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Originally Posted by Tink's Mom  Well for the rest of us it sets a bad example, but I'm thinking the stores in that class probably get their pups from reputable breeders rather than mills or bad backyard breeders (as opposed to small home breeders who aren't bad).
If I were going to buy a pup from a store for $3000 they better keep it in a felt-lined cage with it's own handler! |
No reputable breeder of any sort would agree to put a pup for sale to any third party - pet store, broker, whatever.
My friends dont sell my dogs for me and I don't sell theres. I will refer a prospective buyer to someone I know and vice versa but I still interview extensively and I am the one dealing directly with anyone interested in one of my dogs or pups.
If that same pup ended up in a poorer area, it would have been a fraction of the price.
As with any store, they priced their wares at whatever price people are silly enough to pay.
Celebrities and/or wealth does not ever insure a good home. IN fact it is often the opposite and I tend to be very cautious with them. I have only sold once to someone very wealthy, same price as any of my pet puppies. The person was so down to earth and sensible I forgot she was wealthy, and she is the best friend of another pup owner of mine that I felt very comfortable selling the wealthy person this pup.
As for Brittany, my opinion is --'just another air head allowed to run loose."