Is 5 litters too much? (off topic posts from GD thread)

[EmmaG]

lol well perhaps you should Fran That was the going rate for lab pups at the time (in Essex/Cambridgeshire), I would have thought now they would be even higher??

[Fran]

Originally Posted by EmmaG

lol well perhaps you should Fran That was the going rate for lab pups at the time (in Essex/Cambridgeshire), I would have thought now they would be even higher??

Yes, I think they are more expensive down south, it's the same with Siamese kittens too

[Elaine]

I for one have really enjoyed this debate and was very interested to read what every one has had to say.
Tilly, dont get so upset by it all, no one is slurring you, breeding is and always will be a very emotive topic and one which many of us will never agree on, that doesnt mean that the debate should not go on how ever.

[Kay]

A very interesting post very much along the lines I have come to expect on Catsey when breeding is involved. I am not really going to add anything except for one thing. Dawn, Show people are not always what they seem they falsify papers by registering more pups than are really born and then buying in unregistered ones and selling them for a dearer price, many do let their girls have more than 2-3 litters, they are magically able to use stud dogs that have died, and as Jac has already mentioned they register puppies under different girls. The worse thing I have known dog show people do in their eagerness to make up their girls is to let them have a litter and then take them away from their pups at a very early age and hand rear them with no consideration for the pups wellbeing, just so they can get mum back in the show ring.
Oh and I do have experience of the dog show world, albeit past experience, as an exhibitor, breeder and a steward. Having said all that their are good breeders who show as well.

[borderdawn]

Everything you have said goes on in Cat showing too Kay. Unfortunatley there is no reccommendations for how many litters Cats should have, even the GCCF guide saying a Cat must be over 12mth before mating is often ignored, and babies are bred from. There is no upper limit either, unlike with Dogs now, so Cats actually have a far rougher ride in many instances.

[smudgley]

did we have to drag this up again? sorry, just thinking out loud

[Kazz]

Originally Posted by smudgley

did we have to drag this up again? sorry, just thinking out loud

Ditto big time....

[borderdawn]

I didnt!!!!

[dinahsmum]

Not again
It always causes bad feeling on Catsey - fgs, leave it alone, and especially don't resurrect a month old thread - it's like picking at a scab!

[dandysmom]

Amen, DM! Give it a rest!