Just a question... - Page 1

Looking at various sites and ads I’ll sometimes come across one that puzzles me so I thought I’d throw it to the board and see what info came up.

Why would a U.S. kennel have on their site a puppy for sale that (A) the breeder didn’t breed themselves, (B) they don’t own either parent, (C) they don’t have any of the puppy’s littermates and (D) the puppy in question is still in Germany (or another country).  If the breeder already has their own dogs and does their own breeding, why would they need to sell a puppy from someone else’s kennel?

How does a breeder even find these puppies in the first place if they’re in a different country?  What is the typical cost factor buying a puppy from the actual breeder, then shipping it here to the states and then turning around and selling it themselves?  Is there usually something wrong with the puppy (and/or puppies) and that’s why the original breeder wants to sell them to another kennel?

Just curious about it.

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Perhaps the breeder is assisting a friend or associate in selling the dog? For example, I have a friend looking to sell a dog, I told him I would be happy to list the dog on my site for him for advertisement, as a favor. But yes, there are many brokers who list dogs for sale, and mark them for their own profit. It's really up the buyer to discern between the two.

Thanks.  I've always wondered why a kennel would have one puppy from one litter, another puppy from another litter, etc., yet wasn't really involved with the actual breeding, nor own either parent.

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If the breeder already has their own dogs and does their own breeding, why would they need to sell a puppy from someone else’s kennel?

About a year ago I received a puppy that has been owed to me for the last 8 years. The puppy was very nice but I didn’t want to keep him. So I sold him. Nothing nefarious.

Anyway I always help my friend sell their puppies.

I understand helping friends sell their puppies, but my question was why some breeders would import one puppy here, another puppy there from litters in other countries to then turn around and sell them here in the U.S. when they already have your own dogs and litters?  People can just as easily buy them directly from the original breeder.

Momo,

here is an example : I sell a Pup for 800€uros (roughly 1100$) to someone in the US, lets say Washingto,DC. Shipping for the Pup is 400 €uros (roughly 600$). Now this person has a Pup out of an breeding that is hard to come by in the US for 1700 $. He may turn around and sell this Pup for 2500$. Not too bad of a profit, if you allready have someone who wants it....

I personally dont like that too much, but nothing I can do from my end. It is quite hard to determen what a propective buyer intends to do with a Pup, yup I try to find out upfront, but (there is always a but) how am I supposed to know for sure what his/hers intensions are.

Luckily, I never had this problem yet, but the thought of it is disturbing.

Regards Ulli

Some kennels/breeders work closely with others mixing lines between themselves when they find a good blend. Any smart person with a contact in Europe they can trust, to pick nice dogs, would be a fool not to use it. Helping them sell a litter here and there takes nothing out of pocket so why not?

Thanks guys.  I guess it does just come down to money.  I would always wonder why one puppy was singled out to be shipped to the U.S.; is it their temperament, their conformation, etc. that makes the breeder not be able to just sell that puppy to someone like he/she did with the littermates.