OK, this may perk up the list a little. What is a backyard breeder?
1. Is it someone who happens to have an AKC dog and breeds it to someone
else's dog who also has AKC papers without any research or knowledge of the
breed?.
2. Someone who does not breed to the AKC standard for their breed?
3. How about more than one litter a year? (5,10,or more)
4. Is it someone who keeps their dogs in little cages and/ or inhumane
conditions?
5.Oh, someone who is breeding to make money (or trying to)? No interest
in learning about their breed.
6. The kids want a new puppy or a dog "just like the old one".
7.Or someone who keeps their dogs in kennels?
8. Raises litter after litter selling to anyone who has the price of the
puppy/dog.
My first German shepherd was given to me by a nice German lady. It was
AKC and had some nice dogs in it's pedigree. Betty Winthers dogs, Ann
Mesdag dogs(Harrigan),etc . I had always dreamed of having a litter so I
thought I would contact a breeder before I bred my dog. I was lucky and found
someone who became my mentor. My first litter ( Ch.sired) I kept 2 females and
the breeder talked me into showing them. I took a 1st and 2nd in their
class. That was 40 years ago.
I think anyone who breeds their FIRST litter is a BREEDER! Good or
bad. Backyard or not !! What ever you want to call them. It is what you do
FROM THERE that will make you a good and responsible breeder
To me the name backyard breeder is different from the puppy mills.
Brenda Piele
