lappiemum

We're all sending our fav GR healing thoughts tonight. Tasha especially wants her partner in crime up and ready to do ball chaseys! Get better quick Charlotte!!!

You expect to pay the same price for a breed potential imported lineage pup on main registry, or a pup from a renowned kennel esteemed for producing consistent trademark type, for the same price as their pet limited-reg counterparts? If not, it is profiteering and all about morals? Hmm thats an interesting perpective, I'm thinking of a few kennels whom I now might just ask for a discount based on that ethos ... see what puppy I end up with the cheek of me wanting their bloodlines and the years of their expertise and trained eye, to benefit my learning and my dogs but I dont want to pay for it uh-huh bcz if they were breeders with morals, they would sell me their standout pup representing their breeding effort for the same price as a pet ... ??? With Main reg you are not only buying a dog, you are buying its pedigree, and you expect that pedigree to also benefit the future breeding and standing of your own dogs, else you would not seek it. One small point; price is not always in indicator of quality.

Personally, I would find a number of those to be unacceptable. Sorry your friend is having problems with finding a breeder - all I can say is that she should keep looking, when you find the 'right' breeder its really worth the effort!

Happy now. Wish you were here Jed.

If you are researching your breed, there are plenty of websites with average prices out there. Also, sometimes a price may vary - such as when the pup is the offspring of an imported line.

What most ethical breeders charge for a puppy has very little to do with what you invest in your breed. If you expect financial compensation, you're going to be rather disappointed! Originally, all pedigree dogs were mains registered. Limited register came along as an option for breeders who wanted some control over the breeding of their lines. However, reality is that there are a lot more pet homes than show/breed homes. If a breed has a sliding scale of charges then thats up to them. However, I wouldn't come on here and state that a breeder who has a single price - thats within the range of what you would expect to pay - is cheapening the breed - actually, I'd find that insulting, given that I know many reputable and very ethical registered breeder who don't have a sliding scale at all.

So dogs on limited register are discount bin? It costs the same to have a litter, regardless of what is in it. Main register is for dogs that may be shown and bred from, limited for those that are not intended to be shown or bred from. And there are plenty of 'show' quality dogs in pet homes.

It costs the same to raise a litter, regardless of whether the puppy is show prospect or pet homed. Also while a puppy may appear to be show prospect there is no way to 100% guarantee it. Finally, there are many 'show prospect' dogs in pet homes - the reality is that there are more people who just want a dog as part of their family and are not interested in showing. Was the breeder you spoke to registered?

The story about Jed and the fire was just shown on National 9 news here in Melbourne, they said she was heroic.

God, how horrible. I can understand her going back in to the house, but that must have been gut wrenching- how brave is she! Hoping she recovers quickly.

gremlins

If she uses a limited register dog, the puppies cannot be registered with the canine authority and she is essentially a backyard breeder. If she uses another dog's name on the pedigree and tries to register the litter, its fraud. Not to mention in violation of several rules of the canine authority. Have a chat to the owners, see if they can see whats reasonable and ethical, esp down the track if people are buying the puppies. However, it seems that they will be going ahead with it inform them that you will be reporting the matter to the canine authority should she try registering the litter. If its intended as an unregistered litter, you may want to express concern about these people being backyard breeders themselves, esp when none of the pre-breeding health checks etc have been done, and should there be any congenitcal defects they themselves may be held liable by the puppy buyers for not taking due care and diligence (a long shot, admittedly, but possible).

Pointees, love the pics!!! Can I get some of the Lappie pics? Esp the ones of Tashy

Its lots of fun Prada - and the more the merrier!

Tasha was the original devil puppy I'm afraid - she used to beat up all the other puppies in doggy preschool! Sorry, didn't see rubber duckie - and we did frisk the lappies on the way out! Kepala is always educational for us too!

LOL Love the pics - and you even managed to get Tasha looking almost sweet!

No worries - can you send me your email? Just to [email protected]

Opps, apologies - found these too! on a mission! and bouncing! How to hunt bears and have them appreciate your au-thor-a-tee!

And finally - group zoomies is fun!

I reckon the council will book us for having earth digging dogs!!LOL

Tashy doing sand run zoomies (she's good at these!) While Bear and Sohvi take a break (all that digging is exhausting!) And a nice head shot of Boof

Now, I do have to share these - this was Sohvi's first time in soooo much sand!!! and she decided that it was just soooo much fun! There are a couple of lappie sized holes to rake over I'm afraid! Yes, that would be a hole...dug by 3 lappies! That's Bear disappearing into the hole! (and Sohvi about to bite Tasha's tail!) Sohvi LOVES sand! cause its way fun! and its good to stick your nose into! a satisfied Sohvi the sand sausage

Pointee cuddles!! (aww!) and sohvi is a good girl for anyone with a treat pouch!! waiting for mum to come back! and Bear checking out the dogs in the agility run....(did they get his permission?? I think not!! )

Big Boy Maverick and zoomy Echo! my boofhead Bear and tashy