So, you purchase a puppy from a pet store or a "so-called" breeder. Your puppy dealer swears up and down that your puppy is NOT from a puppy mill, but rather, a reputable, "hand selected" or responsible breeder. You believe them and purchase the puppy anyway. The information given to you states where your puppy was born, to whom and the name and address of the breeder. Problem is that your puppy came from out west. Chances are, you won't be visiting there anytime soon for any family "doggy" reunions to say hello.
Being inquisitive, you may have tried researching more information on your puppy's breeder via the web; perhaps to say "Hi! I'm the proud owner of one of your fur baby's". However, came up short on any valuable information. But, there is a great resource available to you now and best yet, it's FREE OF CHARGE! It's a Puppy Report complimentary from PetShopPuppies.org - a non profit organization whose objective is to inform you of the actual truth of "commercial" breeders (a/k/a puppy mills) and will provide you with all the details of where your puppy came from plus....
- USDA licensing information on your puppy's breeder
- Actual physical address (if different than on paperwork)
- Results on their annual USDA kennel inspection
- Number of pets on the breeders premises at the time of inspection (please note, the higher the number, the bigger of a "mill" it actually is)
- AKC revocations & suspensions (if any)
- Media reports or articles that the breeder (or broker) has been mentioned in (kennel raids by humane societies, breeding license suspections, etc.)
- The number of dog auctions the breeder has participated in (very common in the "mill" world")
- Misc other reports that the organization will dig up. This may be cross referenced from other consumer complaints of sick, diseased or dogs acquiring genetic defects which links your puppy to the same dog parents, etc..
Although some of the information that will be forwarded to you may be hard to read, the reality is that you will now know the TRUTH of where you puppy really came from and will be more educated the next time you want to purchase a puppy. Furthermore, it will also enable you to be proactive with any medical testings with regards to genetic defects that are linked to your puppy.
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