are unspayed, and btw if you are Golden Retreiver breeder., you betcha they should be based on what is becoming overwhelming evidence that the Golden Tumour Dog is quite negatively effected by spaying AT ANY AGE!. Now the Gestapo comes aka Inspectors, without a warrant, because I am dang sure they don't have to go before a judge to get a warrant; and HOW DO YOU PROVE A NEGATIVE? That you are only breeding 2 or 3 of these intact females? What proof exactly is necessary? How do you PROVE a Negative? After all you could be breeding them, and only registering through AKC 2 or 3 of the female litters, and the others through dis-reputable registries. So they make you subject your dog to Xrays and or other invasive techniques to PROVE to them you are not breeding these intact females? Oh and Yes probably at Your Cost! And they could probably seize your dogs immediately. Do you know how devastating that is for the dogs, that have only ever lived in a home is? How would you feel Nancy if all your dogs were seized by an animal control officer from a nuisance complaint? The threat felt by us is very very real. Maybe you don't understand it. But we do. And you actually think I look at the fear mongers/aka commercial breeder comments; not really at all. I look at the law. And I do know APHIS little helpful summary (and let me remind you it is from their point of view), but their little helpful summary has yet to be tested in court as to its' actual accuracy. |
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Sorry, Yorkiemom1-- The non-breeding masses won't understand this is a problem until the day comes, in the very near future, that they can't find a nice pure bred dog for a price than can even think of affording. They'll wonder what went wrong when their grandchildren can't have a pet at all and have no idea what a Yorkshire Terrier was. |
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