Short of Funds, G.O.P. Recruits the Rich to Run

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When you get a "mixed breed" sort of dog, you really don't know what you're getting. Pugs are quiet, beagles are loud. Pugs are lazy, beagles like exercise. Both have health problems specific to the breed. The best way to go is to find a reputable breeder of the breed you like, and buy a puppy from them.

The price of a pet-quality puppy from a breeder is sometimes similar to that of stores, sometimes higher - depending on breed. But in a store, you don't know if the puppy is coming from a puppy mill. Breeders are trying to improve their breed by producing a strong "model" of what the dog should be: built correctly, with good temperament, and genetics to allow the good traits to continue. Puppy mills just turn out as many dogs as possible with no concern for whether they are producing good dogs.

Stalkers are typically only concerned with one specific model and/or type, with no concern for the genetics to follow. They are more interested in the here and now.