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08-23-2013, 12:14 PM | #31 |
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| I do like the fact that the owner of the site has taken the time to come here and listen to suggestions on how to improve the site. I also like the idea of having a forum on the site so people can ask questions to the breeders, like they do on here. It would be cool to have a standard questioneer/profile that breeders could answer...with questions like... Are your dogs Registered? Do you have a spay/neuter contract? Do you do home visits? Do you require fenced in yard? Do you ship?? Do you do genetic testing?? Do you have...dogs that you show~obedience dogs~agility dogs~dogs that hunt~working dogs~ etc etc Why do you breed? Right now, it just shows the name and the website of the breeder. It would be cool to have more info in that area....to help people decide if they want to further look at that particular breeder. It would also be cool to have an question/ answer area under the review section for each breeder to individually answer on their profile, as well as a place in the forum section where every breeder has a chance to answer. I also agree that one bad review shouldn't necessarily result in the banning of a breeder...but if there are several problems with a breeder, then hopefully Vadzilla will look into the situation. Last edited by theporkieyorkie; 08-23-2013 at 12:15 PM. |
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08-23-2013, 03:33 PM | #32 | |
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08-24-2013, 07:22 AM | #33 |
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| That is a good point....unless the buyer knows what to look for in a breeder and what "red flags" to look for when buying a puppy, the above questions would be meaningless anyways...and anyone could lie on those forms. We already know that the puppymills/greeders are deceitful when they advertise their dogs. |
08-25-2013, 08:57 AM | #34 | |
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08-28-2013, 08:43 AM | #35 | |
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We already have this in the rules for reviews on site - the experience has to be first-hand to be reported. Adding a date is a clever thought, thanks. We will think of a way to implement this.
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08-28-2013, 09:12 AM | #36 | ||
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Actually, breeder CAN add all this information in their listing. They can include upto 400 characters of text in there, and many of them do have descriptions (just look at Rosehill Yorkies listing). But it requires them to login and spend a couple of minutes actually typing these things in (yes, what a chore !!!) - we cant do it for them. The issue with the questionnaire you propose is that there is no way for us to verify any of the information provided... By the way, breeders also already have an option to provide a "reply" to every review given, right under each of the reviews. One of the few things we are considering right now is displaying "Breeder of Merit" badge for breeders that received this award. This is something that we can actually verify with AKC. The problem is, we are not sure if this is actually a good measure of breeder reputability - we actually have a poll on our home page right now - it would be great if some of your voted there: Find a Breeder, Dog & Cat Breeds, Kittens & Puppies for Sale, Pet Articles & Forum - Vadzilla Nope, the breeders are NOT allowed to review their own listings (the system automatically checks against that). Of course, they can create a new user account and leave a review as someone else... We haven't thought of an effective way to catch these yet, but adding additional information to the review (like a date of transaction, details about the puppy, etc) may not be a bad idea. Ultimately, it is a question of how much effort someone would want to make trying to falsify data, just to raise their reported breeder "rank" on the site. One other thing we were thinking about was sorting "by ranking", but decided not to do it in the end. For now, our breeder search results are completely randomized, and a breeder with no reviews can still be on top of the pile, when users run a search. We don't think it is unreasonable to expect users to do their share of work and look through all the listings carefully.
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08-28-2013, 10:47 AM | #37 | |
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08-31-2013, 11:55 AM | #38 |
YT 2000 Club Donating Member | Very good discussion I think this is a very good talk. Unfortunately I can't find a great article written by a breeder (not of Yorkies) about why good breeders should advertise on the net. It was posted somewhere here, but my search skills are sadly lacking. One of her main points is that unless we do, we leave the field by default open to every bad byber and puppymill out there. How can a dedicated future owner find a good breeder if we are not out there? My concern is how much time will I need to spend on my website (if I create one), for maintenance and handling queries. And for some of you, please understand that home visits are not practical for many breeders. Anyone can visit my home, how-ever with a Rare Breed, we sometimes place pups in homes quite far from us. We can do all the reference checks, ask for home pics, investigate as well we can the answers on their questionnaires, but still I can't travel a thousand miles to actually do a home visit. As a very very small scale breeder, already my waiting list is seven folks long. They have been on my list for a least two years, and will be longer if everything goes right with a gal I hope will have show promise. At least another 2 yrs of waiting for them. I do contact them every so often, and refer them to other breeders that I know and trust. Why do they wait? I am not 100% sure. But it likely has to do with performance events that I am out there at obedience trials, and shows. Not showing conformation right now, but they see what I do.
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08-31-2013, 01:45 PM | #39 | |
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The second point is - for many breeders that do not have the time, resources or expertise to develop and maintain their own website, Vadzilla.com provides an inexpensive, simple solution to get their name out there. Any breeder can make a personal webpage at Vadzilla.com within minutes, literally. We have a template ready to go - just paste your own text in a pre-defined area and upload some photos from your computer. Done. I am really glad the attitude here on YT has changed so much lately. It seems that most of you now listen with an open mind and make some really useful suggestions, which is what I was hoping for from the beginning. Thanks !
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09-03-2013, 02:54 AM | #40 |
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| Personally if I was a breeder, I would not want my name lumped together with those of byb's and puppymill breeders. That is why there are organizations like YTCA they help separate them.
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09-03-2013, 07:24 AM | #41 |
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| There are many excellent breeders, show breeders included, that do not join the YTCA organization for many reasons....I choose not to show my dogs, so I could not be a member of YTCA even if I chose to do that. YTCA only separates show people from people that do not show, and there are unethical breeders that not only show, but some are actually members of YTCA!! From past experiences with showing and all the politics and money involved in showing, I have no desire to go there again, (although I was involved in showing Arabian horses).....showing is showing is showing....regardless of what species you are showing, the expense is phenominal and the politics involved are no longer something I have a tolerance for. That does not dampen my enthusiasm for producing quality, healthy puppies.... I do occasioally get a hankering to get back into showing.....almost put a gorgeous Parquin male I have, with a handler.....then I pull out memory books and my descretionary funds balance book, and remember why I dont need to go there! As far as an advertising site like Vadzilla, excellent, responsible, ethical breeders are ALWAYS lumped in with BYB's and puppy mills EVERYWHERE on the internet, in everyday life, and in reputable magazines such as Dog Fancy.....responsible breeders will not sell their babies from the trunk of their car, they will not sell pups at flea markets and garage sales....but bad breeders are everywhere, not just on advertising sites. They will not stay where they receive bad reviews.....Vadzilla seems like a great opportunity for average people to participate in exchanging negative as well as positive experiences with particular breeders. Crooks and thieves and liars do not like exposure..... The ethical breeders will begin to shine quickly among the lists of breeders....the cream always rises to the top..... Last edited by Yorkiemom1; 09-03-2013 at 07:26 AM. |
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