Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1  " But because all the reputable breeders charge such high fees people like me get stuck buying from unreputable people. I always hear breeders saying people have to stop buying from those other dealers but have they thought that if they lowered their prices people would buy from them instead of the other ones."
Can you possibly be suggesting it is the fault of the responsible breeders out there, that YOU decided rather than WAIT until you could save the money to purchase a healthy pup from a responsible breeder, you bought a cheap sick pup from questionable sources, that died because of parasite infestation???????????? And then your second pup got strangled after eating a foreign object and needed medical care that could not be provided within walking distance to your house.....and that is the fault of responsible breeders because you think they should take a major loss on their pups in order that you dont find yourself in your current situation????????????
I cannot follow your reasoning that as breeders, we should spend thousands and thousands of dollars on our own breeding stock, in order to produce puppies that come from the best blood lines available, trying to reproduce puppies that are above all, healthy and conform to the breed standard, ......provide the VERY BEST IN VET CARE, EVEN IF IT MEANS DRIVING AS MUCH AS 500 MILES IF NECESSARY, feeding the best in dog food, working 24/7 socializing and nurturing and loving and caring for babies we produce, sending them to new homes fully vaccinated, de wormed, microchipped, crate trained, pee pad trained......and you honestly think WE need to just give these babies away to people that do not have the wherewithal to either get to necessary medical care, or do not have the financial means to provide the medical care that is required to save that pups life????? Responsible, ethical, respected breeders have MORE money and labor invested in each of our babies, than we charge.....people that actually understand what all goes into breeding, know full well responsible breeders DO NOT GET RICH from doing what we do....but to think there are actually people out there that think we should produce these wonderful, healthy, beautiful babies, so we can just give them to people that can not afford them.....that is absolutely ludicrous! What about expecting people to SAVE money in order to buy a healthy puppy, that HOPEFULLY will survive a week or two after the person gets home with their new pup! What about new owners putting in the effort to provide insurance or being able to provide medical care, even getting in a car and driving to that care, if it becomes necessary! (There are people that load up their babies and drive across this country to the best vet care at vet colleges or specialists because they have a pup that needs the care!) Get real! My expenses for my breeding business, exceeds my sales on my puppies by $30,000.00+!!! I do not even break even! But I will not give away my dogs to people that can not afford to provide the best care for them! I sincerely believe I am doing more than my fair share....new owners like yourself, have to assume some responsibility and accountability in this deal, instead of thinking for even one minute that breeders are obligated to provide puppies to people that can not provide for them!!!!! If YOU choose to buy from puppy mills and from questionable sources, because they are cheap, and they dump these sick pups before they have to even de worm or vaccinate, remember, you get what you pay for. That is YOUR choice and you will pay for it, sooner or later. It costs well over $1200.00 to get a puppy from 0 - 14 weeks old....and that is if there were no problems with the whelping or the puppy. As responsible breeders, we are meeting OUR responsibilities for our dogs/puppies/breeding programs......new owners must meet theirs! |