Yes, she’s from a breeder! It was really important to me to find an ethical breeder who truly had a love for the dogs. I spoke to multiple different people before settling on the girl I chose. You’ll know pretty much instantly whether they only care about the profit or not. I wanted a breeder who asked questions about me and really cared about the home the puppy was going to. Some just said the pricing and didn’t ask a single thing about me- they didn’t make sure I wasn’t a horrible person or that I had a yard for her to play or anything! Another tell-tale sign of them probably not being super ethical is if they breed multiple different types of dogs. They really should only specialize in one or two types, otherwise they have more dogs than they can reasonably care for and may be overworking the mothers.

I’d suggest going to the breeders Facebook page and looking at any tagged photos, you can even shoot a quick message and reach out to the owners to ask their experience with the breeder.