Some breeders favor different styles of Golden Retrievers and some may even have a personal preference for a lighter or a darker golden, but
good breeders never focus exclusively on a specific colour, since this would unnecessarily narrow the gene - pool and may cause genetic predispositions towards hereditary health issues to become magnified over time.
Remember, AKC - registered in no way guarantees quality, and
a good breeder never has to advertise his puppies because he usually has a waiting list before dogs are even bred, and sales are often the result of «word - of - mouth» advertising.
Not exact matches
Despite repeated written requests asking that the Humane Society of the U.S. (HSUS) acknowledge the public condemnations by responsible
breeders, the HSUS has
never acknowledge the condemnations by responsible
breeders who truly care about the health and
well being of their dogs, and especially the puppies that bring so much love and joy into the homes of millions of appreciative dog owners.
A responsible
breeder will
NEVER sell a dog through a pet store without the possibility of screening and learning more about the potential buyer — whether he will ensure
good housing, nutrition and care, or not.
A
good breeder isn't going to put her puppy on a truck and ship her dog away to someone she's
never met.»
Part of what makes them
good European
breeders is the fact that
never in a million years would they sell their puppies in bulk lots to import puppy brokers.
No one can guarantee that a dog will
never get sick or develop a health problem, even from perfectly healthy parents, but
good breeders do health screening and educate buyers about health issues.
I don't endorse
breeders though;
best to research and I would
never recommend you buy through Craigslist.
A
good dog
breeder will
never act like they are hiding something.
I am a Rottweiler
breeder as
well as an owner of 2 other dogs who are mutts, I have been using the Eagle Pack Holistic Select Large breed Puppy and Adult foods since my first litter and every pup has
never had anything since.
(1) The applicant or the responsible officer of the applicant is of
good moral character; (2) An inspection has been made of the premises and a finding is made that it conforms to this bill and is a suitable place in which to conduct the commercial
breeder's business; (3) The commercial
breeder has a valid sales tax registration number and is in
good standing with the Tennessee department of revenue; and (4) The licensee has
never been convicted of any criminal offense against an animal.
I know so many people get their dog and
never touch base with the
breeder again to give feedback,
good or bad.
Nobody is arguing that dogs should be treated badly, kept in cages their entire lives, denied socialization with other dogs, or anything of the sort, but to suggest that there are no commercial - scale
breeders doing a
good job with their dogs is a comment that could only be made by somebody who has
never taken the time to go out and spend time on the farms owned by all kinds of commercial - scale
breeders.
A
good friend and very knowledgeable
breeder once confided in me that they paid $ 50,000 for a lilac female who had
never been bred.
People, who are the most critical of the AKC, have
never participated in AKC events or used the AKC as a helpful resource to become a
better breeder, dog trainer or responsible pet owner.
You can
never forget that
breeders are still trying to run a business at the end of the day, so it is only in their
best interest to advertise the benefits to owning a purebred, and even perpetuating the myth that certain positive attributes can not be found in shelter dogs.
A truly
good breeder will
never send their puppies off to a pet store.
To many,
good breeders are those who
never breed.
If a
breeder never allows anyone to breed a dog from their bloodline, are they really
bettering the breed?
It hurts because it takes so much for the conscientious
breeders to get a
GOOD representative for the breed (in this breed in particular with all the regular breed problems AND severe degree of H.D., etc.) and then
never get looked at mainly because of SIZE being TOO SMALL when standing 24 - 26 inches at the shoulders!
A lot of people won't get rescue dogs because of their unknown history and they'd rather buy a puppy or an older dog that has been «run on» (to see if it is up to show or breeding standard) from a
good breeder — because that
breeder will know the temperaments of the parents and can also usually tell the character of the pup by the time they are ready to go to their new homes — and most certainly not at 8 weeks — mine
NEVER leave until at least 12 weeks!
Peta has done a really
good job of bashing
breeders to the public, and if someone has
never dealt with a
breeder, they may not know the real deal.
Responsible
breeders would
never sell to someone they haven't met because they want to screen potential buyers to ensure the puppies are going to
good homes.
Because a
good breeder has poured time and money into his breed that can
never be recovered.
Food formulations that were developed in feeding trials under close cooperation with
breeders (NOT AAFCO - style feeding trials with laboratory populations) were ranked lower than so - called «five star» foods that
never underwent any feeding trials at all and are purely based on what looks
good «on paper».
Any
good quality
breeder will
never breed a dog that has evidence of such difficulties in their lineage; however, sometimes temperament concerns can go unreported.
The fact is, responsible
breeders would
never sell a puppy through a pet store because they want to screen potential buyers to ensure their puppies are going to a
good home.
So
good breeders do their
best to screen a puppy's prospective home to make sure they are truly a forever home, and De-sex the puppies before they leave to make sure those forever families
never have to handle an «oops» litter.
If you've
never gone through this process before, it may seem difficult to know where to start when trying to find a
breeder that treats their dogs
well.