Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1  Situations like this absolutely break my heart. This was all so unnecessary......If I could wave a magic wand, I would mandate that before anyone could buy a puppy of ANY breed, people would hvae to take a 6 month course on that breed, and then they would have to take a test and pass before they were allowed to own a puppy. That way, people wanting a baby would be so much better informed about what they need to be aware of as far as vet qualifications, good breeders, healthy puppies, etc. There are soooooooo many critical components that go into buying a tiny, living creature.....and if all of these components do not come together, you end up with these circumstances.....there are several posts above that are clearly correct.....babies too small, too tiny, tooooooo YOUNG, going out to people that some "breeder" finds that does not knw any better, taking on a baby they are not ready to take......if this breeder was worth the sweat off her butt, she would NEVER have allowed this tiny baby to go to ANYONE....she should have kept this precious saoul and made sure it had all that it needed to survive, even if that means holding that baby until it is 6 months old....or even for ever. It is so discouraging to keep seeing time and time and time again, puppies pushed out too young....people having NO CLUE about breeding or whelping, ending up responsible for a pregnant female and a litter of babies.....it seems experienced breeders get on here and repeat ad nauseum (sp), over and over and over.....and it continues to fall on deaf ears. People, there are pure, unadulterated crooks out there that see $$$$$$$ in breeding and everyday, throw dogs together, get babies, then find cluless people to pam these sickly babies off on.....babies too tiny, and too young.....that is how these people make money on these dog.....invest NOTHING in the prenatal care, invest NOTHING in post natal care, dump babies BEFORE THEY CAN GET SICK AND DIE ON THEM......let them die on YOU.....why do you think they can sell them so cheap?????? THEY HAVE NOTHING INVESTED IN THE BABY!!!!!!!! I am sorry for the rant....I just get so discouraged reading day after day after day the same stories....over and over and over.....PLEASE PEOPLE....READ AND RESEARCH AND LEARN ALL YOU CAN ABOUT GETTING A PUPPY...WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A BREEDER, IN A BREED OF DOG, IN A VET, ETC....STUDY FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS BEFORE YOU GO OUT AND FIND SOME GOOD DEAL, BUY IT AND END UP WITH A DEAD BABY WITHIN A WEEK. |