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What is the difference(s) between a puppy mill and a dog breeder are2007-11-25 2:52:40Answers:

There are really 3 categories:

Professional Breeder - Someone that has all the necessary health checks done on their dogs, breeds to standard, often shows or competes with their dogs and doesn't care about the money involved with breeding. Their aim is to improve the breed.

Backyard Breeder - "Hey, I have a lab and you have a lab, let's breed them". Often don't have health certificates or care about the lines of their dogs. Know nothing about the whelping process and come to PetQnA.com with questions like "Is my dog in labor?". They think just because they have a papered dog, it's OK to breed it.

Puppy Mills - Don't care about the health or standards of their dogs, they're just in it for the money. The dogs are over bred, inbred and kept in appalling conditions. Many use UKC or CKC as registries because AKC doesn't recognize their breed (Mixed Designer dogs) or because they've bred un-registered dogs and UKC or CKC will register anything that walks.

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a puppy mill puts out puppies regardless of overbreeding and inbreeding.

Areputable breeder will have all the paper work to show that the puppy is not his mothers 1st cousin

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Hi! That's a good question! I've included a link to a little chart describing it, but I'll highlight some of the main point of that page in here.

I think you have to consider intention. I reputable breeder is doing so for the betterment of the breed NOT to make money. A good breeder will have their dogs health certified and will have shown the dog in conformation, thus insuring the health and temperament of the animals. Puppy Mills are all about the process of making mroe puppies, no matter what the consequences!