Hi- just wanted to say to op,
Not sure if backyard breeding and or puppy mills are a big problem in the UK ? Here in the usa, it's an epidemic I think I would say. For me, I didn't care anything about the actual pedigree, but what I wanted was a line that has been tested on both sides and being bred by someone who will only breed certain dogs to help the breed and not knowingly breed dogs with known issues in size or defects.
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Originally Posted by Corfield  This is a bit nonsesnsical.
You are right that asking questions of a breeder should be simple and welcomed by the breeder.
what you seem to muddle up is the fact that buyers often ask questions that in and of themselves are not going to reveal much or anything about whats has actually happened to a dog versus what someone (the breeder) tells you has happened to the dog.
it is also the case that there are different opinions on what best practice is and buyers get advice from one source that says they must do x or y and yet thats is not a given. when they dont get the answer they are told they should get they are then in a quandry.
I watched a BBC programme this week on choosing a puppy. They have a beghaviourist telling one family they shouldn't pick a puppy that was raised on a farm because it wasnt raised in a family setting and another family told it was fine to take a designer crossbreed puppy from a breeder that was clearly (not unreasonably) raising a litter in a purpose build kennel attached to their house away from a family environment.
When it comes to the OP - seems to me you are being asked to pay a lot for a puppy with a potentially dubious pedigree. That isnt necessarily a problem if you are paying fair market price and the puppy is otherwise healthy and the breeder seeming to do a reasonable job. Dont fall for champion sired if that means nothing for you and paying a lot more $$.
I agree that if a breeder is telling porkies that's a big red flag....a few white lies or omitting some information isn't the sign of the devil but it is an important consideration. |