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Purely hypothetical, of course. There is no "neither" option. You ARE buying a puppy… and these are your 2 choices.

Breeder A:

This breeder owns only 1 b*tch. She is a sporting breed, say a Gordon Setter. She was bought by them from a well-known show kennel, both of her parents champion titled, OFAd, all relevant health tests done. Her sire is a best in show, best in specialty winning dog. This b*tch was shown to her championship, achieved a CDX obedience title, and a Junior Hunter title for field work. She lives as a beloved house pet, sleeps at the foot of her owner’s bed.

She has been bred to a champion, best in show winning male, who has also passed all his health certifications. He is, however, a kennel dog, and has never done obedience or field work.

The puppies are all completely vetted, and in addition have been temperament tested by 2 different people knowledgeable to the breed.They had neurological stimulation done at 7 days, the optimum age for this.

In order to buy one of these puppies, you must fill out a lengthy questionnaire, letting the breeder know what your living situation is, what you are looking for in a dog and what you plan to do with this dog. They offer a lifetime health guarantee on their puppies, and will take back the dog at any time in it’s life if you are unable to keep it. All pet quality pups are sold on a spay/neuter contract, The breeder will refund 0 on the purchase price when you have the dog OFAd at maturity.

These puppies stay with their mother until at least 9 weeks of age. They have a beautiful big puppy pen to play in with miniature puppy agility equipment to play on. They are well socialized, brave, and afraid of nothing.

This breeder works hard with local and national breed rescue and volunteers at their local shelter.

Breeder B:

This breeder created ‘designer dogs’. They have several questionably bred b*tches they purchased from pet stores, Pomeranians. One has patella luxation that was surgically repaired when she was younger, but she is bred anyway. Another has severe skin allergies, and again, she is bred anyway, to a Chihuahua.

This breeder admits that they don’t care about shelter dogs, saying that ‘they aren’t my problem’. They breed their designer dogs because that is where the most profit is. These puppies are sold at 5-6 weeks of age, with their only vaccinations being what the breeder gives herself.

This breeder is also planning to branch out to breed goldendoodles, with a Golden Retriever b*tch she bought… yes, from a pet shop.

These puppies are sold with no health guarantees or a contract of any kind. If you cannot keep the dog a year from now, this breeder doesn’t care what you do with it; if the dog ends up in a shelter, ‘it’s not her problem’ any more. If you breed your POMCHI to a morkiepoo, this breeder doesn’t care.

If your puppy ends up with that luxated patella or severe allergy…. well, that’s your problem now.

So… which breeder would you choose? You can substitute your favorite breed in either scenario, but the conditions remain the same.

By the way… Breeder A is the breeder of my boy Nick. Breeder B? "Hypothetical". :-)
Mastiff Mommy- They are WONDERFUL people. I feel blessed that I was able to get a puppy from them. He is the love of my life.

Racecars… there is nothing wrong with adopting from a shelter. That’s wonderful. This is just a hypothetical situation, I am curious to see how everyone feels. I would NEVER say anyone is stupid for adopting a shelter dog.
Launi… have i told you lately that I ♥ you?
Tina… go back and re-read breeder A… the b*tch IS a champion, and has both obedience and field titles.