(Some) AKC-registered breeders raising dogs in 'miserable' conditions

[funkietoo]

Many of us in the rescue and sheltering world already know about this…however, the average person who is purchasing a dog, (not adopting), should be aware.

http://www.today.com/news/akc-registered-breeders-raising-dogs-miserable-conditions-6C9640008

The best way to avoid the issues in the above article is to adopt….don’t shop. If you want a purebred, contact the shelters because at any given point in time about 20 – 30 % of the dogs are purebreds. Or contact one of the many ‘breed’ rescues’.

If you are absolutely set on ‘buying’ a certain breed of dog, then do your research on the breeder and the breed. The breed itself may not be well suited to your lifestyle.

Do not buy off of craigslist; other online resources; or from a pet store. Puppy Mill breeders advertise heavily on these sites. Insist on meeting the breeding parents–where they live (this can be challenging–remember the puppy mill busts up in Snohomish and Skagit counties a few years back?).

IMHO, there are some ‘breeders of merit’. A few ways to tell:

1) they only breed one type of dog

2) they only breed the females once/year or every two years

3) they will board your dog while you are out of town

4) if for some reason you can’t keep your dog, they will take your dog back at any point in it’s lifetime

5) their dogs are all up on their shots, worming, health check, etc.

6) they do not adopt out sick pups/dogs. If after adoption, one of their dogs happens to get sick, they take care of the dog, (financially).

6) their dogs are socialized to humans and not ‘afraid’ (as so many puppy mill dogs are).

I still encourage you to adopt…don’t shop. So many wonderful dogs are just waiting to meet you. Please make adoption your number one option.

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[PangolinPie]

Such a great post; I agree!! And since I happened to be looking just a moment ago…

http://www.petfinder.com/pet-search?animal_type=&pet_breed=&location=98106&startsearch=Search

(JUST looking. Roxy says I can’t have a dog.) :P

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[anonyme]

Thank you for this reminder. I haven’t been to Craigslist to flag off pet ads in a while….! On my last visit, I flagged 47 ads – all in violation of CL rules, all of them backyard breeders, many for pit bulls that will end up dead or in shelters.

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[funkietoo]

Thanks for your inputs PangolinPie & anonyme.

Anonyme….based on a previous post/topic, where you stated needing help flagging on craigslist, I now go in about once a week and flag ‘puppy mill’ posts. It’s interesting how they try to word their ads so they don’t sound like a puppy mill.

If we eliminate the demand for ‘bred’ dogs, the puppy mills will slowly reduce in number. The AKC could help lead this charge, but instead they fights legislation—even here in Washington. Looks like karma is coming back to bite them.

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[EdSane]

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[sb in ws]

I really wish people would stop buying dogs. I will never buy a dog as long as there are enough dogs or cats in shelters. It just breaks my heart. I don’t understand why people don’t think about that beforehand.

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[funkietoo]

Here is a film from BBC…about how humans are breeding health issues into dogs. This is about 52 minutes long. You can listen to/watch it while working on something else on the computer.

Parts are super hard to watch.

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[funkietoo]

…and here is the blogspot that goes with the film.

http://pedigreedogsexposed.blogspot.com/

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[dee kalani]

100 % in agreement in banning puppy mills, back yard breeders. These are selfish, greedy individuals who breed just for their pockets. So many rescue groups, shelters that have your next dog. Consider fostering through rescue groups, know the breed, see if it’s a good fit for you. Spay, and neuter, we have to have better animal welfare laws, it’s up to us to make better decisions!

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