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Funny you asked, a few of us were just talking about that in the dog section. It depends. If you want to know a dogs background, if you want to show dogs, even if you want to do the research and become a proper breeder, you must go through a reputable breeder. To do this you have to be very careful as some puppy mills and back yard breeders can fool you. The best way to find a reputable breeder is to find the NATIONAL BREED CLUB for the breed of your choice. They will have a list of good breeders. If you are like me and just want a dog to hang with, RESCUE! Shelters & breed rescues. You can get some great pets through these places. Some might say, but these animals come from the back yard breeders and puppy mills so why not buy from them in the first place? Well, then we get into the whole dog/cat over population problem. You buy from these kinds of breeders it just encourages them to keep on breeding. If people stopped supporting them they would stop breeding. They don't want all those pup, they want to sell them. No buyers, no reason to breed. Because of their over breeding our shelters are full. Do you know...wait, another question to post. Oh, forgot to say. Not all dogs in shelters are mutts, they DO get pure breeds also. That part just never mattered to me.
I usually talk dog because dogs are my passion. But it works the same for cats as well.
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