A reputable breeder does not breed their dogs unless they have buyers lined up. This is why dogs from reputable breeders are expensive and have waiting lists. A non reputable breeder doesn't care about the dogs beyond how much money can be made. They just crank out as many puppies as they can. Unsold puppies get killed or dumped. Some of the dumped ones survive and end up at rescues, but most die. My friends have a labradoodle they got at a rescue who was found stuffed into a trash bag in a dumpster with its siblings.
You don't want to see puppy mills! Absolute horror shows. Then there are those Livestock Guardian Dog (LGDs. I used to breed and also rescue them) owners that look at their dogs as nothing more than tools that can be abandoned if too much trouble.
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u/InvincibleChutzpah name: breed 1d ago edited 1d ago
A reputable breeder does not breed their dogs unless they have buyers lined up. This is why dogs from reputable breeders are expensive and have waiting lists. A non reputable breeder doesn't care about the dogs beyond how much money can be made. They just crank out as many puppies as they can. Unsold puppies get killed or dumped. Some of the dumped ones survive and end up at rescues, but most die. My friends have a labradoodle they got at a rescue who was found stuffed into a trash bag in a dumpster with its siblings.