DvlshAngel985 | 03-02-2010 03:57 PM | Quote:
Originally Posted by AMD
(Post 3024653)
I just counted...they currently have 41 puppies currently for sale :eek: :eek:
I can only imagine how well they they're taken care of and how much socialization each one receives. :rolleyes: | I wasn't going to post but Sue, no one is attacking them. Their webiste is what represents their business, and us YTers through good and bad experiences have pulled together to let each other know what would be a red flag and reasons to stay away from a breeder. 41 puppies is A LOT. If they are raised in home, as a puppy should be, that is way to many mouths for one family to feed and way to many bodies to cuddle and socialize properly. Given that maybe they have extra help in the socializing and feeding aspect of their "work" but another red flag that concerns me greatly is that they advertise a 6 year old dog saying Quote:
She will make an excellent pet or breeder.
| because they are "done" with shihtzus. (sp?) I think I have read somewhere that a 6 year old dog is close to retirement, if not there already and to advertise one like that is like saying "use her to make as many puppies as you want." They also use marketing terms "tea cup" and "micro tea cup" that we as a group over time have discovered to be nothing more than a sham. They are words used to sell puppies for more green and attract the wrong kind of people. Those words attract the king of people that are looking for a small stuffed animal more than a living breathing creature that will come to be your life long companion.
I am not against mixing, I agree that is how many of the great breeds we have today came to be. However, there has to be a purpose to these kinds of breeding other than creating "micro teacups" that can be sold for lots and lots of money. |