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Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly  HOW in the name of all that is decent does a person take her own dog's innocent little puppies and turn them over to a store to sell them to whatever kind of being walks in the door with the money? How does any so-called breeder go to sleep that night knowing those little things are out there with no assurance of the type of home that little life is going to wind up in. No real dog lover could ever ever ever ever place their dog's puppies in any home she didn't agree to after long conversations and a confirming visit from the potential buyer and whatever else is required. What if some young couple buys one for their twin toddlers? Or someone who works 60 hours a week buys it and sticks it in a cage most of its life? Luckily, some of them do go to loving homes but how can the breeder or seller know without the old interview process. How could any humane person just turn their puppies over to the store manager and the shoddy lack of care they are going to get while at that store and walk out on those puppies? Jeeze, I will never get that!!! |
AWESOME POST!!!!
I think Kagali is missing that very important link. We're not talking sweaters here, we're talking living breathing creatures with thoughts and needs. A sweater gets manufactured, passed on to a distributor and then it finds itself a home in a dresser drawer. A dog that goes to a store like PetLand goes through the exact same process with no thought or feeling.
I happen to believe breeders should have higher standards. The breeding pair should be health tested, should be great representations of the breed, their lines should be known, and most importantly, the breeder should care enough about their dogs to want to place puppies themselves. Passing a dog on to a pet store like PetLand tells me (the consumer) that they don't care about their dogs since they can't be bothered to find a puppy a home that THEY brought into this world. All they want is to see money in their hands.
That is not the kind of person I ever plan to seek when getting any pups in my future. My pup is family. I want him to have felt important enough to matter from the time that he is born, to the day he crosses the rainbow bridge. I feel that I can only have that if I start with a quality breeder.