Sheborder

[missus_vegas]

please to buys me one of dem heres from my chrissmuss

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[missus_vegas]

Re: Sheborder

on a serious note...people really spend $1500 fi buy dawg? dam. dat deh dawg deh mus can eat fi mi spend dem deh breed a money deh.

[CeaBee]

Re: Sheborder

is all about disposable income.

people spend 1,500 pon music equipment, jewelry, handbag, shoes...and all dem tings i seh


eta: but is not my money them spending so i ongly in mi mind

[diabolical_Tanya]

Re: Sheborder

yes dem people deh have disposable income, my old roomate the ocd one spent 1200 on a french bulldog, then she had to spend 500 to get it shipped to montana then she had to drive donw fi pick it up, pay a vet in montana to get papers fi cross di border THEN at the border they charged her duty

and that was before she had to pay the vet here to spay the dog.

Tango cost me $125.00 and about 700 in vet bills and license fee.

[missus_vegas]

Re: Sheborder

so dat mean him cost 850...a nuff money dat still fi dawgushoutmoutanmekupface:

[Nanook]

Re: Sheborder

Maltese are so pretty!

I did once spend 1,500.00 on a dog. He was already an AKC champion though. I drove to California to get him and then spent another grand showing him to a Canadian championship.

That's him on the left and his daughter on the right.



Befroe purchasing a purebred puppy...

Make sure the breeder is not a backyard variety.

This would mean that the person has an established breeding program where several generations of their line has been health tested for whatever inherited disease is prevalent in the particular breed. A google search can tell you what to look out for as each breed has some genetic faults.

Then you call the breeder and interview them! Ask them hard questions.

Don't meet the breeder at a location other than their home. You want to see everything. See where the puppy was raised and the condition of the dogs they have and if the living conditions are sanitary.

In the USA especially, you will start seeing a lot of puppies advertised CKC. (Continental kennel club) This is a huge warning flag! Mostly because people go with CKC after being expelled from AKC and losing privileges for being dishonest or running a puppy mill.

This is the motto of my local Kennel club:

&quot;Look before you leap, a puppy is for keeps&quot;.

Kennel clubs are an excellent place to start when looking for a purebred dog. They will have a list of breeders for referral. Breeders who are serious enough about their dogs that they do the testing and only breed the best to the best. THAT is kind of place you want to buy a puppy. Then you won't be bringing home a vet bill on legs...

Online shopping is not a good idea and neither is the newspaper. Start with the professionals and get a healthy dog from the beginning.

I could tell you horror story upon horror story that I have heard about people having their hearts broken and their bank accounts emptied over bad breeding and I see it all the time!

[23JAM00]

Re: Sheborder

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Nanook</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Maltese are so pretty!

I did once spend 1,500.00 on a dog. He was already an AKC champion though. I drove to California to get him and then spent another grand showing him to a Canadian championship.

That's him on the left and his daughter on the right.



Befroe purchasing a purebred puppy...

Make sure the breeder is not a backyard variety.

This would mean that the person has an established breeding program where several generations of their line has been health tested for whatever inherited disease is prevalent in the particular breed. A google search can tell you what to look out for as each breed has some genetic faults.

Then you call the breeder and interview them! Ask them hard questions.

Don't meet the breeder at a location other than their home. You want to see everything. See where the puppy was raised and the condition of the dogs they have and if the living conditions are sanitary.

In the USA especially, you will start seeing a lot of puppies advertised CKC. (Continental kennel club) This is a huge warning flag! Mostly because people go with CKC after being expelled from AKC and losing privileges for being dishonest or running a puppy mill.

This is the motto of my local Kennel club:

&quot;Look before you leap, a puppy is for keeps&quot;.

Kennel clubs are an excellent place to start when looking for a purebred dog. They will have a list of breeders for referral. Breeders who are serious enough about their dogs that they do the testing and only breed the best to the best. THAT is kind of place you want to buy a puppy. Then you won't be bringing home a vet bill on legs...

Online shopping is not a good idea and neither is the newspaper. Start with the professionals and get a healthy dog from the beginning.

I could tell you horror story upon horror story that I have heard about people having their hearts broken and their bank accounts emptied over bad breeding and I see it all the time!
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That's the truth....do your homewrk and make sure the dog is not coming from a puppy mill and BY NO MEANS get a dog from one of those pet stores in the Malls. Those dogs come from puppy mills.

[Nanook]

Re: Sheborder

Here is a good site with questions you should ask and help finding a responsible breeder.

Hereso

I have seen some very cute Maltese and some so ugly that you can barely like to look at them. For example, huge size, and incorrect pigmentation. A Maltese should have black around the eyes and a black nose, never pink. If it is pink when they are babies it will be pink when they grow up!

Also, it is in my contract and every breeder that I know...to take your puppy to be inspected by your own vet within 2 days.

Some states have puppy lemon laws! Yep, it's a necessary thing as unhealthy puppies are so prevalent!

Here is a list of puppy lemon law states and what each state governs...

lemon law states here

[missus_vegas]

Re: Sheborder

nanook is dere neting bout dawg weh u no know?

mi granny

[Nanook]

Re: Sheborder

Oh yes, there is plenty I do not know! It is an ongoing education and I learn something new all the while. I've had a lot to do with dogs throughout my whole life and started the breeding/showing thing back in the late 70's and still hang around people in that culture. I take care of show dogs for a couple of people when they travel instead of spending thousands of dollars on showing my own now though I do have a standard Poodle show dog at the moment!

Back in the mid 70's I was the pound master for a small town and a township in northern Mn and it was an eye opener to the fact that people do not really put a lot of thought into acquiring a pet and some of them never should. Others can be taught and that is what it's always been about for me. I attribute that working experience to the fact that I became a conscientious breeder who did the homework and the testing and the extensive interviews to potential puppy buyers.

Sometimes I feel like I'm preaching but I've been preached to plenty and if I can save heartbreak for just one person then I have done my job. As a breeder education has become my responsibility. I should say former breeder. I've stopped breeding but I'll never stop trying to help!

[jamaica_dreamin]

Re: Sheborder

In the USA especially, you will start seeing a lot of puppies advertised CKC. (Continental kennel club) This is a huge warning flag! Mostly because people go with CKC after being expelled from AKC and losing privileges for being dishonest or running a puppy mill.

I would not have known that. Great information. Thanks.