pregnant and not sure what to ask for puppies

[megansmomma]

Once again there is an "accident" and puppies on the way to an inexperienced breeder. Please don't let this happen again and spay and neuter. When the puppies are born be very careful who you are selling to so that you do not perpetuate the cycle and sell on a spay/neuter contract to pet homes.

[BamaFan121s]

You have contradicted yourself--if you are going to keep them, then why are you asking for advice on how much to sell them for? Again, my answer would be to see if you can manage to place them for the what it costs you in vet bills, IF that much. You cannot offer registration, you likely cannot offer any kind of health guarantee. It's what would be fair to potential new owners--and afterall, finding good owners is more important than making a profit, or even breaking even, right?

After how many times does something cease to be an "accident" and become irresponsibility instead? (Rhetorical.)

Also, how common is it for an extremely small dog-one to small for breeding--to suddenly and miraculously be much larger with a misjudged weight once they are expecting. Seems to happen quite a bit here on YT. (Again, rhetorical.)

[Ladymom]

Originally Posted by Beamers Mom

You said you were having her spayed last year when you thought she was pregnant with the Jack Russell terrier.
You say now you plan to keep the pups, yet you asked what would be a reasonable amount to ask for the pups.

These pups will not be registered, the dam and sire have not had testing for any genetic problems. How are you going to guarantee the health of the puppy to anyone considering buying a puppy whose pedigree cannot be proven?
May last year when you thought she was pregnant you said she weighed 4 lbs, in June she miraculously weighed 7.3 lbs.

I am sorry, but in my opinion, someone who doesn't plan on a dog having puppies and even after a pregnancy scare, doesn't get the dog spayed is irresponsible.

Sorry if this seems harsh to you, but you put your little one's life at risk last year and didn't prevent it from happening again by having her spayed.

Good post!

[FlDebra]

Originally Posted by Beamers Mom

You said you were having her spayed last year when you thought she was pregnant with the Jack Russell terrier.
You say now you plan to keep the pups, yet you asked what would be a reasonable amount to ask for the pups.

These pups will not be registered, the dam and sire have not had testing for any genetic problems. How are you going to guarantee the health of the puppy to anyone considering buying a puppy whose pedigree cannot be proven?
May last year when you thought she was pregnant you said she weighed 4 lbs, in June she miraculously weighed 7.3 lbs.

I am sorry, but in my opinion, someone who doesn't plan on a dog having puppies and even after a pregnancy scare, doesn't get the dog spayed is irresponsible.

Sorry if this seems harsh to you, but you put your little one's life at risk last year and didn't prevent it from happening again by having her spayed.

Too many discrepancies to even try to figure where the truth lies. Poor little pup is all I can say!

[Bentleys Momma]

Prayers for Lucy... That all goes well and that Lucy remains the priority!

Peggy, Monkey & Maddie

[gemy]

Here it is you had an "accidental breeding" those costs are on you. Your mistake, your problem. You will need to do all to insure the health of your bitch through the whelping and rearing of said pups.

Place those pups that have no papers, no health checked breeding dam n sire, with good homes, if there are more pups than you can safely keep yourself. And place them for free, or the costs of their first set of shots, and of course the BAT test you will do on your pups, to at least find out a premlim on liver health.

with your first question being how much can i charge for these pups, I hope means that all your whelping questions are answered, you have a 24/7 emergency vet on hand to deal with the whelping, and a support system in place.

Good luck and I hope your bitch survives and thrives as well as whatever puppies she has.

[xoxJuliexox]

This is what is really making me not like these forums anymore, so many people with negative comments, it seems everytime someone asks a question they get bombarded with rude comments (and these people don't even know the whole story so they have no right to bash) we are here to support one another not bash on people for making mistakes, no one here is perfect everyone is human and makes mistakes, everything happens for a reason. I really do wish you the best of luck I hope your babies are all healthy!


(Dont start insulting someone especially if you don't know the whole situation)

[lil louis]

Originally Posted by lil louis

I must be confused, a little more than 4 months ago you said she weighed 4 lbs, now you say she is 7 lbs. Also, don't they go into heat about every 6 months? So how is it 4 months later you are having another pregnancy scare?

I just noticed that it way May of last year that she had a pregnancy scare. Sorry I misread the previous post.

[LunasMomma]

Originally Posted by xoxJuliexox

This is what is really making me not like these forums anymore, so many people with negative comments, it seems everytime someone asks a question they get bombarded with rude comments (and these people don't even know the whole story so they have no right to bash) we are here to support one another not bash on people for making mistakes, no one here is perfect everyone is human and makes mistakes, everything happens for a reason. I really do wish you the best of luck I hope your babies are all healthy!


(Dont start insulting someone especially if you don't know the whole situation)

If you don't like it, don't read it! The OP is irresponsible, pure and simple. If you read all her past postings, you would see that we DO know the full story. It makes me ill when others jump in to defend irresponsible pet owners that don't spay and neuter and THEN have an "accidental" pregnancy What do you expect on a YORKIE LOVERS forum?!?!

To the OP:
Shame on you!!!!!!

[BamaFan121s]

Originally Posted by xoxJuliexox

This is what is really making me not like these forums anymore, so many people with negative comments

This is what is really making me not like these forums anymore, so many people jumping in do defend irresponsibility owners and unethical breeders. Not because what they are doing is right, but because heaven forbid, someone was 'rude' to them. No one is making up or guessing at the "whole story" here. The comments that have been made are based on the information the OP has posted in the past. It's all right there to read--nothing 'made up' about it.

Originally Posted by LunasMomma

If you don't like it, don't read it! The OP is irresponsible, pure and simple. If you read all her past postings, you would see that we DO know the full story. It makes me ill when others jump in to defend irresponsible pet owners that don't spay and neuter and THEN have an "accidental" pregnancy What do you expect on a YORKIE LOVERS forum?!?!

[Rachael x]

Originally Posted by xoxJuliexox

This is what is really making me not like these forums anymore, so many people with negative comments, it seems everytime someone asks a question they get bombarded with rude comments (and these people don't even know the whole story so they have no right to bash) we are here to support one another not bash on people for making mistakes, no one here is perfect everyone is human and makes mistakes, everything happens for a reason. I really do wish you the best of luck I hope your babies are all healthy!


(Dont start insulting someone especially if you don't know the whole situation)

Its people like the OP who make me begin to dislike the forums.

[jrsygal37]

Originally Posted by BamaFan121s

This is what is really making me not like these forums anymore, so many people jumping in do defend irresponsibility owners and unethical breeders. Not because what they are doing is right, but because heaven forbid, someone was 'rude' to them. No one is making up or guessing at the "whole story" here. The comments that have been made are based on the information the OP has posted in the past. It's all right there to read--nothing 'made up' about it.

Triple Thumbs up Elaine