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05-05-2008, 10:07 AM | #1 | |
Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southeast Texas
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| Interesting Email Several days ago I had a email forwarded to me from another show breeder. Apparently this email has been sent around to several other show breeders that are sharing it. Here is the email: Quote:
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05-05-2008, 10:55 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: DFW, Texas
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| I think it's absolutely fine to interview and get to know someone outside of the home before allowing them to come to your home. But at some point, you either trust the person or you don't. If you don't trust a person enough to come to your home, why would you sell them a puppy?
__________________ ~Magnifique Yorkies~ Purchasing from backyard breeders, pet shops, and puppymills perpetuates the suffering of other dogs. Educate yourself and buy from reputable breeders or rescue. |
05-05-2008, 11:04 AM | #3 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member | Well Peta's headquarters is located here....I'm not a breeder but there are plenty here...I haven't heard of this concern. Although...anything is possible.
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05-05-2008, 11:09 AM | #4 | |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Jersey Shore
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Good Point! Elaine | |
05-05-2008, 11:36 AM | #5 |
BANNED! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kentucky
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| it isn't always that you are selling a puppy. You might have read my story somewhere else. here in my county last week two people were arrested for stealing a bredders yorkies from the yard when she let them out to potty and went back inside for a minute. They stole two big girls and her tiny stud. They must have heard her coming backout and dropped the male in the fencerow. The two girls were taken to a home and crammed in dresser drawers to hid them. My breeder friend got a tip on it and had the police meet her at the home. Not only did they have her yorkies but when the police opened the door, my friends shepard came bounding out. he had been missing since December. There was a front page story in my paper last week. When I saw who they had arrested, I was shocked. It was a lady that had been here looking at my puppies but didn't really seem interested in buying. I was friendly when she called for an appointment to come out. I have never had a problem with people coming here and seeing how well kept my dogs are and how clean and etc they are. When she left she said, I will call you in a few days and I let her know that will be okay because my hubby and I are retired and one of us is here all the time. I also mentioned to her that I do have half an acre fenced back yard where they go play BUT I am always out there with them and they are never out of my site. needless to say, I never heard from her again. I am rethinking letting anyone come heree unless they have purchased from seeing my dogs online and I have established a relationship with them and they are coming to pick the puppy up. I hear people on here always saying, there is something wrong if the breeder doesn't want you to come to the home. That's not always the case. i have thousands of dollars in my little guys and dang if I am going to let someone steal them. But, to the OP, the only trouble we have out of Peta here is when the circus comes to town and they picket. |
05-05-2008, 12:23 PM | #6 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | A "new movement" called "Animal Rights"....hmmm....really? Reading between the lines here, at the scare tactics - this reads like a rather radical tactic at keeping folks away from viewing one's breeding program. I can totally see Dee's concerns, which are vastly different and have to do with safety concerns and with folks who may be planning to steal her babies. But the letter above? No. But I'm sure certain breeders in Texas who sell their yorkies for 10K will LOVE it.
__________________ ~ A friend told me I was delusional. I nearly fell off my unicorn. ~ °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° Ann | Pfeiffer | Marcel Verdel Purcell | Wylie | Artie °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° |
05-05-2008, 12:37 PM | #7 | |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: HOT, HOT, HOT AZ
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Is becoming a sad world. sigh | |
05-05-2008, 12:39 PM | #8 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: HOT, HOT, HOT AZ
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| Sorry, I forgot to add: I dont think that the dog breeders here have been bothered by Peta "under-cover" agents as of yet. |
05-05-2008, 12:44 PM | #9 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida
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| I believe I read about attacks peta pulled on breeders a long time ago here. I don't have anyone out to my home. I always tell my young children do not open the door for strangers and I'm not going to either. Not worth the risk to me. Though, I'm sure anyone can get an address. But I'm not helping them. |
05-05-2008, 12:44 PM | #10 | |
Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southeast Texas
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05-05-2008, 12:51 PM | #11 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member | As a buyer...if a breeder refused to allow me to their home....that would cause ME to be suspiscous. I don't want to search the entire place..
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05-05-2008, 01:03 PM | #12 | |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Quote:
But, when I read things like "Disciples of terrorist groups" - my propaganda radar goes off - and I start to read between the lines to see what else might be going on here. The 10K breeder in TX, btw, is one whom is a very well known online puppy-mill breeder - PM me if ya like and I'll fill you in.
__________________ ~ A friend told me I was delusional. I nearly fell off my unicorn. ~ °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° Ann | Pfeiffer | Marcel Verdel Purcell | Wylie | Artie °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° | |
05-05-2008, 02:43 PM | #13 | |
Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: DFW, Texas
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Believe me, I understand where breeders are coming from. No way would I call a breeder and just expect them to invite me into their house. As a buyer, I don't expect to meet a breeder and take home a puppy the same day. What I expect is to develop a relationship with a breeder first and THEN buy a puppy. Talk to potential buyers on the phone and through e-mail...meet them at a coffee shop for an interview or whatever. Get to know the potential buyer before you sell them a puppy. I figure most responsible breeders that care about their puppies want to know their buyer pretty well before they send one of their puppies home with them anyway. But seriously...if you don't trust someone enough to allow them into your home, why would you trust them enough to sell them one of your puppies? When you sell someone a puppy, you aren't just selling them an item...it's a life..and you need to be able to trust the person you are selling to. If a breeder doesn't trust me enough to let me into their home but will sell me one of their puppies, that's a big red flag to me and honestly makes me think they don't care much about where their puppies go. When a breeder has gotten to know a potential buyer and feels like they can trust them with one of their puppies, they should trust them enough by then to allow them to come to their home.
__________________ ~Magnifique Yorkies~ Purchasing from backyard breeders, pet shops, and puppymills perpetuates the suffering of other dogs. Educate yourself and buy from reputable breeders or rescue. | |
05-05-2008, 02:48 PM | #14 |
Little Boogers Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: virginia beach, va
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| They have been to my home twice. They bring their whole family, the kids play with the puppies, they stay at my house for hours, then to leave and give me their business card stating they work for PETA. I don't know why they do it or u/s it???? WEIRD!!
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05-05-2008, 02:55 PM | #15 | |
Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southeast Texas
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How long have you lived in Virginia Beach? I graduated from high school in 1967 from Floyd E. Kellam High School in Virginia Beach, VA. I was a navy brat and my parents moved there during my senior year. | |
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