Skip to content
Basenji Forums
  1. Home
  2. Breeder Talk
  3. Asthenia puppies 8weeks

Asthenia puppies 8weeks

Breeder Talk

5/6

28 Feb 2010, 21:18

Suggested Topics

  • T

    Vetting Puppy Buyers

    Breeder Talk
    6 15 Nov 2011, 22:21
    15 Nov 2011, 22:21
    0 Votes
    15 Posts
    8k Views
    E
    @Chealsie508: I am a born skeptic and although I am not a breeder I would feel uncomfortable placing a puppy into a home when you 1: haven't been able to meet them or 2: haven't been "vetted" by someone you know. It is so easy for a breeder to sell a puppy on a spay/ neuter contract but hard to enforce once the puppy leaves you. People can make themselves seem like exactly what you want until they get what they want. I'm also not a breeder, but have friends who are. And I have seen this equation from the other side, twice as a puppy buyer (in both cases I visited, met the parents of the pups, had conversations with the breeders, etc.) and three times adopting older dogs. On one occasion the dog was shipped to me from Washington State…...but that was set up between the breeder in Washington who was looking for a home for a returned dog of hers and a breeder I had previously purchased a pup from, and who went with me to pick up the dog at the airport! I think it is best to have personal contact if you can, but you can get a fairly good "feel" for people by talking to them. Internet may work for an initial connection, but I would want telephone contact at the very least. I agree with Chealsie508 that "People can make themselves seem like exactly what you want until they get what they want." My close friend who breeds Pyrenees has had situations that seemed ideal turn out to be anything but, and on other occasions placements that she was a bit concerned about turned out to be just great. When in doubt, going with your instincts may work, but not always. No guarantees, and it is very difficult to enforce contracts once the dog is out of your hands. Once upon a time I thought I might sell a horse or two. Nope. Couldn't do it. Still got 'em, and they will die here. Glad I never bred my bitch! :)
  • J

    Summer Puppies

    Breeder Talk
    6 19 Jun 2011, 14:44
    19 Jun 2011, 14:44
    0 Votes
    24 Posts
    16k Views
    P
    They are so sweet. It's lovely to see them, thanks for posting.
  • T

    Illusion Puppies

    Breeder Talk
    6 18 Nov 2010, 20:56
    18 Nov 2010, 20:56
    0 Votes
    11 Posts
    5k Views
    J
    Gorgeous girls! I saw Petra's pics on FB.. Way too cute!!
  • N

    Fresh Frozen Plasma for puppies

    Breeder Talk
    6 29 Nov 2009, 21:18
    29 Nov 2009, 21:18
    0 Votes
    2 Posts
    2k Views
    R
    Not seen this article three years ago last Oct we had to have blood for our cat. Cat's have blood types some what like people blood was not cheap. We tell him he got trash can kitty blood because after blood he wanted to eat table food never like that before. We also learned about blood when our akita was sick one was plasma and I do recall name of the other but it was really only good for 24 hours. Rita Jean
  • K

    End the Puppy Mills

    Breeder Talk
    6 7 Nov 2009, 02:00
    7 Nov 2009, 02:00
    0 Votes
    3 Posts
    2k Views
    A
    It's a step in the right direction. This is a lawmaking function that should be reserved to the states individually, according to the 10th Amendment anyway. Dogs are not livestock and are not going to be used for food. Therefore, USDA does not really have a stake in regulating them. USDA garners its power under the "Regulate Commerce" clause of the Constitution's Preamble, a section that was never intended to carry the weight of law. (See Federalists Paper #41.)
  • W

    Puppy mill again

    Breeder Talk
    6 4 Mar 2009, 20:51
    4 Mar 2009, 20:51
    0 Votes
    19 Posts
    6k Views
    S
    Also, as they are so cat like, folks don't understand their not "listening". So the corrections get harsher and harsher. Sigh. Education is the key for folks…until they do, we will have many dogs in the wrong homes.