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Originally Posted by chellabree  I feel the same way about my dog. I went to a breeder who I thought was reputible (we had references). There were two pups left one being my Oscar. He was about 2 lbs at 10 weeks. When the breeder gave us the papers, the birthday was off and the parents were different than what we were told. I didn't realize any of this until the vet told me that he seemed much younger than the paper listed and also that he was too young to have had the vaccines that the breeder gave him. He is now at 5.2 lbs and has had a ton of helath problems. We didn't get him registered cause that would have been $1000 more. I think I got scammed. He is my little angel and now I wouldn't change him but the vet bills and problems have been exhausting.
Hopefully his parents weren't "teacups" that shouldn't have been bred in the first place. |
Neither one of you were scammed, just taken because both of you were part of the unsuspecting public that falls for the "Teacup" advertising ploy. No reputable breeder would charge you $1,000 more to provide papers. A reputable breeder offers pet quality pups for one price and show quality pups for another. You obtain papers in both transactions; the difference is one is on a limited registration (no breeding rights) and the other is on an open registration (breeding rights), but with a very strong contract.