• Breeders who can not produce a 5 or even 7 generation pedigree when asked • Breeders who do not show their
dogs in any discipline • Breeders who say «we had a really nice
dog» or «we wanted our kids to experience the micracle of birth» so we bred • Breeders who sell or breed unpapered
dogs —
PUREBRED dogs are required to be registered • Breeders who do not do any health testing such
as on eyes, heart, thyroid, hips etc. before breeding • Breeders who do not want you to visit with them or their
dogs • Breeders who do not have a contract • Breeders who have zero health guarantees on puppies /
dogs sold from their Kennels • Breeders who do not require all pet / companion pups to be altered • Breeders who say that some colours are «rare» and promote the puppies
as such • Breeders who breed a
dog before the age of 2 (hips can not even be certified until the age of 2) • Breeders who breed their bitch every heat cycle • Breeders who indiscrimanately breed outside of the GDCA Colour Code — Yes, years ago, it was acceptable to bring in a Blue or Fawn to improve head / bone / substance in a Harlequin
line etc. yet this type of breeding was to be done ONLY be highly reputable / quality knowledgeable / experienced Breeders.
Purebred dogs tend to be more inbred, just as a natural result of the genetics of maintaining purebre
Purebred dogs tend to be more inbred, just
as a natural result of the genetics of maintaining
purebredpurebred lines.