Grumpy Gramps wrote:The problem with this type of operation is that the customer has almost no way to tell the good from the bad. Puppy mills are often enough disguised as wonderful family operations. Unsuspecting costomers can pretty easily be deceived in view of cute puppies. And the "responsible breeders", who are organized in their associations and have their lobbies, are often enough not that much better than puppy mills.
Yes, well put, thanks. Nice. I was not trying to suggest that all breeders are evil puppymongers, but by probability and even ethics the chances are pretty good they are, so go to your local pound, get a cute mutt and love and cuddle it. As somebody who likes doggies far too much to own one until I can without being selfish, I always implore people to avoid their silly trophy hounds and get whatever is already out there. Mutts is cuter anyways. There are so many purebreds out there that are so nauseatingly ugly and genetically fecked it is a testament to the malleabiity of the human mind and the wonders of self-inflicted delusion. I know people that think pugs are cute FFS.