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Originally Posted by gr8youngmom  Ok I am sure I am gonna get a good brow beating for this but before you do please just hear me out. I understand that alot of people are irresponsible breeders and toy breeds need more attention when breed and alot of people are equipt to handle it. However, I think that a breeder getting extra money off breeding rights or even having such control over what "Bob" does with his dog it not correct. It is "his" dog, and I think the responsiblity of breeding it or not should be left in the hands of the person who owns the animal. I do agree however that most dogs should be pet only and so on, but it is not you the breeders right to decide who can do what with their dog, more-so when you charge the price of a used car for the dog!! Yorkies very expensive dogs, and the prices that breeders charge for them is part of what fuels people to breed their dogs " to get their money back" or whatever else. I understand both sides but I think breeders should not have the right to control who breeds and who doesn't and why do they need to charge an extra fee for breeding? |
I feel that it is my responsibility to provide the best home for my puppies, and that does not include a breeder home. I make it understood up front to the potential buyer that these puppies are not to be bred. I brought these puppies into the world so I think that it is my right to control what happens to the puppy throughout its lifetime. Not only do I require no breeding rights, I want to make sure the pup has a safe loving environment, is groomed regularly, fed properly and is part of the family, not just left outside. All of these are a deal-breakers for me. I dont see any reason why a reputable breeder should not charge extra for a show/breeding dog, although I have gotten show dogs for much less than alot of the pet quality dogs offered for sale.This is what we, as responsible breeders want: the next show dog and also the bloodlines to improve what we have. I dont mind paying extra for that. Without breeders that monitor their puppies, alot of damage can be done to well known lines that have no health problems. You will have top champion lines mixed in with indiscriminate breeders pet quality dogs and the breed starts going down the tubes.