Too Many Freaking BYB's

[tikeyas_mom]

i hate to say this but.. I was one of those people just a while ago... My lab got pregnant by accident (we were even schedualed for a spay that same week!!!) when she escaped and bred with our naibours Shepherd... I was really mad/sad/conserned/ but kinda excited .... And sure enough we had 8 little pups born on Aug 17th, about 5 had homes right off the bat (to friends and family) but we did have to put an add in the paper for the few who didn't find homes right away.... most of those people, I'm sure put ads in the paper to make money, but I wasn't one of them.

[Flatcoatluver]

Oh yes and it depresses me so much. I am finding more and more designer breeds in the ads..... There is a thing called low cost spay and neuter people, I guess some people think they can make big bucks! Just recently I saw 6 week old puppies (golden retriever) in the paper for $250. Way to young to be away from their mother.

[tikeyas_mom]

Oh yes and it depresses me so much. I am finding more and more designer breeds in the ads..... There is a thing called low cost spay and neuter people, I guess some people think they can make big bucks! Just recently I saw 6 week old puppies (golden retriever) in the paper for $250. Way to young to be away from their mother.

i waited till my pups were 8-13 weeks befor selling mine

[buttercup132]

You should see all the ad's on Kijiji a site for Canadian people to post ad's.
There are a bunch of ad's of people looking for other dogs to breed to their MIX breed dog

[tikeyas_mom]

You should see all the ad's on Kijiji a site for Canadian people to post ad's.
There are a bunch of ad's of people looking for other dogs to breed to their MIX breed dog

yeah thats just rediculas

[dogzr#1]

It's true. I looked in our classifieds today. Normally, I would see a couple "Puppies for Sale ads" and the rest would be with local rescues 'advertising' the dogs they have for adoption. When I looked today, they had a buttload of the "ready for Christmas"; "great Christmas gift" etc. ads. Many of them were being sold at 6wks old for crazy prices. It was saddening...

[IRescue452]

We have over a page of puppy ads, daily, every day of the year.

[wolfsoul]

I don't think every ad in the paper is always a bad breeder. I'm sure there will be a time that I will have to place an ad in the paper..I certainly wouldn't say anything about it being a holiday present though.

[theterrierman]

Oh, I forgot to mention, my paper has a distribution of about 10,000. 2 breeders were selling JRTs. I called one up for a lark, and he seemed to think that you could vaccinate against Legg-Perthes He didn't offer the information on Legg-Perthes, but when I asked if the dogs were tested, he said they were vaccinated, so he didn't have to test. IDIOT!!!. He also told me JRTs don't shed. There was 1 ad for Lhasas, 1 for Malti-Poos, 2 for Shih-Tzus, 1 legitimate ad for Goldens, 1 for Maltese (same phone # as malti-poos), and 2 for Cockers. The one cocker ad mentioned "rare exciting colors" but didn't say what they were. 1 ad that appeared to be legit, saying the Goldens were CKC Reg'd, Certified hips and eyes, and ready to go Jan. 9. 1 out of 10. Despicable.