USDA certified Kennels - Page 1

What are the pros and cons of being USDA certified?When buying a puppy do you look for a USDA kennel?
How many of you are USDA certified?

the government is into too much stuff already.

i look for titled dogs with certified hips and elbows, dna tested for all other possible problems. i look at the dam's personality and the way she treats the puppies, I look for the way the owners treat the puppies. I look to see if the grounds are clean and all of the dogs are well taken care of.

to h-ll with the usda, they have no business telling people how to raise dogs.

Same here, why would anyone want to deal with the USDA?     It certainly would not be a standard of excellence.

Have you actually researched the USDA requirements? Frankly, anyone breeding enough (having the number of breeding bitches to fall under the regs) to be required to have a USDA license is NOT a breeder I want to deal with on general purposes. I prefer "hobby breeders" who breed 1-2 litters a year, from schutzhund titled, surveyed, hips/elbows cert'd hips, who also WORKS/trains/trials/titles their breeding stock. I also look at whether any of their club members or members of other local clubs train/trial/title dogs from their breeding programs. (These would be people who actually see the parents and their progeny working on a regular basis and have an opportunity to asess temperament and nerve). I would not want to see that all the dogs in the club that are being trialed/titled are from a "club breeder," as that often indicates that the club may be an extension of a club member/leader's business or breeding operation.