Backyard Breeder
What is a backyard breeder?
The backyard breeder is that person who decides they want a dog just like the dog they have right now. The majority of purebred dogs come from this category in many popular breeds and the majority of purebred dogs in rescue or destroyed in pounds. Their reason to breed is honorable but uneducated; they think it will be fun, they think they will get a dog just like the mother or father, they want toe children to see a birth, they have a friend who wants a puppy (they don't consider what they will do with the other six dogs they brought into the world, if no one calls off the ad in the paper so many end up in shelters).Most don't get involved enough to know if the dog is breeding quality and breed to the closest male they can find. Some are sold as registerable when papers were lost due o to lack of paperwork, and the litter will never be registered at all. The majority are sold locally through newspaper ads and the responsibility ends when the purchaser's taillights disappear from sight. Many backyard breeders do not have the knowledge to properly raise a healthy socialized litter or to help the new owner with any problem that might arise. Some backyard breeders turn into unlicensed puppy mills, keeping a few bitches to breed for profit without consideration of quality or health concerns, and selling them locally.Please, if you want a purebred, go to a breeder who stands behind the dogs. A breeder who sells dogs on limited registration and who will take back the dog at any time. Please do not buy from someone who does not register his or her dogs. These dogs have not been bred for the right reasons and may have medical and temperament problems.
