Pet Store Supports Puppy Mills

[marie]

Originally Posted by reef_raf

My ex-wife bred her rottie to make a few bucks from pups. The pups are about 4 years old now, over half of them have hip problems and most of the buyers have called complaining about various other health issues. She solves these issues by hanging up the phone....

I bought an Akita 14 years ago from a reputable breeder for less than the backyard rotties went for. The breeder was there for questions and concerns my dog's entire life, and was even supportive after my dog passed away. If I had encountered genetic health issues, I had a replacement/money back gaurantee...

Well I never said all backyard breedings were good .
On the flip side of the coin I have a rottie that comes in for a bath every 4 weeks who came from a very reputable breeder who even refused to sell the puppy unless it was fed exclusively raw (I don't agree with that but it shows concern on the breeders part) and the poor dog has the worst case of hip displasia I have ever seen (stage 4?). It is so bad it started showing up before the dog was a year old ( normally a dog is full grown before it even gets tested)