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Status: Young Pup
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 8
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DogFaced,
I know your heart is in the right place, but you really haven’t a clue about puppymills or reputable breeders.
I expect the sires in your dog’s pedigree were most likely DNA tested because they are puppymill studs and the AKC required the DNA mapping for their puppies to be registered. When sire or dam produce an excessive number of litters the AKC require that the dog’s DNA be mapped so that the pedigree can be proven authentic (if someone ever doubted who the parents really were). There are no health checks being performed with this DNA test. I imagine this most likely the only reason the pet store mentioned DNA tests.
Currently the only accepted health testing done on Boston Terriers using DNA is the AHT juvenile cataract test. If this actual test were done on your puppy or the parents then the breeder would have provided you with a copy of the AHT certificate. The breeder should have tested not just the sires but also the dams. Since this is a pet store puppy, I am guessing there was really no health testing done with DNA and they only did the DNA testing required by the AKC(to prove the pedigree is authentic). If the pet store explained this was an indication of a geneticly healthy dog, then they basically feed you a sales-pitch and lied to you about the quality of the sires.
Reputable Breeders especially Boston breeders usually have a long waiting list of people looking for their puppies and have no need selling them at pet stores. Also reputable breeders truly love their puppies and do not let them live outside their own personal care in a situation like a pet store. Their puppies are members of their family until they are purchased and join someone else’s family. A reputable breeder cares greatly for the quality of life that their puppies will screen any potential buyers before selling a puppy. I assume the pet store did not visit your home, temperament test any other pets, check your references, call your vet or really do anything to ensure you would actually provide a good home and life for the puppy. Pet Stores care more about making money than they do about caring for the well being of your dog. It is just basic economics where the pet store is a commercial enterprise and is really only in business to make money.
Same goes for puppymills, they are commercial enterprises that exist ONLY to make money. The ONLY reason puppymills exist is because people keep buying their puppymill puppies from pet stores like yours. By purchasing puppies at pet stores you are financing the next generation of puppies back at the puppymill. As long as puppymill product sells, then they will keep making more puppies, it is really that simple. I hope you understand it is a huge mistake to ever buy a puppy from a petstore.
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