This is a question for all the dog breeders out there of all breeds.
I read somewhere once that a reputable breeder can be characterized (amongst a long list of other things) as pricing their puppies the same. Not $300 for males and $400 for females. Or $900 for blue eyes, $500 for black and brown.
Everytime I look around at dog breeder websites who seem to have everything that makes them "reputable", such as background checks, vet checks/health guarantees, signed contracts, etc...I still can't think of why gender, coloring, and markings should be included in the price.
Isn't a puppy a puppy, despite all their physical appearance? People say it's for the betterment of the breed and so on, but it sounds to me like getting these "rare" traits just equals a gold mine for a breeder who says they make no profit.
Who's to say a"high quality, rare color" female is any better than the runt in the corner who is almost a year old already about to be a freebie to whoever will take him?
2007-12-04
23:39:12
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Kadan
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