Wife found a CC pup for $700!

[CaneCorsoLover]

First question I asked her was what state. Answer, Pennsylvania. My response, Amish Puppy Mill!! How to these places stay in business?

 

[PrinceLorde13]

It's simple irresponsible, ignorant, and impulsive people, the world is full of 'em

 

[CaneCorsoLover]

Yep. My neighbor next door, bought a King Charles Spaniel for his kids while away on vacation from a pet store that was going out of business! Idiot! Within a year, he had already paid the vet $3,000 in medical bills. The dog also looks to be 50% larger than a KCS should, now that it's fully grown. I bet that dog came from Amish country also.

 

[Arivera1125]

This breaks my heart. There are zero words to explain how absolutely angry and sad puppy mill owners/managers make me. I have read reports about how they tie the female dogs down and let the male rape them. It is terrible! May God have mercy on them when their Judgement Day comes. *sigh*

 

[irina]

We have one BYB around here who advertises cc puppies for $600 regularly.

 

[BlackShadowCaneCorso]

They are everywhere, we have un-papered ones going for as much as papered, health tested ones, we have a breeder out west having 3 litters in a 3 week span from un-tested dogs, we have dogs that you would never know are CC labeled as such and people paying for them.

 

[caudex]

Yup. I'm in PA, and the craigslist ad posted by the lady who was Scarlett's first home stated she was trying to recoup her purchase cost...$800. She was a reasonable person who took a much smaller rescue fee because she could see we were the right fit. I only blame HER for deciding to take a high needs puppy completely unsuited to her with no research--even without knowing the cost of a responsibly bred CC, it took us about 30 seconds alone with Scarlett to know what kind of "breeder" she came from.

And our vet told us there are pups that look JUST like my girl in the shelter local to her original home... Amish. makes me ill.

 

[caudex]

Her rescueversary was last month. She even came with "papers." We leapt to take her even though we had been on a waiting list for an American Bulldog, because we knew what would happen to her in our area.

 

[Young347]

Just putting this out there yes there are ally of puppy mills and backyard breeders but my advise to you is make sure you can go see the puppy for yourself and the mother and father if they have him because I just purchased my female cc Sophie for 700 dollars from a as a lot of everyone would say backyard breeder I went and seen her before purchasing and the mother and turns out when I called the iccf to register my cc the people were amazed with her bloodline and turns out my cc on the mother side is full Bel Monte and the father they said was also amazing

So I am just saying see you puppy before purchasing the price tag does not always tell the picture

 

[Claypoolfit]

Just putting this out there yes there are ally of puppy mills and backyard breeders but my advise to you is make sure you can go see the puppy for yourself and the mother and father if they have him because I just purchased my female cc Sophie for 700 dollars from a as a lot of everyone would say backyard breeder I went and seen her before purchasing and the mother and turns out when I called the iccf to register my cc the people were amazed with her bloodline and turns out my cc on the mother side is full Bel Monte and the father they said was also amazing

So I am just saying see you puppy before purchasing the price tag does not always tell the picture

Great bloodlines generally don't just go running about as responsible breeders don't allow that. I purchased a Rottweiler who I was told was an amazing bloodline, and I learned quickly as he had displaysia in his hips and elbows at 7 months, thats all the proof I needed that "distant relatives" don't mean anything, it comes down to the health of their parents. Now that I got a new dog my neighbors think I just get new dogs which is annoying. The parents can look completely healthy, but if their health is not sound and they aren't properly checked for hips etc, before breeding. They should not be breeding. The end.

 

[musicdeb]

Just putting this out there yes there are ally of puppy mills and backyard breeders but my advise to you is make sure you can go see the puppy for yourself and the mother and father if they have him because I just purchased my female cc Sophie for 700 dollars from a as a lot of everyone would say backyard breeder I went and seen her before purchasing and the mother and turns out when I called the iccf to register my cc the people were amazed with her bloodline and turns out my cc on the mother side is full Bel Monte and the father they said was also amazing

So I am just saying see you puppy before purchasing the price tag does not always tell the picture

IMO, it does not matter about the bloodlines if they come from a puppy mill. Puppy mill owners should be dealt with in a harsh manner, of course within the legal limits of the law (sarcastically).

 

[irina]

You might get lucky and end up with a great dog for cheap, but that's more of an exception to the rule.

 

[Distaff]

Her rescueversary was last month. She even came with "papers." We leapt to take her even though we had been on a waiting list for an American Bulldog, because we knew what would happen to her in our area.

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Cute puppy. I'm glad you took her in.
She looks a lot like the "mastiffy" pup I found at the shelter. No Amish here, (NM). Don't know where mine came from.

 

[RockstarDDB]

reputable breeders, with Proper bloodlines will have Parents on site , with pedigree's that are visible in the AKC registery and will provide you a pedigree of the parents at the time of pick up, and your paperwork for your AKC registration will come in the mail a month or two after you bring the pup home. Bloodlines and true pedigree dog breeders will likely make you jump through hoops to aquire one of their pups. they usually will have 4 or so dogs on site and will have been involved in showing their breed for years. they will also provide certifcates of health checks on the parents. My experience is that reputable breeders will rarely make much profit on their litters and pour that money right back into improving their breeding program. they will guarantee their pups health for a year or more, and you will pay top dollar.

By no means am i suggesting your dog is poor quality, or criticizing you in any way. But people selling their dogs for cheap are doing so because they over breed ,mill the pups, and always have 2 or more litters on the ground. Puppy mills treat the dogs horribly and the breeding parents are never health tested.

 

[CaneCorsoLover]

This says it all!