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Help keep dogs out of shelters Part VI: Understand why mixed breeds are not pure breeds and why this matters!

Help keep dogs out of shelters Part VI: Understand why mixed breeds are not pure breeds and why this matters!

Welcome to the final issue of this series! Up to now, you have learned what puppy mills and backyard breeders are, why they should be avoided, and how to find high quality pure bred dog breeders. In this final article, you will understand the differences of between mixed breeds and

Help keep dogs out of shelters Part V: 10 Signs of a high-quality dog breeder

Help keep dogs out of shelters Part V: 10 Signs of a high-quality dog breeder

Up to now, in the Parts I through Part IV, you have learned what puppy mills and backyard breeders are as well as how to identify and avoid them. You also understand by now that only high quality pure bred dog breeders produce high quality well bred pure bred puppies.

Help keep dogs out of shelters IV: Finding a high-quality dog breeder

Help keep dogs out of shelters IV: Finding a high-quality dog breeder

By reading parts I through III of this series, you have learned what puppymills and backyard breeders are and how to recognize when a dog seller is one of these type of enterprises and NOT a high quality dog breeder. Now, you will learn how to find a high quality

Help keep dogs out of shelters Part III: What are the signs of puppy mills?

Help keep dogs out of shelters Part III: What are the signs of puppy mills?

By reading part I and II of this series, you have learned what puppymills and backyard breeders are. In this issue of the series, you will learn how to recognize a dog seller that is actually a puppymill enterprise or a backyard breeder and NOT a high quality pure bred

Help keep dogs out of shelters Part II : What are backyard breeders?

Help keep dogs out of shelters Part II : What are backyard breeders?

After reading part I of this series, you now know what puppy mills are, the harm they impose on dogs, and how to avoid them. Here, in the second article of this series, you will learn what backyard breeders are, why to avoid them, and how to recognize them. Avoid

Help keep dogs out of shelters Part I: How to recognize and avoid puppy mills and backyard breeders.

Help keep dogs out of shelters Part I: How to recognize and avoid puppy mills and backyard breeders.

‌ You decided to get a puppy So you have decided that you want to bring a dog into your life! Maybe you currently have a dog and are planning to add a puppy into your home. That can be a wonderful thing! But it's a complicated world these