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thank u beetree i think we got it and fix what the problem is finally even tho it took forever i hate when things like that happend and i can't figure out what the problem was

good breeder vs bad breeder............

i know breeders who will take a puppy or dog back at any age for any reason just because the want to do everything they can to ensure that the puppy they produced has the best life possible and if the client isn't happy they believe the puppy wont be happy either.

i know of breeders who require hips and elbow to be x-rayed at 6 months and that's the end of the guarantee...

i also know breeders who sell without any guarantee at all, its the luck of the draw.

i know breeders who spend "0" time with their puppies. they are kept in the back yard or in a spare bedroom... no enrichment, no socialization, no interaction

i know breeders who spend many hours with their puppies, exposing them to many different situations so they have confidence and experience to become all they can be.

as a buyer, its your responsibility to do your research......let the buyer beware.

the most frustrating thing is for a buyer to complain that a 1500 puppy is too expensive, after titling, and testing, vet bills, feed bills and the countless hours spent socializing and nurturing a litter.......

the most frustrating thing is for a buyer to complain that a 1500 puppy is too expensive, after titling, and testing, vet bills, feed bills and the countless hours spent socializing and nurturing a litter.......
 

 And it absolutely is if the pup has HD, ED, EPI, bloats at 4, poor conformation,  or poor temperament,  and the breeder doesn't honour his/her contract, blames the issues on the buyer and the buyer is left with huge vet bills too and a dog that can't be titled!  Or worse yet, no dog and the buyer is out 1500 bucks!



 

 

RedSable-BINGO

What could be worse than no puppy, no money?  

 

By the "logic" in Red Sable's post, one should divorce a spouse for infertility and sue the parents. 

First off, I think any breeder, whether they breed one litter, or a hundred litters, should honor their contracts. If you are not willing to back your dogs up, you have no business breeding them in the first place. As everyone states so freely that buying a pup is a crap shoot, than why pretend there is any guarantee on the pups you are selling, just say,"take your chances". I have a litter here and there. I put a lot of thought into my breeding plan, and I do consider what road I am traveling next WITH my dogs. And, I have never had any problems arise, I do also think, what if ?, And with that, I clearly state, I will give a replacement pup. WHY is it so hard to replace a pup ? If the only reason you put a litter of pups out there is for the money, you shouldn't be breeding dogs. If you want to be compensated for the time you put into raising a litter of pups, you shouldn't be doing it. The amount of time I spend with a litter of pups could never be monetarily compensated for. I get so much pleasure from every puppy I produce, I do it because I LOVE IT

The great majority of all dogs, including the GSD, are pets.

There are only two absolutely essential criteria: Health and mental stability.

Not all dogs of any breed need to have any "working ability".

The whole concept of the necessity of  "working dog" for any breed is an obsolete concept. Work is more sport and fun for the owner than actual utility.

A healthy and affectionate GSD can be just most family want. A large part of pet ownership satisfaction is in the appearance and movement of a pet animal.  

A good breeder is one who does not misrepresent the predictable working capability of a pup, and is honest about all the rest.

Who is seriously out there making money on pups of decent quality? Good pups cost people money, not make people money. 

The mentality that a puppy is a commodity like a sweater or a toaster oven, to be thrown away at the first sign of imperfection makes me physically ill. I cannot stand it when people treat the purchase of a puppy like the purchase of Wal-mart goods- if everything isn't perfect for a lifetime, I'll simply return this old thing and get my money back, regardless of what is wrong or why it's happened. Sickening thought process.  I'll buy back any dog at any time as a safety net for the dogs, but I sure as hell try not to sell to the kinds of cretins who would actually send their puppy back in the first place. You're supposed to be emotionally attached to your dog. That's what dogs are for. Anyone who disagrees with this is not someone I would sell a dog to (purposely).