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Originally Posted by shodanusmc  She is a He! Actually, the first time I came here I did ask that question. I was cluessless, and I got quite a few PM's. Yes, quite a few. Prices ranged from $250 all the way up to $6000. I am thankful that I did not bite, and stuck around here and go the knowledge on what to do, and what not to do.
Now I hope you are not taking this personally or think I am singling you out. I am not. You may be a great breeder, but if you were to PM me, I would ignore you as a possible buy. Again, that is just me. As far as others, many will get burned, as have been evidenced in the sick, Injured and Health section. I will end it with these 2 words, and then not reply again in this section....Caveat Emptor |
Ok, so that explains in part why you feel those that PM that they have a puppy available may be less than legit; however, your limited experience does not mean everyone from YT that PM's someone they have a pup available is less than reputable and you don't do the searcher any favors by implying it does. That's what I'm saying.
If I, on the other hand, were to go to a public forum and actually request if anyone had a puppy for sale would be very appreciative of all PM's - yes, then it would be up to me to go through them and speak with the people, weed out the bad, keep the good.
Caveat Emptor is an apt response, but so common, it's hardly worth the mention, as the average person is smart enough to figure it all out but why eliminate some of the really good pups out there that might be available to them because you happen to have had a bad experience (or if you simply ignored the PM's you really don't know what you would have gotten, correct (good or bad)?
I would think the responses received from here would more likely be a better shot of getting a good dog over, and to automatically exclude those PM's limits one's choices. No need for anyone to state how 7 years ago their second cousin on their Aunt Millie's side got a PM and got a sick dog, etc., etc. We all know that can happen, but it can also happen someone will get a good dog too.