my breeder had a very nice enclosure they had built to help give their dogs some areas to roam and play. They all slept inside every night in individual crates and they had been socialized with children. You could tell the family loved their dogs. They all were groomed very well (no matting or dirty) they all looked healthy and definitely well taken care of. I was asked to sign a contract to purchase my puppy promising that i would return my puppy to them if for any reason i could not keep him. It also stated that if for any reason the dog was not taken care of or abandoned they could seize him. (This wasn't a worry for me considering i take very good care of Luka) And it also mentioned that if for any reason my puppy had problems (listed health issues) they would take him and give me another puppy. which btw it's kind of stupid in my personal opinion because even if luka had an issue i would never trade him in.
Luka had already been given a round of shots and de-wormer and i was presented with the vet records of this. His mother and father were both present at the time i picked my puppy out, anytime i visited him, and when i came to take him home. He was registered and i was given full documentation verifying this.
They were interested in what i planned on doing with Luka and basically how i just lived my life. They also made it VERY clear that their puppies are not bred for breeding purposes. They don't want their puppies to wind up being treated like mill dogs. I would also like to mention they are limited on how many puppies they produce. You won't see them producing multiple litters per year.
Overall, you can tell simply by the way they take care of their animals and how they react to you.
Overall i wound up paying $550 for my boy. This is cheap compared to some of the other prices i've seen. I wasn't looking for a show quality dog. I mean he still has papers and all of that but i got him for a best friend, not a show dog.