I hope you will consider giving the pups over to a rescue, they have the resources to find good homes, for them and make sure they are neutered so that your young pups don't go into the hands of a poor breeder. You could be condemning these dogs to an inhumane and cruel existence if you are not extremely careful where you place them. Just making someone promise to get them spayed isn't enough. Some people work full time just reading the ads and get cheap puppy's for resale, you would have no control where the dogs would be going. Remember, these people will seem like the nicest people ever over the phone, but this is how they make their living. Since you never purchased your dogs as breeders, or to make money, why not keep it that way, and give the puppies up. There are several people on Yorkietalk that run legitimate rescues, and the people here can point you in the right direction. Pregnancy carries just as much risk as neutering, even more so, so please get these dogs neutered, it's practically impossible to stop unwanted pregnancies if you don't. A rescue might even be able to help you find a way to neuter your own dogs. You have no idea if the dogs you own have genetic illness that could be passed to their offspring, since I'm assuming you never had them tested for this. Many genetic illnesses don't even show up till the age of 3-7 and require expensive surgery to correct. I'm so glad you have decided to give this more thought, and you are right you don't want to sell your dogs to people who can't afford to pay more, you want to sell them to people that only want a pet, and can afford medical treatment and other necessities. Best of luck with your decision, I know this is painful for you, but with the economy the way it is, people seem more interested in making money off of dogs, rather than spending money on them, so be very careful where you place them. |