I agree with this! It also applies to kittens.
Carlee
Von: iPad@yahoogroups.com [mailto:iPad@yahoogroups.com] Im Auftrag von Jim Saklad
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 26. Dezember 2012 17:43
An: iPad@yahoogroups.com
Betreff: Re: [iPad] Re: VERY OT: pet question
Good purebred puppies, from breeders who do all the health testing and are careful in matching pedigrees, tend to cost about $1,500.
And, except for feed and *routine* vet care (vaccinations, etc.), that is often all you will pay until your old friend gets old.
Backyard breeders, who do nothing and who don't care if their puppies get sub-aortic stenosis or glaucoma or hip dysplasia, tend to charge about $500-$800.
And that's more or less your down payment on what may become several thousand dollars poured incrementally into providing health care for a defective animal.
People who put 2 purebred dogs together and create a "designer mix" of uncertain quality, tend to charge $1,500-$1,800.
A serious gamble as to what size, shape, personality, and health problems you will end up with.
Purebred rescues tend to be about $300+ depending on age and health of the dog.
And you have to wonder *why* they were there in the shelter needing to be rescued -- is there a problem that is going to turn up and make you regret your decision?
On the other hand, my wife recently helped re-home 3 setters who had been well cared for all their lives, but needed rescuing because their owner died. Alone, in her home. Very nice dogs; 2 healthy, one elderly with a failing heart.
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