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"The price of puppies for sale"

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Saw this today. Has a nice quote from basenji breeder, Brad Phifer.

"The price of puppies for sale" by Roxanne Hawn.
http://www.bankrate.com/finance/personal-finance/the-price-of-puppies-for-sale-1.aspx

I hope it reaches a broad audience so people can understand where they should get their puppies from.
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Excellent article and very informative. Thank you for sharing this. I will pass it along to friends and encourage everyone to do the same.
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Yep we are going to the Windsor one! Can we just go and talk to people or is there a protocol for a champ show?

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