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Originally Posted by Michael Romanos
I would not accept the notion that all horse people are poor dog breeders or even in substituting 'all' for 'most.'.
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I didn't say "all" I said usually. And unless you are familiar with the horse people in the US who also breed corgis you don't know if it's all, most, usually or just some. I have had quite a bit of first hand experience with horse people who also breed. And yes, usually they don't do health tests, breed to the standard, use limited reg., screen buyers, etc. They are just produing puppies for extra cash.
In fact one person here in Utah was trying to place her puppies at 3 (yes
THREE) weeks of age. She told me they could eat pretty well on their own, she was going out of town and didn't want her husband to have to deal with them. Well, they fortunately didn't place and her husband was seen at a horse show three weeks later trying to sell them. Some more responsible corgi loving horse people raked him over the coals for that.
Five weeks later two of these puppies ended up in a pet shop. When I went to see them they were in cages covered in feces and flies.
Yeah, great representation of a responsible breeder huh? And no this is not an isolated case. Debbie and others I know can give you similar stories.
So yes, we do have a basis for our objections. And yes, there can are are horse people who try to do it right, who do the health tests, require pets to be altered, screen buyers, etc. But they are few and far between.
Peggy