[ SECRET POST #3640 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3640 ⌋

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Comments

Re: What do you consider a rip off?

[(Anonymous)]

Purebred dogs. Some breeds (pugs and bulldogs) more than others. Lets pay hundreds (or thousands) of dollars for a genetic monstrosity that should not be alive.

Re: What do you consider a rip off?

[(Anonymous)]

I recently boggled at someone referring to their purebred mixed-breed dog. I mean, I get at puggles and labradoodles are coveted "designer" dogs, but by definition, they're not pure-breeds.

Re: What do you consider a rip off?

[(Anonymous)]

This depends. If you buy a purebred dog from a responsible breeder, it comes with all vaccinations, a thorough vet checkup, a guarantee of health, a genetic and health history of its parents, grandparents, etc from the healthiest of the breed, and a guarantee the breeder will take the dog back if something were to happen. THAT is what you pay for, not the dog itself.

If you buy a "purebred" dog from a backyard breeder, you get none of those things and it's a rip-off.

Buying a "purebred" pug from a pet store is also a rip-off, but buying any dog from a pet store is a rip-off and 99% likely to be from a puppy mill where the dogs are abused.

Re: What do you consider a rip off?

[(Anonymous)]

This. Someone I know trains service dogs, and is a huge vocal supporter of responsible breeding. Especially because a good breeder will know very early on which puppies have the potential to be a good service dog and which will do better in other homes.

A good breeder will also work hard to make sure the dog goes to the happiest home for them. A dog that needs a ton of work/stimulation shouldn't go to a house that wants a snoring couch lump, a dog that's nervy shouldn't go to a high-stress environment, etc.

I mean I think people forget that shelters adopt out animals at a HUGE LOSS that they fill the gap with fundraising/donations. That dog cost them several hundred in vet bills and etc, but they can adopt it out for $80 because donations paid the other $400+ the dog cost them.

Re: What do you consider a rip off?

[philstar22]

I agree if only because it is actually really bad for dogs to be purebred because of inbreeding and genetic problems. What makes a purebred dog special anyway?

Re: What do you consider a rip off?

[(Anonymous)]

For pets, I agree, but if it's a working dog, there's actually value in getting a purebred - there's a reason a lot of dogs were bred for particular physical and temperamental traits, after all.