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Originally Posted by theporkieyorkie  I do like the fact that the owner of the site has taken the time to come here and listen to suggestions on how to improve the site. I also like the idea of having a forum on the site so people can ask questions to the breeders, like they do on here.
It would be cool to have a standard questioneer/profile that breeders could answer...with questions like...
Are your dogs Registered?
Do you have a spay/neuter contract?
Do you do home visits?
Do you require fenced in yard?
Do you ship??
Do you do genetic testing??
Do you have...dogs that you show~obedience dogs~agility dogs~dogs that hunt~working dogs~ etc etc
Why do you breed?
Right now, it just shows the name and the website of the breeder. It would be cool to have more info in that area....to help people decide if they want to further look at that particular breeder.
It would also be cool to have an question/ answer area under the review section for each breeder to individually answer on their profile, as well as a place in the forum section where every breeder has a chance to answer.
I also agree that one bad review shouldn't necessarily result in the banning of a breeder...but if there are several problems with a breeder, then hopefully Vadzilla will look into the situation. |
These are all questions that anyone interested in buying a puppy should know to ask. Lets give the buyers the responsibility to ask these questions, not make the Vadzilla site or the breeders responsible for filling out forms and answering questionaires. It has always been my contention that the only way to shut down puppy mills and close down poor breeders, is to educate buyers .....educated, informed buyers will not buy from poor breeders or puppy mills because THEY have been educated about what they should be looking for in any breeder they want to deal with. I do not think bad breeders will ever be closed down by going after THEM.....bad breeders will simply lie on forms and questionaires.......you have to educate the buyers...when THEY stop buying puppies from people that do not meet some basic concerns or questions that buyers should be aware of beforew they ever go puppy shopping, then bad breeders will go out of business, simply because of the laws of supply and demand. Make buyers accountable for their own purchases....if they are not knowledgable of what they should be looking for in a breeder, then they will not select a breeder because the breeder took the time to fill out a questionaire...they will continue to select pups based on price, distance from their homes, etc. Give the buyers the responsibility to know what they should be looking for in a breeder, and let them be accountable for what they do with that knowledge.