cropping of ears is an illegal mutilation. it's done for no other reason than, as he said, cosmetic reasons. it's all for status. there is no health benefits to these dogs at all. if we look at vaccines for dogs, they are prescription only medications. so, they have to be prescribed by a veterinary surgeon. he's not a licensed seller of these medications and he's not a veterianry surgeon, so that is where the illegal activity is happening. we also ask daniella about the second breeder, joshua harty... ..and his associates. this sounds like a horrendous syndicate — multiple people involved at multiple different stages with these dogs. at one point, they said they're moving the puppies at a certain point because they don't need the mother anymore. that's not true. already, everything else aside, this is not a situation that would ever produce well—socialised, happy puppies. what do you make of this breeder