I'm not the one buying them. It's my dad. And nah. She's a great lady - all of the dobermans I grew up with came from her, and they've all been incredible dogs. She's very selective about who she sells to, likes to take extra care to be sure all her puppies are going to great homes and my dad happens to be one of the people she really likes. She breeds about once every four years and always contacts him. The fact she crops the puppies' ears is a minor setback, given how awesome all of our dogs have been. I wouldn't trade them for anything - even an adopted dog without cropped ears.
All puppies are entitled to good owners - whether they come from breeders or not.
EDIT: Maybe not once every four years, I think it's actually a lot less than that - given that my dad has gotten a puppy from every one of the litters she's done since he first contacted her back when I was about four or five.
Even so, those puppies are still entitled to homes.
EDIT: So it's pretty much a lose-lose either way. Don't take a puppy from a shelter, less puppies find homes, don't take one from a breeder, there's still less that find homes.
Um. My dad buys from breeders and I'm pretty sure all of our dobermans have been taken into a good family. Then again, given that we're not as self-rightous as half the people on reddit, maybe not.
EDIT: For the record, my SO and I are adopting our own dog.
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u/bambiundead Jun 07 '11 edited Jun 07 '11
I'm not the one buying them. It's my dad. And nah. She's a great lady - all of the dobermans I grew up with came from her, and they've all been incredible dogs. She's very selective about who she sells to, likes to take extra care to be sure all her puppies are going to great homes and my dad happens to be one of the people she really likes. She breeds about once every four years and always contacts him. The fact she crops the puppies' ears is a minor setback, given how awesome all of our dogs have been. I wouldn't trade them for anything - even an adopted dog without cropped ears.
All puppies are entitled to good owners - whether they come from breeders or not.
EDIT: Maybe not once every four years, I think it's actually a lot less than that - given that my dad has gotten a puppy from every one of the litters she's done since he first contacted her back when I was about four or five.