Hi Katie, Harvey's breeder has the exact same philosophy. She also has no problems with her puppies coming back and many people get more than one from her. I like that she puts former clients at the head of the list so they can get pals for their current Chi's.
--- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I do agree that the price of a "teacup" chi, sometimes, is unbelievably > crazy! It is definitely a gimmick. > > I don't always fault breeders for charging more than the norm for a puppy > though. Sophie's breeder has my utmost respect as a breeder and as a person. > Oh, yes, she charges more than say the $400 for a chi. To try to make this a > shorter email, her philosophy is that when people don't pay a good amount > for ANY puppy that puppy is more apt to be a "throw a way" dog. She's bred > chis for many years. She screens a new adopter quiet heavily. She keeps in > contact with her puppys new owners. She does end up losing contact with some of > her puppy adopters. Even with all her screening, you cant really KNOW a > puppys adopter. She feels if they put the money out for these precious puppies > they are more apt to keep them and be there for the puppy/dog when it needs > that $1000 emergency surgery. The members here can disagree with this, but it > works for HER. She has only had to go to one persons house so far to > repossess one puppy that she thought was in a bad home. Almost all her puppies > are adopted with a spay or neuter contract, too. Sometimes, she will even have > a puppy still when it hits 6 months old. She then uses her own money to > spay or neuter that puppy, because puppy mills are often out looking to > specifically buy a dog that is of breeding age, and there is no way they will get > their hands on one of her dogs. lol > > Yep, breeders often ask way too much for a lot of the toy breeds, but > sometimes(I know probably not often) they have a reason and the best intentions. > > Katie > " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
