Here in Maine we don’t have a large amount of shelter pets. Often times puppies that are in shelters and rescues are bought from puppy mills in the south and trucked here to sell. OP also said they wanted a show dog standard which will be near impossible to find in a shelter. Ethical breeding is not the problem here.
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Here in Maine we don’t have a large amount of shelter pets. Often times puppies that are in shelters and rescues are bought from puppy mills in the south and trucked here to sell. OP also said they wanted a show dog standard which will be near impossible to find in a shelter. Ethical breeding is not the problem here.