Opinions on this breeder?

[Danegirl2208]

Come on now ..this is all a bit ridiculous..Buttercup did not post this thread so you could bash her..she asked for advice about a breeder.. if you do not like the fact that she plans on buying from breeder, that is fine, really..but move on or take it to PMs!..now how about we get back on topic?

Buttercup,

I am sending you a PM to a crested forum... i'm thinking they would be able to give you more advice on this breeder.

[-Pickle-]

i didnt come on here just to attack alicia. i came on this thread to ask how long it will be until this dog, or another animal, would be gone.
my 'advice'
see that shelter? yeah. its not for exchanging or binning animals. go down there and look around and you my fall in love with another dog.

[Danegirl2208]

i didnt come on here just to attack alicia. i came on this thread to ask how long it will be until this dog, or another animal, would be gone.
my 'advice'
see that shelter? yeah. its not for exchanging or binning animals. go down there and look around and you my fall in love with another dog.

Shelters are great..as animal lovers, we all know that and support them...but you are missing the point. She wants a Chinese Crested. Maybe she has already looked at shelters in her area for one, you do not know.. plus I highly doubt there are many Cresteds sitting in the pound waiting for a home. You really have no right to judge anyone for going to a breeder...responsible breeders are not the reason for the thousands of dogs sitting in shelters...irresponsible breeders are. If she is buying from a responsible breeder, who are you to judge her?

[-Pickle-]

what im asking is-
why does the dog *have* to be a chinese crested? sure- theyre sweet little things. incredibly cute. but is it not possible that she could love a dog that *wasnt* pedigree?

[Danegirl2208]

what im asking is-
why does the dog *have* to be a chinese crested? sure- theyre sweet little things. incredibly cute. but is it not possible that she could love a dog that *wasnt* pedigree?

That would be like asking me why do I HAVE to have a purebred Great Dane..Why? Because I LOVE the breed and I couldn't possibly imagine lfe without one. She is not a horrible person for wanting to get a purebred dog

[Flatcoatluver]

what im asking is-
why does the dog *have* to be a chinese crested? sure- theyre sweet little things. incredibly cute. but is it not possible that she could love a dog that *wasnt* pedigree?

That is the funniest thing I have ever heard. You trying so hard to bash Alicia, but your forgetting about others on pt who have purebreds. As a communtiy we love dogs, purebreds or not. There are traits in purebreds that a lot of people love. For example now that I have owned a sheltie, I can never see my self owning any other dog, blame me for wanting a purebred from a responsible breeder.

[-Pickle-]

look- im not saying theres anything wrong with purebreds. I have a purebreed Husky and a purebreed british short hair- but i didnt buy them.

i do understand what a heart murmur is. i do understand that it cant be just fixed. but what i dont understand is why shes so hell bent on getting a dog from a breeder. i have nothing wrong with responsible owners, breeders, etc. but its the life their looking after that bothers me. alicia has not been exactly responsible with those lives.

Ducky had crystals and I paid and got that cleared. He went to the vet right away. Milo had a skin problem I took him to the vet and he got antibiotics that again I paid for. It's not a case of the cat just being sick and not wanting to pay for it and that's what you don't get. Until you understand the problem don't bash me.

i find it just a little bit odd that these two pure breed sphynx kitties got vet treatment, yet you didnt even try to help Ivy.
can you justify that 'coincidence'?

[Logan]

Oooops. Had to leave this thread. I don't want to be a part of something like this. Sorry.

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[buttercup132]

do you even care about where he is now?

Even though it's not my responsibility yes I do and without the help of his original owner I tracked the person down on facebook and now talk to her.

your the hipocritE, by telling everyone that they should go to shelters, and then buying a dog.
again ive said it.

I don't tell everyone to go to shelters, again upon your searches you should know this.

even if the dog got a clean bill of health, theres no denying that it could develop an illness. then what would happen to it.

Again during your many searches (and my already reply) you should have seen that my cats have both had illnesses come up and they have been treated.

Do you not realise how stupid you sound right now? Honeslty your clearly trying to provoke me and get a reaction out of me and everyone is seeing it and obviously they also find it pretty rediculous.

[-Pickle-]

oh im not provoking you. you dont even have to answer me. but you do.
if logic= stupid now then order of the universe has been inverted and that means you must be incredibly smart, all hail buttercup the new steven hawking.
my watch isnt ticking anticlockwise. so clearly that hasnt happened. and obviously not everyone agrees with your opinion.

[Danegirl2208]

I am still baffled at how off topic this thread has gone..if you don't like buttercup or her decisions, Pickle.. why not just move on?..at this point all you are doing is bickering and trying to get a rise out of her, very immature on your part and I highly doubt very many people are taking you seriously....the point of this thread was not to bring up past events. Move on...

[-Pickle-]

hey- its immaturity, yep. i dont *have* to be totally mature.
but you cannot deny that my arguement has logic.
if you say that i have a spineless arguement i suggest you go to your local hospital to have some tests run on your brain.

[jennielynn1970]

Actually, it's been an amusing exchange to watch. Alicia does preach to others to look for shelter dogs/cats, even had it in her siggie about adopting shelter animals instead of the "breed and buy" while others die. Alicia is also very good at belittling others and making snide comments. Pickle was dead on with many of her statements. Good research ~Pickle~.


I've had two friends who found Chinese crested dogs, and one Chinese Crested mix, in local shelters. Seriously, have you done a search on PetFinder if you really want that particular breed? It would be saving a shelter animal's life instead of plumping the wallet of a breeder. Are you looking at a time line, or are you willing to wait? You might be able to find one in another area, if not local, so it would still be helping a shelter dog.

[binka_nugget]

what im asking is-
why does the dog *have* to be a chinese crested? sure- theyre sweet little things. incredibly cute. but is it not possible that she could love a dog that *wasnt* pedigree?

This is getting really silly..

All my dogs are purebreds. One from a BYB (should have known better, but didn't unfortunately), a shelter dog, and one from a fantastic breeder. I went out seeking a specific breed each time, because I love those breeds. There's nothing wrong with someone wanting a purebred -- it's how they find it that is important. Alicia is doing the right thing trying to weed out the bad breeders from the good.

With that said, judging solely on that breeder's website and from what you've told us, I would keep looking. If you dig deep enough, every dog will come from "Champion bloodlines". Now, if she mentioned multiple BIS and BISS dogs, maybe some obedience titles, CGN/CGC, and such in the immediate pedigree, that might impress me a little bit more.

I should also point out there's nothing wrong with shipping puppies (although I also would be concerned if they did it too young). If you choose to go to a breeder, you should be looking for the best breeder you can find. The chances of having that "best breeder" close to you, isn't very good. Keeva's breeder was the best one I found after a YEAR of searching. I had to fly her in from California but she is an outstanding example of her breed.