Things and Lies that Commercial Puppy Mill Breeders will Tell you

1)  Who pays good money for a mutt?  I don't get that.  Why buy a mutt for $700 when you can buy a purebred, from a "REPUTABLE" breeder for $500.00?

2)  I like it when puppy mills tell you that they don't guarantee that their dogs don't have worms.  Here is an example taken from a puppy mill sales contract:  "The following parasites common to puppies  are not covered in this contract:  coccidia,  giardia, round, hook, whip, tape, and  heart worms".  Bullshit.  I have a litter of pups on the ground right now, who do not have any worms, and never had any worms, or coccidia or giardia.  All of those can be deadly to puppies.  Pisses me off.  It is treatable, and should be treated prior to shipping a puppy.  Further, the stress of shipping can make it worse.  This is a poor, poor breeding practice. This breeder should be burned to the ground, in my opinion.  Even more:  What veterinarian is issuing a health certificate without testing for these?  


3)  This same breeder doesn't guarantee against parvo after 48 hours.  Problem with this?  Parvo has a 10 day incubation period.  It can get parvo the day it is shipped and not show signs for 10 days.. BTW, most pups I have ever seen with parvo?  Also have worms.....Hmmmm....

When looking at pups on the internet, USDA Liscensed is a sure sign of a puppy mill dog.  These are dogs where the owners are not doing health screenings prior to breeding(IE, no hip/elbow certifications, no PRA testing, no thyroid testing,no cardiac testing etc...)  They are simply in it to make money.  Now, don't take me wrong:  I have no issue with making money.  Just do that right thing if you are going to.  It doesn't cost that much to health screen your dogs, put a UKC title on them, etc....DO IT RIGHT! 

So, if you are going to breed mutts, at least have some ethics, and do the right thing.  The above breeder, by the way, is Burns Cuddly Canines, a cockapoo, puggle and whatever else breeder in....You guess it, the puppy mill capital of the US----Missouri....

I just simply don't understand the need to purchase dogs like this from people like this. 
 
USDA Liscensed is a sure sign of a puppy mill....Mark my words.....