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jeffnkazuko said:@shibamistress
I guess it is all about education. In Japan a toy breed at pet store will go for between $2500 to $4000 and even a mix if it is small and cute will go for up to or over $2000.
There are couple of Shibas at a pet store near my house now, one red and one white(!) and they are going for about $1500. Their quality seems to be OK (except for the color!) but who knows where they came from. The crazy thing is that you could go to good breeder here and get a better quality dog for less than half the price. It just shows that pet stores make their money on people making impulse purchases which of course is not good. If people were really searching for a dog and did a bit of homework they would realize that a breeder would be a much better option both for quality of the animal and the price.
jeffnkazuko said:I agree, it is going to happen with any breed. I can remember a big Sharpei boom in the late 80's. Cute wrinkly pups were selling for big bucks and people were just hopping on the bandwagon. I still don't understand the Shiba thing as they are very popular family dog in Japan and I have never heard anyone here comment that they are any different from any other dog.
Saya said:I have same fears with kai kens, shikoku, kishu I'd hate for them to be in puppymills.
It might happen never know.
Hopefully it never happens.
Hopefully humans wake up and stop buying from puppymills if it wasn't so profitable there wouldn't be this large scale breeding going on.
Plus this mentality I'm 50 I want the puppy now and I don't want to be on a snobby breeder's waiting list need to stop.
I mean come on patience is a virtue! Too bad people think of dogs as items and must have it now.
A dog might live to 9 or even 16 years old might as well make sure the dog's breed is right for you and temperament and health is good..
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