12/14/2024
This is most likely a puppy broker. They purchase puppies from mills (and other desperate breeders) who are willing to sell their whole litters, then the brokers resell them online for cheap. They make a lot of money this way and people think they’re getting a ‘deal’ bc the puppies are so cheap.
Unfortunately in order to produce ‘cheap puppies’ you do have to cut corners somewhere. These puppies do not come from well bred parents. Well bred here means that their health testing, titles, and temperament, is known & proven. For purebred dogs- especially Boxers- being well bred is very important. Boxers’ longevity is on the decline over the last couple of decades. They have overall lost a year from their lifespan, averaging now 9 years of age.
Rarely will these broker purchased puppies be fully healthy for their entire lives, look like a well bred dog (or even purebred) as they grow up, and none of them are breeding or show quality yet many come with full registration papers! This gives people the idea that their puppy has the qualities to be bred. Thus perpetuating the puppy mill genes further into the Boxer breed.
The parents of these puppies are often nothing but sources of income for whoever owns them. The brokers cut a check to the owners for the litter and if you buy one of these puppies, you are creating a demand for these ‘cheap puppies’.
It is *not* easy or cheap to breed dogs the right way. Even for a planned litter than doesn’t take, the breeder will be out a couple thousand dollars (ask me how I know this 🫠). But for owners of the mill dogs it’s as simple as pairing two dogs together and let nature happen.
If you’d like to talk about this more please message me! There are lots of good breeders out there that want to put their well bred puppies into responsible homes and stop the mass breeders & puppy mills.
