Due to the fact that these dog breeds are so intelligent, they are also extremely in demand which increases the number of breeders and consequently increases the number of
poor quality breeders.
Not exact matches
She concluded, «One thing is for certain, very few Oklahomans who are not dog
breeders approve of the industry the way it is, and even fewer of those who have purchased
poor quality puppies want to see it remain unregulated.»
Sometimes, in order to get the best dog from the best
breeder, you will need to import a dog (however, this is very involved and you need to know some folks you trust, otherwise you'll surely get a
poor quality dog for too much money).
However, in a standard litter there may be 4 - 10 puppies and a photoshoot requires considerable preparation because a
breeder will not want to produce
poor quality pictures of their puppies.
Breeders had been asking AKC to create a tool that would help address the problem of registering
poor quality pups that should not be bred.
(3) Tom Horner wrote that «In the early thirties many southern
breeders of whites were line breeding pretty heavily, and along with the good heads and
quality they were getting signs of deterioration in some of their products,
poor bone, lack of substance,
poor pigmentation, slipping stifles and general effeteness were quite common.»
Unfortunately most pet shops keep puppies in
poor conditions, and are supporting backyard puppy mills / puppy farms, where the
breeders are more interested in dollars rather than helping to breed
quality offspring.
At the same time, raising license fees and increasing restrictions on the most responsible pet owners and
breeders in society reduces the number of well - bred,
quality dogs and cats available to the public and assures that
poorer sources will emerge to fill the demand.
These
breeders are commonly referred to as «puppy mills» and «kitten factories» and documented problems include: over breeding; inbreeding; veterinary care that doesn't meet the same standards as other
breeders; relatively
poor quality of food and shelter; lack of human socialization; and overcrowded cages; and
The immensely popular Rottweiler, a breed that is at once maligned and praised for it's ability as a family guardian, suffers from supply - and - demand run amuck — too many ignorant
breeders are producing too many
poor -
quality puppies that are being purchased by too many ignorant buyers.
In all likelihood, these
breeders do not test for genetic diseases, place no limits on puppy registrations, have a marginal health program, know little about the breed standard, and have
poor quality breeding stock.
When pressed about the
poor genetic
quality of today's «pure bred» dogs, most Kennel Club
breeders parrot the Kennel Club apologia: «We only register dogs, we don't breed them.»
Information provided to city council members states» [d] ocumented problems of puppy mills include over breeding, inbreeding, veterinary care that doesn't meet the same standards as other
breeders, relatively
poor quality of food and shelter, lack of human socialization, and overcrowded cages.
Another reason is that, while reputable
breeders do their best to screen families to make sure their puppies are going only to the most loving of homes, it is a risk that any puppy sold intact could end up producing puppies in a puppy mill, with
quality of life so
poor it is hard to imagine.