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Originally Posted by paintedpoodle  im not worried im not one of those people! i know what im doing and i know there are less desirable breeders out there im not into dogs or breeding for the money i only want to better the breed and i will not saying badgering people that are actually being harmful to their dogs or plugging their prospective buyers with high prices and stupid phrases is always bad but give it a rest if you bought a dog from the breeder and it dies or has problems and they dont make it right by all means talk about it and leave it alone if you hear about a breeder <hear say> you know gossip then you really dont need to talk bad about them not all breeders are bad your not going to see a westminster puppy for $400 on the internet so id be more concerned about the adds on puppyfind,kijiji and othersites for less money and if you still are skeptical then meet the person and the parents if they are reputable they"ll have no problem with that |
It is the community's job to point out red flags to potential buyers so that they can be wary and educate themselves. In this way the community helps prevent them from buying from poor breeders, mills, etc. and ending up with a sick pup! We had plenty of new owners of Christmas pups that died from being bought from bad "breeders."
If they had known what to look for in red flags though, MAYBE it would have saved them some real heartache. It only takes a second to fall in love, and then when that pup dies or is sick your heart breaks. Some even had the pups they gave their CHILDREN die. Would you want your kid crying right after Christmas because their brand new puppy died all because you didn't know what danger signs to look for??? I think not.
It is about educating on red flags. It isn't gossip. It isn't like we're making these warning signs up. They are there in plain sight!
First time poster in a questioning a breeder thread, shock of all shocks. I just figured I would respond for a possible reader.