[Coop]

I second everything you just said. And I'll add that these puppy mills and allegedly responsible breeders contribute to a lot of health problems among the breeds due to careless/overbreeding.

Yet one more reason to get a lovable mutt (or purebred, if you must) from a rescue organization or shelter.

[Salamander]

"Yet one more reason to get a lovable mutt (or purebred, if you must) from a rescue organization or shelter."

Rose Bednarski, listed above, -is- the head of the Ibzizan Hound -Rescue Society-.