Originally Posted by rocco33

I think that, in spite of what people say, the vast majority of quality dogs that are used for breeding (and I do say quality dogs) enjoy good health. An ethical breeder wouldn't otherwise breed from them. The biggest problem again, is in pet breeding, byb and puppy farms. Pet breeders don't have the army of information (or contacts that have that information) and byb and puppy farms don't care. I think also, a danger for pet breeders is that they often only have one or two dogs/bitches - so they can be less selective if they want a litter from their 'girl'.