>I don't know how much her aunt paid for the original dogs, but I know >she's been selling the pups for ~$500.
Ah, these are puppies she bred herself? Yeah I'd really have to stay step carefully. Breeding causally is not for the amateur...purebred dogs in particular always have genetic/hereditary issues that run in the breed and should be properly screened for. A good breeder can talk intelligently about their breeding stock and what good (as well as weak) areas their dogs have and what screening and prenatal care they do. In my own breed for instance, all breeding dogs should have their hips xrayed for hip dysplasia, eyes checked for collie eye and PRA, blood screening done for von Willabrands, etc. It doesn't necessarily mean you are going to have problems if you don't buy from a good breeder....but you sure are more likely to....and you also are encouraging the indiscriminate breeding of dogs that is causing so many dogs ending up being put to sleep for lack of homes. Not much different than buying from pet stores that are supplied by puppy mills. It's harsh to say that when it's family, and I don't know the full situation of course....but sadly, it's true that too many people breed dogs just to make some extra money, or because it sounds fun to have a bunch of puppies, etc. without really thinking about whether it really is the right thing to do when there is such an overpopulation of dogs in the country already. And the whole "let's make up our own breed" stuff really bugs me to no end. It's just all smoke and mirrors. Sigh - okay, stepping off my soapbox now. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:296902 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
