Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Good pet breeder

By Curtis Aderhold


If you ever wondered where all those lovely and cute pets you see in pet stores ever came from, look no further. A very few of them might have come from parts unknown and a very few of them might be able to trace their ancestry back to the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria, but most of the pets you see in pet stores, come from various different pet breeders.

Pet breeders are those people who have made the task of breeding certain type of pets as their livelihood. The value of a certain type of pet breeder seems to go up if the breeder breeds only a certain type of pet breed i.e. they specialize in breeding only a certain kind of pet. These specialists are of course the better breeders.

The first the foremost thing that you need to do if you are looking for a pet and scouting pet stores, is to investigate regarding the background of your intended choice for a pet. Some of the basic questions that you need to ask are what is its lineage; does it have any genetic flaws or have disease been bred out if it; what illnesses can it have; but the most important question that you need to ask is where does it come from?

All of these are valid questions and it is necessary that they be asked before buying a pet as these would help you to make your decision in a better and easier manner. The question given at the last, "where does your pet come from?" is very important if you are thinking of avoiding a pet that has come from a pet mill.

In these places, animals are churned out like in factory and the pets have no proper care. They aren't ill treated physically, although some can be, instead they are ill treated in the manner in which they are forced to live. This is why it's always a good idea to check up on where your pet came from, and whether it came from suitable pet breeders, or pet breeders without a conscience who only care about the last dollar.

Not all pet breeders are uncaring or selfish. Most of the pet breeders love their work and the pets that they have bred and provide the best care for their pets. These pets are given very humane and good conditions to live in.

If however you are interested in getting a pet straight from a dealer, then this is also possible. You can go to take a tour of their facility and try and gain every bit of knowledge about them and then decide whether you want to get a pet from them.

In this day and age it's not so difficult to find the information you need, and a little judicious hunting around can help you to find pet breeders who are known and respected in the pet breeding community, and who provide their pets with only the best care.




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