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Originally Posted by LuvMyPuppE  i will not dignify the few people who love to continue drama where there shouldn't be any with a response. by the way, i see a trend in every thread with you guys.
continue talking amongst yourselves.
for everyone who is capable of viewing things objectively and remaining civil - thank you.
secondly, i don't know who anyone is trying to kid (me or themself) when acting like the factor of money is ABSURD and never enters the mind of any respectable breeder. is making a profit unethical? and if so, why wouldn't every breeder be reiumbursed for the vet bills/food/expenses ONLY? sure, they get reimbursed for that and that's fine - but there's profit there as well. i'm not saying there's a problem with that, but to deny it's a factor is a joke. |
Making a profit would be nice. However, if you are breeding correctly, testing breeding stock as well as pups, vet costs, food, training (and then if we really wanted to make a profit we'd factor in the price of showing) our pups would be going for astronomical prices). Just speaking about this on another thread....my last litter my profit came to 89 cents. Now the litter year before last, I was in the hole $2,500.00, that was after I placed two pups. But, then I almost lost my dam.....and it took several thousand to save her.
What I will say is that until you walk in the shoes of a reputable breeder and I mean doing everything correctly.....I don't really think you can speak about their expenses.