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Originally Posted by raindog
I agree with everything Sally has said, with only one slight caveat. Since we started our breed rescue organisation 17 months ago, we have come across several totally unethical "breeders" within our breed, who are both breed club members and members of the KC Accredited Breeder Scheme. So - even with breeders who are breed club members and KC Accredited Breeders, you still have to be extremely careful as membership of these schemes is no guarantee that the breeders will be ethical and their pups high quality.
The sad fact is that bad breeders outnumber good ones by a significant margin and that buying a puppy - especially for the first time - is a minefield.  mad: |
Absolutely agree. The kennel club run no checks on breeders that I know of. Recommendation is the way to go. In my humble opinion of course
I would also add, that for every puppy we purchase from a breeder, one will die as a result of over crowding at rescue centres. There are breed rescue centres all over the country, so no excuse. That said however, our puppy was purchased from a breeder. We waited for months for a young GSD, having our names down at various rescue centres, and none became available. I would like to add that our two rescue cats are doing just fine.