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Originally Posted by 107barney  I get it. And those are the questions I don't feel I need to answer to a breeder when I have a couple of thousand dollars in hand. Breeders are selling dogs, not placing or rescuing them. Any money they spend on dogs is for profit whereas rescue is nonprofit with a different philosophical origin. This is how I see it, I don't expect everyone to agree. I simply am offering magic genie a possible reason why her sales may be drying up. I represent the average New England buyer. She's in the business of selling dogs and I'm sure does not want to keep losing money when they puppies don't sell. There are not a lot of Yorkie breeders in New England but in today's day and age with very good breeders elsewhere shipping puppies to buyers, I can buy a dog for half the price without all the questions. The value of the local breeder isn't there for some people and becomes less so when it's too much of a process. That does not equate with being a bad owner. |
I'd spoken to several breeders before settling on the one I purchased my yorkies from. Some questions I as a potential buyer, I just don't feel I should have to answer. Vet, character, and groomer(I groom myself) references I understand. Housing setup I understand as well (fenced in yard, etc). I had one breeder ask me if I planned on having anymore children. While I understood her reasoning (some people do abandon animals when a new baby comes along) it was not a question
I felt she had a right ask and not one I was comfortable answering. My reproducing is no one's business but mine, my husband's, and my ob/gyn. Right then and there I knew I was not the right buyer for her and she wasn't the breeder for me. Not a bad thing.