Both Al Fowler and Bionic Betty- you TOTALLY miss the point. If every person who you sold a pup to, or every time you bought one, got a rescue dog instead that would be x number less pointless dead dogs- it has absolutely nothing to do with how well you treat them, how much you love them, how many tests you do on them, or how good their 'stock' is. It's a numbers game. Every puppy bought, regardless of the piece of paper it comes with, is an opportunity for another dog to die. I don't doubt that your puppies live life to the full and are well looked after- just that another dog somewhere dies for them to be able to do it. You cannot justify it on those grounds. And by the way a breeder is someone who makes puppies- makes no odds if you are a puppy farmer, a hobby breeder or a one-off. The money you receive is part of the market forces which are the problem. You're part of a problem which I have to clean up on a daily basis. I make no apologies for judging you- i've been at the coalface for a long time on this one. And i'm sick of it!