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Originally Posted by SoCalyorkiLvr I totally agree and always assumed that all breeders made a profit until I joined YT...why take the risk with your female if you didn't....but there seems to be such a negative attitude about making money off of the lives of dogs that so many people on here claim that the GOOD breeders don't make money. I have never met a breeder who was in it "just for the money" but I have heard that there are a lot of them "out there". It would take a pretty sad human being not to consider the welfare and innocense of these samll creatures but I have seen the awful puppymill pictures just like everyone else.
I also wanted to say too that I don't think "HOBBY" implies that you don't make any profit from it, I think it simply inplies that it is not ypour main source of income. I think there are a lot of hobbies where you can make a profit and it is still a hobby. The definition I found for "HOBBY" is as follows:
An activity or interest pursued outside one's regular occupation and engaged in primarily for pleasure.
I don't think that precludes making money at it, but I could be wrong. |
There are people who make money from their hobby. I'll use my husband as an example. He is a drag racer. It is something he enjoys doing. He has also made money at it due to being really good at his hobby. But come Monday, he's back at his job. If he didn't make any money doing his hobby, he wouldn't be able to continue with his hobby. He must keep his car up. He has entry fees to pay to enter into the races. He must buy fuel. He must eat while racing. I compare these things to the hobby dog breeders. They must buy food for their dogs. They must pay for vet care. They must keep their dogs in tip top shape. They buy beds, toys, treats. They buy cleaning supplies. The list can go on and on. But you get the idea.