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Dog BreederJust out of curiousity has any one ever heard of a breeder who would advertise pups at £400 each then actually sell one pup at £250 at the age of 6 weeks and then charge another £50 boarding fee for keeping the pup till it's 7 weeks? It's a long tale to tell and as far as I am aware any responsible breeder would sell the pup[s at 9 to 12 weeks and am not trying to get into that debate. I am curious because if i were interested in a pup a) I wouldnt take one so young and b) alarm bells would ring at the price drop. Or am I being overly suspicious?
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I don't think anything in the world of dog breeding would suprise me now Elaine. There are plenty of good, careful and caring breeders out there; there are also people who seek to make money out of their dog(s) |
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Lord knows Elaine as DM says anything could be happening nowadays....I know people are struggling to sell pups. Must say though I got Sal at 6 weeks 3 days....and she was ready to go and perfectly happy from a man and lady I trust and would and did get another pup from Tess who I got again at 6 1/2 weeks. Both were perfect in every respect, health character and temprament. But of course I researched my breeder as they researched me and I have had Staffs previously and did and would walk away from any dgy litters "poorly pups" touch my heart yes but not enough to put a foot over my threshold...no point starting with a badly bred pup...Yes even though you all think I am a kind soft hearted fool  I am not as soft headed as I appear. Although toy breeds are not allowed to go to homes till they are about 12 weeks I think. Karen |
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I dont get the £50 boarding fee thing though coz if the pups werent selling then she'd have the pup another week or so anyway. |
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I think it is recommend now a days that pups aren't sold until 8 weeks, just in time for their first vaccine. 6 weeks is very young, even babies rabbits shouldn't be sold at 6 weeks, they are only becoming properly weaned at that age. Sadly a fat tum could just as easily mean worms, if they are buying from a puppy farm they are potentially setting themselves up for lots of problems and heart break, more so than from a respectable breeder. |
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Just another way to make money!!!! I got Gypsy at 6 weeks, Mollie at 7, and Tara at 8..... I prefer to get Staffs young and that way they can be socialised at an early age...... |
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No Elaine, it sounds very suspect to me. I got my girls at 7 weeks, personally I wouldn't like to take a pup after 10 weeks as their optimum socialisation period is around 6-12 weeks, after 12 weeks if they haven't seen and heard various things then there could be problems later in life but that is JMO, 8 weeks is the norm in pups. But charging board for a 6 week pup they bred is wrong wrong wrong! Can I be nosey and ask what breed they are? |
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They are advertised as chunky chocolate labs. |
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I hope the parents have been hip scored and tested for retinal dysplasia. |
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