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I wanted to get a better idea today of just how bad backyard breeding is.... so I did a mini-experiment. I took the most popular locally based (northern Utah, southern ID) free online ads and did a tally of 24 hours worth of dog ads. Here are the results. (Apologies in advance for any breed names that I mis-spelled)
Labrador Retrievers 35
Shih-tzu 10
Pug/Dachshund mix 1
Parson Jack Russell 1
Yorkie/poodle mix 5
Chihuahua 11
Cavelier King Charles Spaniel 2
Pekinese 5
Yorkshire Terriers 6
Poodles 9
Rat Terriers 4
Boxer 3
Chinese Crested 2
Maltese 10
Pug 5
Dachsund 5
Mini Schnauzer 8
Golden Retriever 2
Great Dane 3
Staffordshire Terriers 1
Pomeranian 7
Cocker Spaniel 6
Cocker/Springer Mix 1
Dachshund mix 6
Pug/Beagle (Puggle) 2
Pit Bull Terrier 10
Mutt 5
Tibetan Spaniel/Yorkshire Mix 5
Min Pinscher 1
Min Pin/Dachshund 1
Shih tzu/Pomeranian 4
English Bulldog 8
Brittany Spaniel 1
Softcoated Wheaton Ter./Heeler mix 1
Shiba Inu 1
Great Pyrenese 2
Bloodhound 1
Doberman 5
Border Collie mix 7
Shih tzu/Maltese mix 5
Lab mix 2
Yorkie/Jack Russell mix 1
Mini Aussie 4
Chihuahua/Yorkie mix 2
Jack Russell 4
Bassett Hound 1
Beagle 4
Chesapeake Bay Retr. 1
German Shepard 1
French Bulldog 4
Grand Total 230 (in just 24 hours!!)
Five of those were advertised as mutts, 34 advertised as some type of designer dog (including one that tried to call it a "Monkey Faced Dog" whatever mix that is). The remainder were all purbreds.
There were actually fewer ADS for Labs than for other breeds, but there were a lot of pups per ad. One ad had two litter for a total of 15 pups.
In a 30 day period there was approximately 77 ads per day.
In my test I was counting dogs, not ads... so if an ad was for a litter of puppies I was counting each dog. Any ad that implied they had a litter available but didn't say how many I assumed 4 pups for counting purposes.
There were no corgi ads on this day but in doing an advanced search there are 28 corgis in the last 40 days (most puppies), 3 corgi mixes, one stud being advertised and one looking for a corgi. These are all for Pems.... I have never seen a Cardi being advertised on these listings.
Just some food for thought....
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