I am in contact in a fair number of dog breeders and there always seems to be a segment of the dog rearing and breeding population that always seems to be cycling through dogs while professing their commitment to those dogs.
There is one person I know of who was giving away a dog because she had no time and then a literal next week got a working dog puppy. Really?
On the flips side of this you will find folks always swapping animals - either on craigslist, facebook, or some other list. They claim that they are looking for a pet that they will love forever - which they promptly flip for double the adoption fee to cover the work they put in. These are the same folks who post sob stories about rescuing Fluffy from a fate worse than death but can't afford to give him the care he needs. Send money now or Fluffy may die.
A pet is a commitment folks. You can't espouse responsibility and commitment when you have never assumed any yourself.
Signs that you are dealing with a pet cycler or pet flipper:
~ They have dogs younger than the one your are looking at but are claiming no time.
~ Didn't they just get this dog? Are they scanning always for more?
~ They get cagey about where the dog actually came from. They also get very upset if you ask about contacting the dog's previous owner.
~ They are a breeder for twenty years but don't own a dog over six.
~ They are always posting photos of dogs available or dogs they just adopted.
~ They take on pets they cannot afford.
~ They invest very little time or money in the animals they have before they decide to move on the dog to it's "forever" home.
~ They ask for money based on what they put into a dog.
~ They keep more pets in a greater variety than any sane person should.
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