TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kavin,Kim
TI  - The dog merchants: inside the big business of breeders, pet stores, and rescuers 
SN  - 9781681771403
AV  - SF434.5 .K38 2016
U1  - 636.70068 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - New York
PB  - Pegasus
KW  - Dog industry
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
ER  -