Not exact matches
Prior to my hands - on involvement, I had adopted most of my previous dogs from the SPCA,
though two came from
backyard breeders prior to my learning the scope of the pet overpopulation problem.
Chances are you know someone who's a
backyard breeder,
though you've probably never thought of them in those terms.
Though the
backyard breeder is not considered to be as unethical at those who run puppy mills, one can consider a
backyard breeder the opposite of a responsible dog
breeder.