#is FRUSTRATING to me because we are effectively AWARDING mediocre (and shitty) breeders for not investing in their stock | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

fjordfolk · 2 years ago

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i actually don't mind that the norwegian sheltie club has a recommended puppy price of $2500 (even if it's gone over inflation a bit). what i do mind is that a dog can technically have 1 specialized health test at 8 weeks old and be set for life w/o complaints while (certain) breeders claim we are "testing our breed to death" 🥰

#the current price is overshot by 3-500 USD now they shouldn't have increased in 2021 or whenever it was #i'd say most random mixes hover around 1k-1.5k /pomchidoodles excluded #unless you want an unregged farm bred border collie which you can get for a mediocre cup of coffee and a snickers #^ same w alaskan huskies #i dont care about show results #i dont give a shit about titles #i like that we don't differ between fckn pet or show quality or whatever #but the fact that you can get a puppy from parents whose only health merit is being born w/o cataracts or CEA #and pay the same #as one with full rundown over several generations #is FRUSTRATING to me because we are effectively AWARDING mediocre (and shitty) breeders for not investing in their stock #the less you spend the less you have to exclude or counter the less critical you have to be etc etc the more profit you can turn

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