Although he is 18 lbs, as long as sire and dam are AKC registered he can still be AKC registered and participate in AKC agility trials.
The breeder likely was inexperienced to know he could get to this sort of size.
From reading this thread, it sounds like many of you don't understand when you are buying a pet puppy (not for conformation shows) you will be getting a puppy that does not meet the stringent standards of reputable show breeder that they would consider for show quality, if that is the type of the breeder you are buying from.
However, a reputable knowledgable show breeder would definitely not sell a puppy at the regular PET price that would get to this size. A knowledgable show breeder definitely would have an idea this would happen. I would never ever suggest putting any puppy or dog to sleep because it is too big or too something unless it had some sort of horrible disease and was suffering and would die anyway.
You will also most of the time, not be buying a 12 week old puppy from a show breeder, most of the time they are more than 4 months old. At that age we are a little surer of what we have. I seldom sell a pet puppy under 5 months of age.
Any puppy that does not meet a show breeders standards for a reasonably good show dog and therefore would be kept for the show rings and breeding purposes, are sold for pet. |