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Originally Posted by JeanieK  Thank you redrose for some honest insight on what really happens behind the scenes of show breeders. I don't know if those breeders that don't do it are totally in denial, or if they are just naive. |
I also know for a fact that this happens. Years ago we had a beautiful male Rottweiler and a local breeder wanted to use him for stud. I visited his home to see his females and to talk with him and after a while he started talking about 'culling' the litter so I asked him what that meant. He explained that he put all the puppies outside the box and those that crawled back in were allowed to stay with the mother and the ones that didn't were left to die because they weren't strong enough to make it. I was appauled and asked why he didn't just let them go to pet homes and he said because he didn't want his name on the paperwork or for anyone to find out that his dogs produced a weak or pet quality puppy. I told him he was an a** h*** and I wouldn't let him use my male for all the money in the world and I promptly left with my dog.
Yes, this is a harsh reality but it
is a reality as this happened just a few years ago. I've never understood it myself...how can you just 'dispose of' a puppy that doesn't measure up in your eyes? I can tell you from first hand experience that the ugly duckling certainly does turn out to be the beautiful swan in real life and if there are no health issues to be found then an off colored puppy has just as much right to life as a standard puppy.