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Hi everyone, I read that you can get a list of the puppymill breeders. I am getting my puppy very soon and would love to have peace of mind. would one of you give me the sight. thanks Paula (Malitda's mom)
[/QUOTE]Originally posted by MALITDA@Jun 12 2005, 03:58 PM
Hi everyone, I read that you can get a list of the puppymill breeders. I am getting my puppy very soon and would love to have peace of mind. would one of you give me the sight. thanks Paula (Malitda's mom)
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Hi everyone, I read that you can get a list of the puppymill breeders. I am getting my puppy very soon and would love to have peace of mind. would one of you give me the sight. thanks Paula (Malitda's mom)
If you post your breeder on this site, perhaps someone from this site who is in their state will know something about them. In my state, some of the large puppymills are not USDA regulated. They sell from the itnernet and newspaper. There is one about 20 miles from me that I've visited. She tries to find breeders who will sell her a dog with a nice pedigree, then breeds it to junk dogs and advertises "champion pedigree" when this is not true. She is making a fortune off her business. I saw 50 or 60 dogs, and she told me she kept her "breeders" up on the hill. The ones I saw were mostly moms with pups. I made a trip to another one an hour or so away from me. She advertises that she raises her dogs in her home. She had the laundry room stacked with crates of puppies, and she had a room built across the back of her house with dogs stacked on top of each other in crates. The store room in her garage was stacked with crates full of dogs too. See, I pretend to be interested in buying from them and getting an operation like theirs started so that I can learn where the mills are. In my case, there is only one Maltese breeder in my state I can recommend. The others either don't care about health, sell theirs too young, or, in one case, raises them in chicken cages out in the yard.
[/QUOTE]Originally posted by JMM@Jun 12 2005, 05:39 PM
I am always concerned if breeding is a business. I prefer to deal with a hobby breeders. Dogs may be a business (ie they have a grooming shop or are a professional handler), but the breeding of them should be a hobby, not for profit.
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[/QUOTE]Originally posted by MALITDA@Jun 12 2005, 04:52 PM
I looked on the USDA list and didn't find her name or business. She has gone out of her way to send me photo's and we talk regularly. I was abit concerned, but am feeling a little better about it. She has her business in Indiana. I think she might be ok, if any of you are from Indiana I would love to hear from you.
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[/QUOTE]Originally posted by MALITDA@Jun 21 2005, 06:58 PM
here are the three breeders names and towns Rita Thurman Neosho Mo., Kerri C. vincent, Collins MO. Linda Bales ( www.lovemypuppy.com) if any one has info. i would apprieate it, just want to make sure i don't make another mistake.
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