Thoughts on Breeders Advertising in Classified Ads - Page 1

I  am not talking about advertising on this board's classified ads but ads on newspapers, buy and sell, kijiji, etc. Some people and books have told me not to buy from classified ads. If a good breeder does not advertise, how can people know that he/she has puppies available?  Any thoughts?

 I would hope a good breeder already has a good amount of a up coming litter sold before it,s on the ground.
So word of mouth would be the best idea. 

I would not expect a high "success rate" with an ad in the local classifieds, unless you happen to be lucky and live in an area densely populated with SchH fans.  Newspapers have a limited circulation, and thus a limited target audience.  I hope you live in a better area than I, but our local newspaper is fodder for BYB's and their $200 "papered" puppies.  If I ever got into breeding, an ad in the local paper would be IMO a waste of time.

At least with the Internet you can hit a broader audience.  Not many Average Joe's are willing to shell out $1000+ for a puppy, and even fewer than that are really prepared to open their homes to a mouthy workingline GSD anyway. 

Certainly word of mouth would be ideal and for an established kennel with many happy customers this ought to be easily done.  Not so easy, perhaps, for someone just getting started, or someone who runs a small hobby kennel with infrequent litters, or who lives in a geographically isolated area.

Yvette

It all depends on what your looking for.

If you're a new breeder, I would suggest that you stay under the wing of your dog's breeding kennel for as long as possible.

If you ask for advice in choosing a stud - and keep a good working relationship.

They want to see their dogs produce excelent ofspring. And if so, will most likely help when placing puppies.

Once you have a name for yourslef , placing puppies will be word of mouth and you will have much more freedome to pick and choose the dog / bitch combinations that you feel will be best.

if you're someone looking for a gsd, find a club with GSD's doing what you're interested in. SAR, SchH, Obedience, Therapy, Rally - or what ever...........and ask members of the most succesful dogs where the came from.........





 

Here's my opinion

The type of activity that wishes to do with their dog will dictate the type of breeding they should seek out.


Example:
A person wants to show in conformation. Then one needs to locate a litter from someone who shows and produces puppies that grow up to successfully show. They are found at shows, at show breeder referral sites...etc....

Schutzhund? KNPV? etc..? -the same.

For a person  who wants a "easy keep" pet that - one needs to locate a litter where both parents are "easy keep".  Newspapers are fine for that purpose.

BE SKEPTICAL of all "rules" , dogma, self promotion - that state that there is only one type of source for pets, that there is only one type of appropriate mindset for breeders, etc... etc.....Nothing wrong with classifieds.

Some of the worst dogs can come from big time show breeders, some of the best can be purchased by an old lady who's little susie had a litter in her bedroom.....some of the best can be FOUND as strays....some of the worst can be recommended by "know it alls".

My opinion, of course.

Thoughts on Breeders Advertising in Classified Ads by Trafalgar on 24 April 2009 - 22:04

Trafalgar Posts: 144 Joined: Sat Aug 18, 2007 09:50 pm

Here's my opinion The type of activity that wishes to do with their dog will dictate the type of breeding they should seek out. Example: A person wants to show in conformation. Then one needs to locate a litter from someone who shows and produces puppies that grow up to successfully show. They are found at shows, at show breeder referral sites...etc.... Schutzhund? KNPV? etc..? -the same. For a person  who wants a "easy keep" pet that - one needs to locate a litter where both parents are "easy keep".  Newspapers are fine for that purpose. BE SKEPTICAL of all "rules" , dogma, self promotion - that state that there is only one type of source for pets, that there is only one type of appropriate mindset for breeders, etc... etc.....Nothing wrong with classifieds. Some of the worst dogs can come from big time show breeders, some of the best can be purchased by an old lady who's little susie had a litter in her bedroom.....some of the best can be FOUND as strays....some of the worst can be recommended by "know it alls". My opinion, of course.

I totally agree with the above post.