errr... you are looking for one, but yet you suggested one... so how did you find out that they are a responsible breeder? and if they are, you have already solved your problem... no?

Actually this is really an interesting topic... what determines good?

puppy mills? breeders? responsible breeders?

personally i bought my dog from a pet store out of ignorance (not knowing they were from mills) and the way she bahaved in my arms... totally captures my heart...

but yes while i am ignorant, what determines a breeder (mills and whoever) and a good breeder...

for me, a breeder (regardless of how responsible they are), are just breeders... all of them are in for the money... all of them forced their dogs to breed so that they could sell their offsprings... all of them have no regards to the offspings' parents!

if you truly loved your dogs, could you ever, ever want to separate them from their kids? have you ever imagine your kid being taken away from you after 9 months of carriage and the pain of labor?

i said forced to breed is that (even if you say the pregnancy is unwarranted) when you have a female dog in heat, if you put your male do accessible to the female, you are just encouraging breeding... that in itself is irresponsible family planning unless you already have in mind to sell the offsprings...

lastly if you really really have unwanted pregnancies and can't afford the puppies, why sell them? why not just give them away...

i may be harsh, but i think it is hypocritical to say that one is a resposible breeder if they themselves are in for the money... it is just another way to say, hey i am better than a mill, buy it from me so that i would continue breeding them (probably even opening a pet store when the money is to good to ignore)... and price wise, aren't they just about the same (some reputable breeders charges about 2k for a maltese pup as with some pet stores...)? puppies will continue to capture our hearts and if you say, supporting them is just the lesser of two evils, maybe?... but the sin is the same... anyway it is up to you guys to make that choice...

anyway i really really do not fault anyone buying from anywhere... so if you insist on promoting some breeders, please do continue...

not sure if this is directed to me, but if it is, yes i do agree that good genes doesnt come cheap currently... and yes they might be hobby breeders but what i am going at is the act (of breeding your pets (already bad "forcing" them to breed) and sells them (worse still forcing the offsprings to be taken away from your pets [the parents]) ) and not the after effects...

if they really are hobby breeders, would they ever ever gonna give away their furkids instead of selling them? give chance to others to own a pet with good genes for free (or probably just minimal fee to cover med)?

if they are not willing, what difference are they from money minded millers? it is just some so call self righteousness and if things go their way, would they be the same and be a miller themselves (earning big big bucks if they are not already)? look at some breeders online, they probably sell about 5 - 10 pups a month... go figure... the pet turnaround is probably faster than some pet shops too...

hmm... even if it were to happen, how often can they visit? if you have given just 10 pups, could you guarantee that each of them would be visited every two months?
i don't deny that humans without greed exists... But again... why breed when you are not going to keep... just messing the life of the poor parents (breeder's pets / breeding animals) just for their pure passion / enjoyment...