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Originally Posted by Cares4Dogs that would be heartbreaking to buy a pup to show for hobby and its not within the breed standard, but a good breeder cannot guarantee the size of the pup..only an educated guess.
Dont a lot of breeders who are selling a show quality puppy keep the pup until its around 6 months to ensure it will be within the standard and size that the customer expects? Did your breeder do that? |
That's not heartbreaking, that's disappointment.
Heartbreaking was the two women I met the other week when I took one of my Shelties into the veterinary hospital for dental work. One had come from NY and one had come from North Jersey. Both had brought their Yorkies (from different breeders in different states) to the hospital to see if they would be able to save their precious pets. Both pups had liver shunt and it was very doubtful that they could be saved even though the owners were willing to spend any amount of money to help them.
My brief meeting with these two heartbroken strangers has haunted me for weeks now. If that is what I saw in a brief time frame on a random Tuesday in a single practice, how many other dogs show up at how many other vets offices on any given day?
THAT, I dare to say, is heartbreaking.
