[Sugar's Mom]

Originally Posted by Sugar's Mom

I am not a breeder (yet) nor do I play one of tv. But, I would like to say this even if I have no business in this thread. I do intend to be a responsible breeder in a few years. When I purchased my little maleCeeby, I had looked high and low for a dog with erect ears. I had found one that was already eight or nine months old near my home. He was proced reasonable and within my budget. Only problem his ears had never come up. Seller said he thought it was because he had ear mites as a pup. WELLLLLL, to make a long story short, I jumped on YT and asked you guys about this and most of you, nearly ten to one, stated that the floppy ears was a genetic problem. The rest of you said it was debatable. So based on your advice, I passed that little man up. i didn't want to start my program with a dog with a genetic problem that would be passed on to my pups. I have seen ears come up several weeks after people get their dogs from the breeder. They don't all go up by six weeks. So, my question is why shouldn't it be covered in warranty? Ceeby's ears were erect at six weeks when I picked him up. All his parents and grandparents were on site. They all had erect ears. Now, if I had gotten him home and they had flopped down, it would have been my responsibility to trim them and tape them. But if they were never up and i thought I was buying a dog for breeding purposes with no genetic defects, I would have been highly pi$%$$ at the breeder after learning on here that most of you think it is a genetic defect. Pet only, it wouldn't matter to me but breeding program foundation, it means a lot.

i meant to say at six weeks when I picked him out and paid my deposit. I picked him UP at eight and a half weeks old. Ya'll have to excuse my typos and etc tonight. It is hard to type with a furball in your arms.