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Originally Posted by NicoleNYC  I suppose the best they can do is a background check. As it turns out, a lot of breeders do have a life of their own and most likely cannot visit every single household, but they do their best to determine through other means. While I do agree with you 100% that background checks should be done from both parties involved, I think that the people who end up putting the dogs in rescues most likely did not get their dog from a reputable breeder. As far as I am concerned, I would not ever accept a puppy if I wasn't able to care for him/her, so suggesting that I was private messaged on an unjust account seems rather harsh (regardless, it does seem a bit personal  ). I am doing my absolute best to pick the best breeder for me, just as I am sure the breeder I choose will do a secure check on my intentions as well as the home I plan to provide to my puppy. I understand that there are many people out there who may neglect their Yorkies, or any puppies for that matter, but I can assure you that I am not one of them. I am glad that you are concerned, but my private message has nothing to do with the breeders lack of concern for where her puppies go  |
Again, this has nothing to do with you OR the breeder you have been conversing with. You may very well be a terrific dog owner. But let me also say that anyone can SAY what their intentions are. I want them to prove it to me.
I did not say that YOUR PM had anything to do with the breeder mentioned. I have never heard anything bad about her and I am sure if you share this thread with her (which I am sure someone has), she will fully understand exactly what I am saying and where I am coming from. I have seen her comments in the past on this forum and I was led to believe that she is very careful about placing her pups.
This is an ongoing thing though about people getting scads of PMs about available puppies and if I see an opportunity to publicize it, I always do. If you go back far enough in my postings, you will see it is not the first time I have mentioned it. Why do I do it? For the sake of the pups. Period.
As for your comment about people not taking well bred yorkies to shelters, you are sadly mistaken and/or misinformed. I could show you pictures of my yorkies and you would not be able to tell by looking at them that they came from a shelter. I have a couple that clearly came from good lines but they ended up homeless. People give up yorkies ALL OF THE TIME and it matters not where the yorkie came from OR it's lines. They end up in shelters or, if they are lucky, the owner is kind enough to surrender them without dumping them in a shelter where their fate is not always so good.
Trust me that I have had yorkies that I absolutely KNEW where they came from....and I have contacted the breeders to let them know. Usually they allow us to keep them, but you best well believe it happens. It could happen to any of us....breeders or rescuers. Now, I am NOT saying that each one of those was placed badly....even when you do the best job possible in placing a pup, some people can disappoint you in terms of the welfare of the pup.
As for your comments about people having lives. Little dogs have lives, and in my opinion, if you are bringing them into the world you owe it to them to provide the very best. I do what breeders do...I place pups....the only difference in me and them is I don't make money doing it. I expect them to do what I do....thoroughly check out who they are giving these precious babies to...do their level best to see to it that the pup is in the best home possible. I don't fly all over the country...I network and I DO have home visits done by people I trust. I don't see ANY reason why a breeder cannot do the same.