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Post by Brooke on Jul 18, 2004 15:03:35 GMT -5
My mothers fiance's daughter decided that she wanted to get a puppy. She decided on a chinese crested and went on researching breeders... She found one that she wanted to go through. The breeder had the pups and while they were counting down the weeks the bitch had a seizure.
The breeder decided against ever breeding her again which is good but ended up putting all the puppies to sleep, "just in case".
While I agree with not breeding the dog again I don't feel that it was right to dispose of puppies like this just because the mother had a seizure.
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Post by sibemom on Jul 18, 2004 15:50:42 GMT -5
OH THE JOYS OF PURBRED BREEDERS Like you said about the people at work talking about the MONEY, that is what this is about. There is no way to tell if any of her pups would have had seizures untill it happened. Did she know why the mother had the seizure? This makes me angery. No I would have never bred the dog again but if the pups were all ready born why not give them a chance and see what happened. You can get a dog from parents that never were prone to this, I had one none of her siblings or her parents ever had a seizure but she did. This would have complicated her health gaurentee which I am sure she gives clients, and it would have cut into her profit This really angers me. Killing a litter for the purpose of "JUST IN CASE" how stupid
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Post by Laura on Jul 18, 2004 19:52:51 GMT -5
What a dumba** . The pups could have been sold at a pet rate, with a spay/neuter clause and a limited health guarantee. I don't have a problem with culling pups for a major reason, but one seizure does not make a good enough reason.
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Post by Nicole on Jul 18, 2004 20:09:58 GMT -5
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Post by Richard on Jul 19, 2004 10:04:38 GMT -5
I think it was all about the money too.....reputation second....
The breeder probably didn't want to take the risk that the pups could eventually develop the problem with siezures too and then have to fork over refunds or a pick from the next litter.....how narrow minded that is though!!
Unless the breeder has a crystal ball that can see into the future and say that each one of those dogs will have the same ailement as the mom did...gee, you think?
I personally think, as with the idiot who sold that beagle to the lady for 450 bucks that was obviously in very ill health, that there are some out there who have no scruples or values nor any concern for what they breed and put out there.....lying and cheating people, and ripping them off while destroying a breeds qualities and reputation seems to be the way some of these people work...all for the almighty dollar....
Absolute garbage!
-Richard
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Post by Willow on Jul 20, 2004 11:45:17 GMT -5
What an idiot!
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Post by Aussienot on Jul 21, 2004 17:05:29 GMT -5
Just to make this a bit of debate, I'll throw in a possible mitigating factor. We don't know why the bitch had the seizure.
If it was something with a high transmission rate, something potentially very bad for the breed, maybe the breeder was just being very responsible?
If she had raised the pups and they had a high potential of developing a serious/congenital problem, who does she place them with? How could she make sure none of the litter were ever bred? Desex at 8 weeks, and place the pups without a health guarantee - I can't see a reputable breeder doing that.
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Post by ripley on Jul 30, 2004 3:59:48 GMT -5
But did this breeder have the dam examined extensively by a vet before they had the litter culled? My guess is NO. If I had bred those pups, I would have waited until they were 4-5 months old or so to sell them, after they had been altered. Dogs with epilepsy live VERY happy lives and in some cases, the disorder can be controlled using something as simple as the food the dog eats. That 'breeder' robbed those puppies of a potentially rewarding life, just so she could keep her "reputation" and make more money by calling her dogs healthy.
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Post by HazelNutMeg on Aug 2, 2004 0:46:44 GMT -5
Dogs with epilepsy live VERY happy lives and in some cases, the disorder can be controlled using something as simple as the food the dog eats. That 'breeder' robbed those puppies of a potentially rewarding life, just so she could keep her "reputation" and make more money by calling her dogs healthy. I agree! My friend's BC has Epilepsy and I believe he's gotten his masters at Agility, and is a very happy and active dog!
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