05/04/2024
HOW MUCH FOR A PUPPY? I SAY THIS LOUDLY.
Let me say a few words for you, yes you, the person who writes an email to simply ask the price. The person who calls and after hearing a price states surprisingly: "I can buy a cheaper puppy elsewhere." I’m also addressing you; the person who doesn’t care about paper because I want “just a pet”.
No dog is “just a pet”.
Behind every purebred puppy/dog there is a BREEDER. I use flip flops to tell a breeder from a pet factory or a mill. A reputable breeder does not breed dogs without papers, that does not protect the integrity of the breed. Registration (paper) is registries of ancestry that document bloodline and enable one to research if possible health problems exist in the lineage. When you tell a breeder you don’t care about paper what you are really telling them is you don’t Care less about the pups health you just want the cheapest you can find! When you choose to buy a puppy from a reputable breeder, that breeder is responsible for each puppy's health; both dog owners and each puppy they have sold in their lifetime. This breeder will skip vacations, lack sleep, and most of their personal house space has been turned into a place for their dogs. The truly passionate breeder who loves what they breed, puts all their heart and soul into it. Not only in puppies sold, but also in each customer who owns a piece of their heart and is now a member of their extended family. This does not take into account any puppy/dog who may become ill or need extra help to thrive. Breeders worry about their babies after they go and take one back without hesitation.
A breeder will get his hands dirty, often covered in everything in the company of giving birth. Cause that's what life is all about... In the middle of birth and death is life. The wheel that keeps on turning. A breeder should perform tests, echos, x-rays, analysis, emergency c-sections, vaccinations, register litters, research pedigree, deworm, and microchip their puppies and have them evaluated by specialists.
Last but in no way least, a breeder CHOOSES the family that is lucky enough to have one of their puppies.
Yes, you read that right.
A true breeder chooses who they sell to because they don't make money from the sales. There is no compensation that can compensate for the investment a Breeder has made so they need to be sure that it fits. Many times said No more than yes... A good Breeder will have different criteria for those who want to continue their bloodline, why? Because breeding is not a responsibility to ever take lightly, it is a lifestyle choice reserved ONLY for the few dedicated people who are willing
Because a dog is never "just a pet" it's the Breeder's legacy, a little boy's best friend, a little girl's protector, an elderly person's therapy, a family member, someone's whole world!!!
Written in part by: Sr. Eduardo Loredo Muller
Translated to English by: Angel Sophia Nogga
Modified for dogs by: Amber French
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