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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People go to breeders because rescue people are crazy. If you have kids or work or don't have a fenced yard, then you aren't good enough for them.[/quote]

I have 7 kids and no fence and two rescue dogs. 
Wolf Trap Rescue will adopt to you.  It just takes some looking to find the right dog/rescue.  [b]Breeders are more immediate gratification[/b]. [/quote]

Unethical (aka puppy mills) or backyard breeders like the family with two dogs described up thread maybe, but even those of us who use breeders find those options to be awful.

Ethical breeders often have long waitlists.  They interview each family, and they temperament test each puppy to match them appropriately with the right home.  They often do genetic screenings and can provide you with the results of those screenings going back three or four generations.  If you can walk into a breeder's living room and walk out with a puppy that day, you're not dealing with an ethical breeder but with someone focused on making money.[/quote]

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