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Originally Posted by SoCalyorkiLvr This thread is also to help the yorkshire terrier breed because if would be yorkie owners realized that the benefit of a good breeder who charges a "fair" price for the pups is worth every penny they are paid, they would be willing to pay more for the extras that cost like using a reproductive specialist in their program, having the pups checked by the vet at their home instead of the office where they can contract diseases, hiring extra help when needed, buying the very best supplies and food, having a vet do the vaccinations, tails and dew claws at the home instead of the vets office instead of doing it themselves to save money, keeping the pups until a minimum of 12 weeks instead of letting them go at 8 or 10 weeks to save money, etc. These are only a few examples of the areas where some breeders try to save money and it may not be what is best for the pups. |
So what you're saying is that these are things "good breeders" should do? Just want to make sure that we are all getting your point in these statements as they were truly meant. You're saying that by not using a reproductive specialist, by taking pups to a vet for checkups, that docking tails and removing dew claws themselves are "areas where breeders try to save money?" I have seen many posts by breeders on here who do the tails and dewclaws themselves rather than have a vet do it. I would hate to think that some of these breeders do or don't do these things if it "may not be what is best for the pups."
Ah, but what do I know? Like I said before, I really don't understand the need for this information unless you are looking into breeding for yourself, or perhaps it is for some other reason? I don't see any breeders on here asking for help defending their practices or how and why they choose to price their pups the way they do. Oh, yeah, but all the "good breeders" as you put it understand this crusade. Since I am the one that questioned it, I guess I'm not a "good breeder?" Oh, but wait, I've only had one litter of my own....I believe that wouldn't classify me as a "breeder" at all, at least according to a previous thread. What in the world am I doing posting about this stuff if I am not even a "breeder?" Silly me...let me get out of here.