Quote:
Originally Posted by Nirvana
Why is a fee necessary for a hobby breeder? Let say a kennel in Maine has 10 intact females that is $650 per female that you have to pay the local government to have these dogs on top of what you paid to buy the dogs. [$6500.00]What part of how can anyone afford that are you missing?
|
WHETHER IT WAS PER MOTHER OR PER PUP. I GOT IT NOW - THANKS
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nirvana
Most breeders are not selling the higher end dogs they retain them for breeding they sell one or two show and breeding quality puppies and the rest are the pets, in my breed pets are $450 and up that come from champion pedigrees. I do not place pets with papers for breeding. Sometimes I neuter them before they leave.
|
You brought up the $2500 number. Now you say the number is $450. Which is it $450 or $2500. OR is that now the range. I thought that was exceptionally high, We sold ours for $700-$750. So you would compare your dogs to, say an Acura versus a Yugo?
It seems more like a seating license when people buy season tickets for their football team.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nirvana
You are incorrect about the dog"market" people are buying mutts, "designer mutts" which have the potential to have twice as many problems as purebreds because they carry the genes for different breeds. It is PC now to "rescue" which makes people feel all philanthropic until they get little foo foo home and he is a monster. Ask Ellen.  |
I have seen plenty of health problems with purebreds as well. Yes they are better, but by no means immune. I've also seen many issues with their intellect and attitude due to constant breeding within the same lineage.
Oh, and who the hell is Ellen?