Reply #119: That's kinda unlikely. [View All]

[LeftyMom]

Not that I'm doubting you, but pet stores and breeders manage to create documentation that makes the animal look well cared for and well bred when it is not. The registries cooperate so they can get paid to issue the dog's papers. Nobody tells their customers that the dog they want more money for than I paid for my first car was bred in a cage, exposed to weather, has parasites and a family history of hip dysplasia and blindness. Their job is to sell you a dog, so they talk up that dog's breeding and previous care.

There are several dog breeders on DU. Ask any one of them if they would ever sell a dog to a pet store.