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Originally Posted by yorkielady06  Yes I did mean spayed or neutered prior to ever making it in my breeding program. Many reasons for that and not just health. I will hold back or purchase a pup only to down the road have a coat that is not silk and straight, nose or ears that just are wrong, one I purchased was nice and square as a pup but ended up no so as a young adult or as stated I have had one end up with BAT that were questionable from one breeder and at 9 mons recheck be off the charts, and one that had fair hips on an OFA. Those are the ones over the 12 years so far. Not counting the 2 males and one female that were altered after breeding due to cleft palates, open fonts, and just real tiny pups. I freely admit all health issues and have on YT. I have nothing to hide on that. We all have problems from time to time, it is what we do when they rear their ugly heads that stands us apart, and not if we show or not.
I just think that reading your post does more than lightly educate people though. I take it that if I do not charge from 1500 to 2500 for a pup and show that I am breeding substandard pups or am in it for the profit and that simply is not true. The most I have charged for a pup is $1200. The least was free or even one that was a teapot for sure went for $200 to cover his neuter and vet exam only. It also greatly varies from state to state and region to region. Up here in Maine good luck getting 1500 for even a good quality show prospect from most. But scoot down to Boston and I could charge 2k for a teapot and none the wiser. I however choose not to do that.
Just because one shows does not put them in the #1 in my opinion. Maybe I am reading it wrong or taking it a little personal. |
Sorry, I don't know how to make it any clearer. The thread does not mean if you don't charge $1,500 to 2500, you are not a good breeder. A bad breeder could charge that much. If a breeder does charge a lot, there should be reasons behind it, and those reasons should not be because it's a tiny or has a fault that is considered "rare." I've heard of some great breeders who have retired from showing and sell dogs for $1,000. Remember that showing is very expensive, and breeders who show really need to charge more just to break even. I do not believe in breeding as a way to suppliment your income, there must be a higher purpose. I agree with you that just because a person shows it does not make them #1, people show for different reasons, and some show so that they will earn more money, and that is not the purpose of showing.