TRUTH OR SOUR GRAPES? - Page 2

Would be nice if you only paid $300 for the dog and got it for a steal. Heck you could have picked up a labradoodle from the news paper for $3000 and still gotten a crap dog with fake papers. Who cares what others think. It's your dog, take good care of her, get her some training so she will be a nice dog and hope you get to enjoy her for many years to come!

Some breeders out there are very competitive. They will say anything just to get your business. They go out of their way to trash another breeders pups just so that they can get your attention. This breeder plays dirty. Glad you didn't support this kind of behavior by getting one of their pups.

Brittany, 

Yes, the breeder kinda scared me.  They had 6 or 7 dogs in kennels on a small city lot (less than ,25 acre.  They had 4 puppies and another female due in a few weeks.  The puppies were in a dark humid garage with bugs flying all around (A LOT of bugs).  They were 6 wks old, didn't have any shots yet (we weren't allowed to put on the ground outside) and one had discharge from his eyes.  They also didn't seem to have any paperwork handy for the female or any of the pups.  The adults WERE very nice looking but the whole thing just made me nervous.  Anyway, the guy said my girl would not be up to show standards, I was just wondering if there was any truth to that.

Nick

Rik, 

It's not that I'm being sensitive.  In that regard, I couldn't care less what the guy has to say about my Anja.  She seems to have adopted my 3 year old son, much to his delight!!  I think she is adorable.  It's just that I was wanting to possibly show her.  I always wanted to get into that, but never had to resources.  He is saying she is not up to par.  I didn't spend champion money so I wasn't expecting a champion pup, just one that I could sort of break ground with and get some experience.  I know the pics I posted are really good for eval purposes, I was just trying to get a few opinions.


Thank you to all who have taken the time to post.   :)

Nick

Opinions are like buttholes everybody has one. That being said one side (I believe the bitches) had no working dogs going back three generations. For most here that is a no no. Even for a show line dog. 

If you are happy be happy but it would help to know what you paid. 

Based on what you told Brittney, you made the right decision not to purchase the puppy from that breeder.  

I know nothing about showing or competing with dogs, but based on your reasonable expectations, I say go for it.  In my humble opinion, competing should be all about your time, bond, and fun with the dog; everything else, well it is just extra.  Go out, have fun, listen to the critiques, learn the lessons, and ignore everything else.  Your dog really doesn't care about the trophies or titles or "oos and ahhs."  They just care that they are having fun with their best human friend.

This is just me, Nick, but if I saw something like that I would be sure to contact Animal control so that they can investigate. Puppies immune system are not strong enough to handle filthy environment, and can easily catch viruses/bugs. It's very easy for puppies to get sick. If they live in the city they might be breaking the law for having those 6 to 7 dogs. Many cities these days has a law where you can only own so many dogs. For an example in my county you can only have 4 dogs, and that is it.

Oh and Nick? Pet family companionship goes first :) So what if your puppy doesn't become show worthy. Who cares for as long as you can provide a good healthy live for your new puppy that's all it counts.

I paid $750.  What would be a reasonable price to pay for a puppy whose parents are not shown?

That's somewhat more than I would pay for a pup whose parents don't appear to have had hips & elbows certified as clear of dysplasia--unless that have had that done, and it's just not entered on the pedigree here--but it's not an unreasonable price for a healthy puppy from two parents with sound temperament.

The parents were not certified yet, but the previous generations they were mostly 'excellent' and 'good',, with only one 'fair'.