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Originally Posted by Wigfur  Okay I was kinda wondering this myself... how much is protecting the breed,and how much is fearing more competition.. I mean, with the inet now and so forth, people can buy a puppy from all over the world and have it shipped to them. So if there's a breeder in your town,but the one on the inet is cheaper even with shipment, which would you choose? I'm sure this makes it hard for the breeders to sell with so much competition and yes there are a lot of scary breeders out there I have to agree.
So I have a question for breeders here....
1. How has the ability to advertise on the Inet and ship puppies hurt you?
Leo will be fixed, I can't let him breed.. I would wan to keep all the puppies. |
The internet has helped me, as people are learning that the dogs advertised on the internet are very often sickly, or bait and switch, or puppymillers trying to pose as reputable breeders. If people are willing to sell, and ship, puppies that are only 6, 7 or 8 weeks old, they (the purchaser) are taking a real chance on what they are getting, and have no idea if it will be healthy or not. I meet anyone that gets a puppy from me, and I insist that they keep in touch with me and send me pictures of them occasionally.
I also will not ship my puppies, too much can happen with them. If the person can not come and get them, or I can not take them to them, they do not go. No exceptions to that.