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they have a waiting list for females (or males) and a litter produces the opposite of buyer demand?
Some comments have got me thinking... reputable breeders should not have to advertise people say... Ok, I buy that (and I agree with that).
But what happens when what the buyers want is not available?
The Samoyed breeder my aunt works with had two males their litter before last. One was sold before hand and they had four families waiting for females. The other male got sold some weeks down the road, but well before they turned 8 weeks.
This time around, there were four males and one female. Again, the female is spoken for, however I'm not sure (please note I said "sure" they could very well be and I just don't know) if all four males are.
When I spoke to the breeder last, she said that she's had to put an ad in the paper before because the demand was bigger for females than males.
Is she considered an irresponsible breeder? I personally don't think so... this is a woman that knows and respects her breed very much, she has written at least one book that I know of. They do health testing and provide health guarantees...they offer assistance to the people that buy their puppies and are actively involved in the showing process.
Thoughts? And please, let's keep this nice.
Some comments have got me thinking... reputable breeders should not have to advertise people say... Ok, I buy that (and I agree with that).
But what happens when what the buyers want is not available?
The Samoyed breeder my aunt works with had two males their litter before last. One was sold before hand and they had four families waiting for females. The other male got sold some weeks down the road, but well before they turned 8 weeks.
This time around, there were four males and one female. Again, the female is spoken for, however I'm not sure (please note I said "sure" they could very well be and I just don't know) if all four males are.
When I spoke to the breeder last, she said that she's had to put an ad in the paper before because the demand was bigger for females than males.
Is she considered an irresponsible breeder? I personally don't think so... this is a woman that knows and respects her breed very much, she has written at least one book that I know of. They do health testing and provide health guarantees...they offer assistance to the people that buy their puppies and are actively involved in the showing process.
Thoughts? And please, let's keep this nice.