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Option A: Breeds therapy dogs, does not show and does not belong to any of the typical breed clubs because she feels strongly that they prioritize show qualities over health. Puppies come with all health checks appropriate to this breed, a five year genetic health guarantee, and microchipped. HOWEVER, she has not one but TWO litters available (born within 3 weeks of each other), and when I google it looks like two other breeds of dog are also available from this farm. Puppy mill??? I'll check it out, but I want some sense of certainty before driving 3.5 hours and getting my daughter excited over puppies. She got very defensive when I said I wanted a particular color and gender, as though I shouldn't care.
Option B: Breeds dogs for show, openly admits that her litters are geared toward producing a show dog that she can keep and the others are sold as pets. Repeatedly referenced appearances (speaking negatively of someone else breeding primarily for temperament "so I asked why not breed for the total package---including looks?"). Personally, I do not care about looks, I care about health and temperament. However, she was referred to me by a breed club and does not appear to be running anything akin to a puppy mill and she does offer the typical health checks etc as well.
Which would you choose?
Option B: Breeds dogs for show, openly admits that her litters are geared toward producing a show dog that she can keep and the others are sold as pets. Repeatedly referenced appearances (speaking negatively of someone else breeding primarily for temperament "so I asked why not breed for the total package---including looks?"). Personally, I do not care about looks, I care about health and temperament. However, she was referred to me by a breed club and does not appear to be running anything akin to a puppy mill and she does offer the typical health checks etc as well.
Which would you choose?