Responsible Breeder Vs. Irresponsible Breeder

<table> <tr> <th> Responsible Breeder </th> <th> Irresponsible Breeder</th> </tr> <tr> <td> Interested in dogs and their wellbeing </td>

Wednesday, October 24th 2007, 9:00 pm

By: News On 6

Responsible Breeder	Irresponsible Breeder
Interested in dogs and their wellbeing	Not interested in dogs
Belongs to dog clubs and organizations	Is not involved in clubs and organizations
Proves the quality of their dogs by competing for titles and certificates in fields like obedience, agility, field trialing, Schutzhund, herding, tracking, etc.	Is not interested in tests or trials. For them dogs are just pets or breeding machines.
All dogs bred will have their papers	Dogs will not have papers
Is knowledgeable about the breed and researches genetics when choosing mates	Is not knowledgeable of the breed, does not know genetic defects that affect it and doesnâ€™t consider mateâ€™s genetics
Willing to give references	Has no references
Knows the puppyâ€™s ancestry	Does not know the dogâ€™s pedigree
Will do a follow up with the owner to check on the wellbeing of the puppy	Has no concern for the dog once it leaves the kennel
Does all genetic testing and provides proof of the testing, ensuring a dog which carries a genetic defect will not be bred.	Does not do genetic testing
Puppies are sold from a waiting list	Puppies are sold after birth on a first-come, first-served basis
Purebred quality dogs will typically cost $500+	Dogs are relatively cheap, usually $200 to $400
Puppies are sold with a contract and a health guarantee	Puppies are sold without a contract and no health guarantee
Dogs on the property are socialized, trained and friendly	Dogs on the property are not trained, are aggressive or shy
Does not own more dogs than they have room, time for	Puppy mills will own to many dogs and seem overloaded
Tests puppies to match their temperaments with buyersâ€™ personalities	Knows nothing about matching a puppy with a buyer and allows buyers to pick the â€˜cute oneâ€™
Never sells to impulse buyers	Is not worried if buyers are not ready for a dog
Encourages or requires buyers to spay/neuter pet-quality pups	Encourages buyers to breed, regardless of quality