[QUOTE=LvMyYorki]Again, I will stick to my original opinion and that is that NO responsible or caring breeder would need to use the services of a broker to sell their puppies. Most have waiting lists!QUOTE]
I totally agree w/ you!! My mother-in-law wanted a female chocolate lab but didn't have the money to buy one. So I researched the breed and researched a TON of breeders. I finally choose a breeder because she told me her background and what impressed me was her honesty. She has been breeding labs for over 15 years. She told me about a time when she was not selling her dogs - there was just no demand. So she has all these dogs running around and they were getting older but people really want puppies, not older dogs. So she knew she would have trouble selling them. In desperation, she sold 4 of her dogs to a broker. But guilt got to her and she wanted them back. The sneaky rat broker said she had to BUY them back - and for a lot more money than she sold them. So she ended up buying them back and eventually she sold them to nice homes. But it really impressed me how she went to great lenghts (financially) to get these dogs back. The broker had given them to a pet shop. So I agree with you, no GOOD breeder would even sell their dogs to a broker! |