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Originally Posted by feminvstr I simply said If a breeder purposly buys her breeding dog/bitchs as tinies and has researched their backgrounds that indeed they come from tinies (if in search of a 2 lbs adult dog) I would buy from the tiny breeder if I must have a 2lb dog....where as this breeder can pretty much guarantee her stock that the weight will not exceed...
the runt breeder may think hers will be small but could have a late growth spurt, so why if its a runt would a breeder ask more money for the runt than the rest of the litter like Tanya did for her girl $4000 and her boy $950
Kim, defects as you call them come in all sizes, believe it or not there are some sturdy tinies out there not that im an advocate of small breeding them, mine rage from 3.5-5.5lbs (3.5 is the average runt) and I do not charge more for the RUNT! The runts are usually no less healthy that the rest of the litter where do you get your information the runt is less healthy and has more "defects"???? |
There are breeders who have taken the time to breed small stock. They have bred into their dogs the gene that they will have small puppies. You have more a positive experience of that animal being small beacuse that is his genetics.
I have fallen into that area with some of my dogs- beautiful but are small 4 1/2 pounds as adults or smaller and have been bred that way for 4/5 generations. I do not breed a gal under 4 1/2 pounds. That is one of the reasons I was looking for a male stud to bring my size up.
There is a difference in my mind as to a runt and a unhealthy small puppy. The runt can be small at birth beacause it was not conceived the same time as the other puppies-given time and the propper care once here it can end up being the largest puppy as an adult. The same thing can happen that you have a large puppy that will hit a certain period and stop growing and be the little one out of a litter as an adult. You should keep record of all these things .
I have priced a tiny baby higher then other pupppies to weed out potential buyers at times. Got to know the client and then placed the puppy with them at a reduced price. I try and price the babies by the qaulity that I grade them.
Unhealthy babies come in all shapes and sizes.