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Originally Posted by Chip's Mom
I have a question that I have been wanting to ask for a very long time and I DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT mean this to reflect badly on show people or anyone else, I just have a need to know because it is something that blows my mind so here goes
I know of a sweet little corgi girl that is very shy but as sweet as can be and she has a very good pedigree meaning champions from start to finish. From what I understand, she was kept by the breeder as a show quality pup and was to be shown, now comes the kicker - this sweet little girl is very shy which is a serious fault from what I understand so she ends up in a puppy mill setting - How did that happen? I know that situations do occur that are beyond the breeder's control but how do you safeguard against something like this? I would think that the breeder would be very distraught to know where that little girl ended up but I will say that she has a good home now.
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Meaning the breeder sold her to the puppy mill? I'm not clear on how she got there.
How you prevent it is to
1) sell your puppies with a contract that states the new owner will spay/neuter them. And register them on the limited registration.
2) Spay or neuter before the dog goes to the new home.
3) Screen your buyers very carefully and hopefully you will not sell one to someone who would do this.
Other than spaying or neutering the dog yourself before you place one there is no guarantee that something like this won't happen.
And yes, shy is a serious fault and should not IMO be bred from. Like any trait this can be passed on.
Peggy