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Originally Posted by YorkieRose  The reason I do not feel like I am adding to the unwanted dog population is this...in my agreement if at any time in the dogs life it is unwanted, it may be returned to me...1 yr or 15 yrs old..does not matter. In MD/VA/DC the shelters and Humane socieies had my number incase a Primrose Yorkie ever showed up..or any Yorkie..and I have taken other breeders dogs and returned the pet to them in other areas..they were grateful. For many years I had the word PRIMROSE tatooed on the belly near their ID number before chipping.
Another thing I would like to say is...who you buy a puppy from is as important as the actual puppy itself. Pet owners come here all the time posting that their breeder refuses to respond to calls of help...they have a sick puppy, genetically unsound, breeder turns a deaf ear...you must trust the breeder, speak to the breeders vet, get references and make sure you as the pet owner are dealing an ethical breeder who will correct a situation if it occurs.
Best wishes to you... |
I understand what you are saying completly and that is certainly a wonderful thing. My point (which breeders don't seem to want to agree with for whatever reason) is that 5 puppies born is 5 more this world has and 5 more that could have been saved from a shelter. Again, I am not against breeding or shelters...it was just a point to make that owners and breeders are adding to the pet population with pet quality animals.