Kavin, Kim. <br/><br/>
The dog merchants :  inside the big business of breeders, pet stores, and rescuers / 
Kim Kavin. 
 - xvi, 304 pages ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Setting the base price -- Luxury packaging -- Branding, by breeding -- Freelance producers -- Big production companies -- The mega-distributor -- Marketing the message -- Industry waste -- The upstart competitor -- Repackaging and rebranding -- Lemons versus steals -- The genesis and the future -- Smart shopping -- Consumer intelligence -- A note about spay/neuter -- Acknowledgments. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781681771403 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Dog industry.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>SF434.5  / .K38 2016 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>636.70068