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by Bavarian Wagon on 11 May 2017 - 18:05
Like someone else stated earlier…VA doesn’t really get someone more of anything in this country…so you’re taking away the biggest reason to get it. I’m not bashing the pursuit of money, we all need to make it in order to keep doing what we’re doing and there’s nothing wrong with profit being a motivator. The problem is, there are much easier ways to make that profit because the goal of the whole system is to keep buyers in the dark and not give them the whole truth of what the market is and what dogs should be worth.
by susie on 11 May 2017 - 19:05
Sold "pregnant" because they were not worth the effort of training and titling, a couple of weeks later, as soon as they touch US soil, the puppies out of those dams and European sires ( whoever it was...) are advertised and sold as "working dogs / show dogs out of imported European lines".
2 healthy puppies only, and the potential "breeder" is +/-
- 2 healthy litters within one year, and the new car is almost paid...
Who cares about standard and working ability?
by Gustav on 11 May 2017 - 20:05
NO PUPPY is worth 5,000 dollars at eight weeks old. My question is WHAT justifies breeders charging that much?
by Hundmutter on 11 May 2017 - 20:05
by Gustav on 11 May 2017 - 20:05
So they advertise, " pups are for sale and people are willing to pay 5,000 dollars for them", then people read that and go buy them???
by vk4gsd on 11 May 2017 - 20:05
by Bavarian Wagon on 11 May 2017 - 20:05
That's the issue...when everyone is charging high...the unknowing buyers have no idea that the pups aren't worth that. The whole system is set up for those "in the know" to be able to make a profit without having to justify the reasons behind it. When there really isn't a choice and the gap between true BYB and just those that know enough to look and sound reputable being pretty big...the buyer is screwed. A few letters...participation letters even, make the breeder/dog look WAY better than the guy not doing anything. What those letters stand for...doesn't matter. And there is no way for buyers to learn the differences in the letters without getting involved...and that usually involves owning that first dog. That's why today we have breeders figuring out the easiest and cheapest way to get some letters and make your dog stand out above the true BYB.
When forums and internet sites are filled with "rally, dock diving, and lure coursing can prove the same thing that IPO can" the people trying to learn something and do the research suffer.
by Hundmutter on 11 May 2017 - 20:05
by GSD911 on 11 May 2017 - 20:05
I've seen that one used more than a few times.
by vk4gsd on 11 May 2017 - 20:05
Race to the bottom, but that's just a consequence of dogs not being required to help us do real chores anymore.
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