| You wouldn't pay someone to mistreat an animal...would you? |
Sadly, that is exactly what people do when they purchase puppies at petstores. All
puppies that are sold in petstores come from the same humble and horrible
beginnings...PUPPYMILLS. For the unknowing this may mean nothing, but it should...and
it will, once you get your new puppy home.
Puppymills are merely commercial breeders. Again COMMERCIAL breeders. These
breeders are in it for the money, NOT to produce healthy puppies. While your puppy may
seem healthy in the petstore window, many illnesses and diseases do not surface until
later in life when things like hip displacement, blindness and seizures may cut their lives
short.
Why should this matter to you?
For many reasons. The largest being that if most people could see the conditions in
which these dogs are kept, not only would they not buy the puppies, they would do
everything in their power to help these dogs. Indeed it is a pitiful sight to see dogs
covered in feces, producing litter after litter, in tiny wire-bottomed cages. It's funny how
you never see those photos in petstores.
Horrible conditions, horrible injuries. It is not uncommon for puppymill parents to be
suffering from conditions such as:
Cherry Eye
Chewed-off limbs
Parasite infestations
Flattened feet (from living on wire floors)
Broken jaws (from debarking tools)
Severe tooth-loss (to include bone-eating infection in nasal bones)
Another reason that it should matter to you is that puppymillers/commercial breeders do
not perform health tests. They breed their dogs according to heat cycle, never bothering
to find out if the puppies they are producing are carrying any genetic diseases that can
end a dog's life at an early age. Again, they do not care for anything except the
consumer's dollar, and they aren't going to increase their overhead to insure that you
have a healthy dog. And by purchasing these puppies, consumers are insuring that
puppymillers will stay in business. They would have NO market if consumers did not
purchase these dogs!
Behavior of these puppies can range from odd to downright impossible to live with.
Although these puppies are taken from the mill at the age of eight weeks (at best), they
retain a lot of abnormal behaviors that their parents handed down to them after years of
being in the mill. For example:
Pottying on heat registers - this mimics pottying on wire-bottom cage floors and is the
only thing the puppy has known. This can be VERY difficult to overcome.
Poop-eating - this is the only way the mother could keep her living area clean, and the
puppies learn very young that this is the best thing to do. Again, very difficult to
overcome.
Distrust of men/women - puppymill puppies are NOT socialized. This can lead to fear and
aggression issues even as tiny puppies. Their earliest days are traumatic, and they do
not become used to people. This is especially problematic in large breeds.
Remember that commercial breeders are also using the internet to fool consumers into
thinking they're good breeders. When looking at these sites, remember these rules:
NO good breeder has a "shopping cart" button on their website
NO good breeder will sell a dog without an application process
ALL good breeders perform health tests
NO good breeder sells hybrid (mixed breed, designer) dogs for high prices
NO good breeder produces many litters, from many breeds. Good breeders produce no
more than a few (at most) litters per year
REMEMBER!!!! The term "Champion Bloodline" does NOT mean that your dog is coming
from a good place. MANY so-called champions earned their titles from registries
catering to puppymills.
DON'T BE FOOLED! DO YOUR RESEARCH BEFORE BUYING A PUPPY!!!
Again, we urge you STRONGLY not to purchase dogs from petstores. We have first-hand
experience with the results (both from out of control puppies, and from long-time mill
parents) and we can honestly say that it is not only tragic, but horrifying.
(For more information please visit our Links page)
puppies that are sold in petstores come from the same humble and horrible
beginnings...PUPPYMILLS. For the unknowing this may mean nothing, but it should...and
it will, once you get your new puppy home.
Puppymills are merely commercial breeders. Again COMMERCIAL breeders. These
breeders are in it for the money, NOT to produce healthy puppies. While your puppy may
seem healthy in the petstore window, many illnesses and diseases do not surface until
later in life when things like hip displacement, blindness and seizures may cut their lives
short.
Why should this matter to you?
For many reasons. The largest being that if most people could see the conditions in
which these dogs are kept, not only would they not buy the puppies, they would do
everything in their power to help these dogs. Indeed it is a pitiful sight to see dogs
covered in feces, producing litter after litter, in tiny wire-bottomed cages. It's funny how
you never see those photos in petstores.
Horrible conditions, horrible injuries. It is not uncommon for puppymill parents to be
suffering from conditions such as:
Cherry Eye
Chewed-off limbs
Parasite infestations
Flattened feet (from living on wire floors)
Broken jaws (from debarking tools)
Severe tooth-loss (to include bone-eating infection in nasal bones)
Another reason that it should matter to you is that puppymillers/commercial breeders do
not perform health tests. They breed their dogs according to heat cycle, never bothering
to find out if the puppies they are producing are carrying any genetic diseases that can
end a dog's life at an early age. Again, they do not care for anything except the
consumer's dollar, and they aren't going to increase their overhead to insure that you
have a healthy dog. And by purchasing these puppies, consumers are insuring that
puppymillers will stay in business. They would have NO market if consumers did not
purchase these dogs!
Behavior of these puppies can range from odd to downright impossible to live with.
Although these puppies are taken from the mill at the age of eight weeks (at best), they
retain a lot of abnormal behaviors that their parents handed down to them after years of
being in the mill. For example:
Pottying on heat registers - this mimics pottying on wire-bottom cage floors and is the
only thing the puppy has known. This can be VERY difficult to overcome.
Poop-eating - this is the only way the mother could keep her living area clean, and the
puppies learn very young that this is the best thing to do. Again, very difficult to
overcome.
Distrust of men/women - puppymill puppies are NOT socialized. This can lead to fear and
aggression issues even as tiny puppies. Their earliest days are traumatic, and they do
not become used to people. This is especially problematic in large breeds.
Remember that commercial breeders are also using the internet to fool consumers into
thinking they're good breeders. When looking at these sites, remember these rules:
NO good breeder has a "shopping cart" button on their website
NO good breeder will sell a dog without an application process
ALL good breeders perform health tests
NO good breeder sells hybrid (mixed breed, designer) dogs for high prices
NO good breeder produces many litters, from many breeds. Good breeders produce no
more than a few (at most) litters per year
REMEMBER!!!! The term "Champion Bloodline" does NOT mean that your dog is coming
from a good place. MANY so-called champions earned their titles from registries
catering to puppymills.
DON'T BE FOOLED! DO YOUR RESEARCH BEFORE BUYING A PUPPY!!!
Again, we urge you STRONGLY not to purchase dogs from petstores. We have first-hand
experience with the results (both from out of control puppies, and from long-time mill
parents) and we can honestly say that it is not only tragic, but horrifying.
(For more information please visit our Links page)
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Did you know...
Designer Mixed-Breeds
such as Goldendoodles are
merely mutts with large
price tags? If you're
looking for a mixed-breed,
PLEASE visit your local
shelter!
Designer Mixed-Breeds
such as Goldendoodles are
merely mutts with large
price tags? If you're
looking for a mixed-breed,
PLEASE visit your local
shelter!
Did you know...
Just because a dog is
registered, does not mean
it is not from a puppymill!
Just because a dog is
registered, does not mean
it is not from a puppymill!
Did you know...
Puppymill dogs are often
sold in large auctions, in
the same manner as farm
animals.
Puppymill dogs are often
sold in large auctions, in
the same manner as farm
animals.
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