I wish they would have talked more about what constitutes a "good breeder". They kept saying things like "don't go to a pet store, go to a shelter, and if you REALLY want a puppy, go to a 'good breeder' and see the place for yourself". Well that's all fine and dandy, but there's a lot of BAD breeders who don't keep their dogs in filth, who don't confine then to wire cages for their entire lives, but are just as detrimental to the breed (and to the pet over population problem) as the puppymillers they showed.
They said good breeders always take back their dogs, and then Oprah made a comment about screening and signing a contract. I wonder how many people watched this show and congratulated themselves for purchasing from a "good breeder" simply because the dogs didn't live in squalor and they signed a contract. That was the underlying message that I was afraid of, BUT, I think a lot of people will walk away from that show now knowing that pet stores DO get dogs from puppymills.
The issue of good breeders, versus bad breeders, versus rescue just couldn't be covered in an hour. It's as simple as that. I didn't want to stand up and clap after the show was done, but it was alright I guess.