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Originally Posted by PinkMartini I agree. The ONLY way I'd pay $2500 on a dog is if I were breeding or showing it. And there's no way I'd pay $5000 for a dog. Not even a finished ch. |
I spent $2500. for a pet and I don't regret it for a minute. I bought a show breeder reject.
(too small to show OR use FOR breeding)
My breeder doesn't make a living off of her pups but she uses money from her litters to support her hobby (showing champions for about 30 years). I don't think that is a bad thing. I don't even think it's a bad thing for people to breed responsibly and make their living off of it. Better than petshops?
Why would breeders keep doing this if they didn't make a profit? The joy of watching mother nature over and over and over again? yaright.
We all have to do what we feel comfortable with and everyone sees this differently. I would never buy from a pet shop, newspaper ad or an online website, but I have friends that did and they got wonderful pets.