Backyard breeders typically do not have bad purposes, per se. Rather, the damage they do is done through unawareness - unawareness of the breed, of canine heredity, of health, and of well being and benefit."Backyard breeders may act on a need to make additional money, or simply out of unawareness. Sometimes back yard breeders will breed so "their children can practice the miracle of birth", or they incorrectly believe "each dog should have one litter." They may think their dog is so cute, he/she would make superb puppies, with little or no consideration for the homes to which their puppies will go. Other back yard breeders see how much money rightful breeders charge for pups and form they could make some "easy money" too.
Backyard breeders are not essentially bad people, and they frequently come from middle to upper income families. Their dogs can - and generally are - well loved and kept. Their homes can be hygienic, their puppies fat and strong looking, and they may simply come across as nice people with full meaning of breeding nice puppies.
In spite of all of this, receiving a pup from a back yard breeder is still a risk, for the subsequent reasons:
- the parents likely have not been displayed for health harms
- puppies generally are not sold with contracts or any type of health guarantee
- the breeders are not in it for the long haul, and won't be eager or able to take back the puppy if amazing goes wrong
- They will be effective on new personal objectives in five years when your pet has a trouble and you need help.
Although you may pay less for the breed of your option from a backyard breeder, it's nearly a given that in the long run, you'll give a good deal more in vet bills and possibly emotional bills (if the dog has to be euthanize due to a fitness or temperament problem), than you would from a reputable breeder.
Another thing to believe is where the backyard breeder got their breeding supply from in the first place. Since ethical breeders forever sell pet puppies on a compulsory spay neuter clause, only two choices exist:
- the bitch has been breed without the facts of the seller, meaning this litter was born unregisterable and unlawfully. In some cases, breeders who have educated of litters born without their approval to dogs they have sold as pets have sued and won the right to get back any and all puppies sold. This means you could become involved in a costly, potentially emotionally devastating claim.
- the bitch herself come from another BYB, a pet store, a puppy mill or a broker.
Most BYB puppies are sold close by through newspaper ads. Some may be sold via on line classifieds, and some via sales sites like Puppy Find, Pets4U, or Terrific Pets.
