Other articles with keyword "DOGGIEPING" since 12/29/04
You may want this for your doggie ping list.
Very true.
Every animal that has lived with me has been a stray, or unwanted cat or dog. They are and have been the best and better that most people I've had to endure.
Well, she's probably right about that... I've never heard of it.
There's not a dang thing wrong with auctioning livestock.
In addition, people who put alot of time and effort into producing quality puppies (generally hobby breeders who don't make a living breeding dogs) will not sell a puppy in such a way, as they want to be able to choose appropriate homes. Having enough $$$ to buy a puppy does not insure the puppy will have the right home.
I was once approached by a good friend to donate one of my puppies for an auction (for a good cause) and I don't think she really understood why I declined. I offered other services to auction (private training classes for instance) but they were not interested. They just wanted a golden retriever puppy because it would birng alot of $$$.
In additiona, I was once at a charity auction in which a golden puppy was auctioned. The person who bought it did so in the heat of the moment. She got rid of the puppy within 6 months.
susie
Actually this is rather amusing.
We're supposed to be appalled at this, right?
Yet, thousands of "top" breeders or dealers will very readily sell both puppies and older dogs sight-unseen (on both ends) to people thousands of miles away whom they hardly know, never seeing them, because they just ship the dog cross-country or cross-Atlantic.
I'm thinking the only difference is they might talk to the prospective owner a bit more.