Putting down a deposit on a puppy that's not even been conceived yet!
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Eeek I'm so excited and nervous st the same time!!!
IDK there are so many sweet puppies in shelters and pounds that need homes, I would think twice about paying a breeder.
try $495 for the breeds we are looking for just to adopt.
Quoting bowribbonmama:
Here it costs over $200 to adopt a dog.
Quoting Anonymous:Yes it's dumb. I really hate seeing people paying someone to bring animals into this world when people like me spend hundreds of hours a week trying to keep animals from being put down in a shelter.
Your overpriced puppy isn't going to be any better than the $20 puppies in the animal shelter.
I would never get a dog from a shelter.
Quoting lhiannan:They're very picky-my parents have a huge house in the country with a fenced in yard, but because they didn't get physicals for their dogs every year without fail, they got turned down by a rescue for border collies (even though they had several border collies in the past-2 died from cancer, the other 2 died at a ripe old age for a dog)...
Quoting Kris_PBG:
I can't fathom buying a dog when so many dogs in shelters and rescues need homes...
Actually, they lose more than they make.
Shots, deworming, food if the female has too many puppies, vet visits, puppy food (and not the shitty shit), shipping if they do that, taking a puppy back if the owners can't or don't look after it (because most breeders have a clause in their contract that allows them to remove a neglected puppy or dog from a home), food for the lactating females...because they eat puppy food to increase their nutrients while the are feeding the pups) possible emergency c sections...most bully breeds need c sections to have pups....the list goes on and on and on.
Wanna try again?
Quoting Anonymous:
There is no such thing as a " Good Breeder they are all doing it for money.
Only when the last river has been poisoned,
Only when the last fish has been caught,
Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten.
— Cree Indian Prophecy
Quoting Anonymous:
there are many many puppies at the shelter...so yeah just keep coming with the excuses.
Quoting mommy_ruggs09:
Dh and I plan on doing this when we go to get our German Shepard. We want good lines and minimal Heath problems.
And with shelter dogs, my family has rescued a number of dogs from shelters. But they all ended up with too many problems and ended up getting put down at a young age with me being the one to take the last 2 in. Im not saying all shelter dogs are bad, but we have never had good luck. I would rather get a dog that I know I raised and know what they are going to do.
oh ok. yeah it's probably worth it ;)
Quoting Anonymous:
Great Pyrenees:)
Quoting RunningMommaof2:what kind of dog is it?
Um...yeah let me dig them out. She's still a puppy, and her fur has changed color slightly. She's VERY interesting to just look at. We paid $2000 for her b/c of her coloration! And she has blue eyes, though that doesn't show up on camera as well.
Quoting Anonymous:
We're getting a Great Pyrenees but omg I was seriously considering a Newfie!!!! Any pics??
Quoting Mrs.Kubalabuku:No, it is not dumb. It is actually how many professional breeders work. They don't want to get the dog pregnant and have puppies sitting around unwanted! They will try to time the breeding by when they get interested parties and how long it has been since the dog last had a litter. They require the deposit for a few reasons:
1. To ensure you ARE a serious, interested party
2. If you back out AFTER the pups are concieved/born the breeder needs money to home and care for them until they can find a new owner.What breed are you getting? I've got a Newfoundland. We didn't put a deposit down, but we got a rare grey pup. She's got blonde on the fur between the pads of her feet now, too!
Quoting Anonymous:
There is no such thing as a " Good Breeder they are all doing it for money.
Quoting Anonymous:
Thank you.
Yes there is a contract I must sign. It's lengthy too. I would never support a puppy mill or bad breeder.
Quoting Acid:I also rescue.
The OP isn't buying a dog from a shelter, or a backyard breeder. Obviously, if the breeder has a waiting list, she doesn't just sell her dogs to anyone and will have, in a contract, that hte puppy or dog must be returned to her.
I love shelter dogs...but, I wanted a certain breed, I did my homework, I researched and waited four years before I got my dog.
Not all people who buy dogs are assholes.
Quoting Anonymous:Yes it's dumb. I really hate seeing people paying someone to bring animals into this world when people like me spend hundreds of hours a week trying to keep animals from being put down in a shelter.
Your overpriced puppy isn't going to be any better than the $20 puppies in the animal shelter.
Our local SPCA had over 7000 homeless dogs and cats go through the shelter in 2011 and are already over 5000 for this year. So many good animals lost their lives because there aren't enough homes to adopt them or funds to help save them and they have to be put down. I could never live with myself purchasing an animal knowing so many homeless ones are being killed!
That's the ugliest name everrrr!!!