Re: [PyrNet-L] Pyr puppy wanted

[Schonberg Farms <Schonberg.Farms@Nethawk.com>]

MagEBroD wrote:
I'm sorry - but am totally confused by your last statement. If a vet
> charged $1000 for first shots, worming & neutering -  I'D GET ANOTHER VET who
> charges reasonable prices!!! Get real!!!
>    Also how can you say someone who just charges for those things (at
> reasonable vet prices) is in it for the money? They are not charging for their
> dog's OB care and food for pups,  price of whelping pen, etc.
>    Feel it's a real injustice to try to twist things around & place blame
> where there should be none! None of the people involved with this litter is
> guilty of any wrong-doing & greatly resent people trying so hard to find
> something wrong where there is none. There are plenty of pet abusers & puppy
> mills & people who abandon pets to be angry about & criticize. One of the
> owners of a pup from this litter just adopted a rescue pyr about 6 mos. older
> than ours. In the a.m. I'm going myself to check out 2 rescue dogs that I
> think may be pyrs 2 mos. older than ours & am willing to be foster home for
> them both if they are pyrs. At least 3 of us have vowed to take any
> littermates that may ever need a new home, as well, though I doubt any from
> this litter will ever need new homes. But just in case - we're ready &
> willing!


That is nice that you and a few others have agreed to take in the other
littermates if need be.  But, for the other people out there who just
want to save a few bucks on a exeptional quality pyr would never
consider taking in any additional littermates.  So we praise you for
making that clear to everyone.  But it still does not change the fact,
that selling Pyr puppies for less than $500. is just contributing to the
excess puppies and adult dogs out there that need to be rescued.

I am from Michigan and our Pyr club has just closed down the last puppy
mill in Michigan.  They were selling there puppies for 350 every few
months we would see this ad in all the county papers, "puppies for
sale".  Now you have to understand that to people who want to preserve
this breed and who want to get offsprings that are better than what they
have, it makes us pretty angry when we see other people selling these
gorgeous animals for less than what they are worth.

I agree with a comment that Donna wrote, that if she could give away a
pyr puppy to a particular family without the money she could.  But again
there is no inclination on the other parties part, that this puppy would
be well cared for in the future without the value of the puppy ($$$) in
trade.

Sorry if you do not understand, we are not judging you, or judging the
people who are sincere.  We are judging the generalization of selling
for $200.

Susan
Schonberg Farms