> I also had a home check from one of my breeders. Tough breeders are probably the reason backyard breeders and puppy mills stay in business, sadly. But I would rather deal with a breeder who cares than one who will hand over a little life to anyone with a checkbook.
An experienced and conscientious breeder will watch how the prospective buyer interacts with the dog/pup, and easily see when the person has all the wrong reflexes for owning and training a willful dog bred to (in our case) hunt live game.
That breeder will refuse to sell pups to some people who want them, for a variety of reasons.
The puppy mill outlet could not care less about the home the pup goes to, or whether it survives the first 6 months, or is dumped at the pound.
> And just to clarify an earlier post, I believe that any time there is a placement failure, it is the human's fault, not the puppy's fault. Puppies aren't born knowing how to behave, and if the humans can't be bothered to teach puppies good behavior, then the puppy got shafted.
Absolutely.
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