Indiscriminate breeding of dogs in kennels and by breeders.

This has always been a topic of great concern amongst dog lovers and Kennels Clubs - Indiscriminate breeding of dogs in kennels and by breeders.

I had a brush with reality when I was on a lookout for a Golden Retriever pup. I frequent the classifieds and websites in search of pups, though I have a vet who can guide me best to get a good dog. I was on a lookout for an adult dog or an adolescent pup as I do not have someone to take care of the pup. But I need one so that it can give company to Cleo, my 1 yr old Labrador.

I stumbled upon an ad by this woman who has a boarding and breeding dogs (in Kalyan Nagar, Bangalore) she would continuously put up ads about pups for sale. Now she has slowly come up with ads about adult dogs for sale. So I contacted her and asked her what price she was quoting for the said 2 year old, female Golden Retriever. She said 8500!!!! That dog was without registration papers and what followed left me crying for the plight of dogs she has kept.

She said “See I bought this one for Rs 7500 and she has been with me for 2 years and it has littered twice, 3 puppies the 1st time and 5 pups the 2nd time. I want to make some profit by selling it no? ”

What more profit did she want? Bloody hell, a 2 year old dog has already finished 2 litters and is on heat again. Sure she would have sold those puppies for Rs 8000 each. She has been insensitive enough to have had her dog litter twice in the first 2 years of its life and she is talking about making a “profit” by selling it, which would mean she has conveniently forgotten that her pet also has feelings and will have trouble getting accustomed to another house and people. While she wants to make a profit by selling an adult dog for Rs 1500 more than the price she got it as a pup???

Many of us go to breeders thinking they have the best pups and some go to them because they give good looking pups for a cheaper price. But what the people do not know are the hereditary problems these pedigree dogs can have. The once the cuteness of pups transform into ailing dogs or the ones with untreatable disabilities.
The media has done their best to keep the people well-informed to choose the right dog and always go to a responsible breeder or even better adopt the Great Indian Dog. But…if we ever had stringent laws in place, people like the above said lady would not flourish.