[AnAmericanMother]

Bloodlines indeed would suffer, especially those of the lesser known breeds.

Many of our local breeders of hunting test dogs seek out puppies from bloodlines in other parts of the country.

I have a lovely dog from probably the premier breeder of field trial Labradors in the country. She is a wonderful lady, very down to earth and not at all too proud to talk to a little amateur dog owner like me.

I bought one of her puppies and had the little girl shipped to me via air, rather than spend a week driving all the way across the country and back with a squirming little puppy in a crate for 2-3 days! Better she should spend an uncomfortable hour than TWO DAYS (and she was SO glad to see me when I opened up the crate door).

[Gennie]

You are right! I breed German Shepherds, which while it is a very common breed, I focus on specific lines that are something a bit different than what other breeders may desire. I have never shipped one my puppies, BUT I would like to keep that option open in the future. In addition, from a bloodline perspective, of having the option to get a pup or dog shipped TO ME in the future.

Most hobby breeders such as myself would never want to put the time and money (IF they can afford it!) in to fulfill some sort of insane regulations (I've seen references to concrete exercise areas, stainless steel whelping boxes, etc.). They are not worried about animal welfare though, just control. State laws vary, but most seem to deal with larger scale breeders, so I don't see how they would prevent anything.