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It still is an advertisment.

Hi, Sitasmom.  So this is a new line for you?  Cool, I can't wait to see the results.  I am kinda sad about you retiring Nurma; I really liked her results.  

"these laws don't seem to curb puppy mills, but instead stifle hobby breeders."

You might want to look up the definition of, "hobby."

Jim,
That is a VERY GOOD definition of a "breeder". One I would get a dog or puppy from in a heartbeat. Good ones like that are harder and harder to come by.

Jim....might want to take your rose colored glasses off.......

Jim....might want to take your rose colored glasses off.......

Not wearing rose colored glasses....LOL   Sunglasses maybe.  I see things very clearly and while being optimistic I am very pragmatic. 


Boomer wears the glasses, he's pretty optimistic too.  

Now I have this urge to run home and put some Dolce shades on my mali.

love the photo.......boomer looks like a dog with plenty of personality.

Back Yard Breeder: A regular person that has an intact pet. The pet either gets accidentally bred or they breed on purpose for any number of reasons. They usually do not know the standard or health issues related to their breed.

Buncher: This person collects free dogs and takes them to different research facilities.

Broker: This person buys puppies from large commercial kennels and supplies a third party, either pet stores or other kennels.

Hobby Breeder: This person has a breed or even two. They know the breed, the standard, the health issues and test for them. They produce a limited amount of litters a year and breed to preserve and protect the breed. Usually actively involved with a breed club. They make use of contracts and place each puppy in the best possible home.

Commercial Breeder: At a commercial breeder, there are usually several breed of dogs. They breed mostly for profit. The dogs in this type of situation may be healthy, they may not. Their conditions may be acceptable or not. The dogs are most likely not screened for genetic diseases and breeding stock may not be selected for the breed standard or proper temperament.

Puppy Mill: This person is producing puppies with no program, no concern over puppy placement, little or no socialization or health checks. Conditions are generally very substandard, may even be deplorable. The dogs in this situation may be malnourished, sickly, and of poor temperament.

I have a breeding goal, it is within the breed standard (Elle Rallhaus VP1 USA and Canada), I do healt tests, I am VP of a club which I started (affiliation event scheduled for Feb 2), I take private training lessons, I work to train my dogs, I socialize my dogs and puppies, I have a contract, all puppies sold with limited registration, I will take back any puppy or dog from my kennel for any reason. I do health screanings, I had 3 litters last year. I have long conversations with my prospective puppy buyers. i keep some of promising puppies to see if they will fit into my goals.

back to the topic........so far 5 are whelped.......