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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  Frankly, I'm shocked by this as well, she charges more if they smaller and this perpetuates the nonsense that smaller is better. Every breeder should be helping the breed in some way, and this just hurts the breed. |
This assumption is incorrect and is perpetuated by uninformed people.
She may charge more if they are smaller, NOT because they are smaller, but because she has spent twice-ten times the amount of time, care, attention, meds, formulas, vet visits, etc., to be certain progression and growth was normal and occurring as expected/required....THAT is why she may be charging more for a smaller baby, not because she thinks she has, as my father used to say, "slapped a fat hog in the azz and lucked out" with an undersized puppy. Those tiny babies require
substantially more time and care and expenses than the babies that were "normal" and expected size. But see......that is information people are clueless about unless they are a breeder.....all uninformed people see is a breeder "jumping" on the opportunity to "gouge" a buyer for a tiny baby. Such a puppy has set a breeder back at least 3 times the amount a "normal, thriving" baby has cost the breeder.