Dog registrations down 5% – Kennel Club London
The Kennel Club notes the 5% drop in registration figures for the first quarter of 2011 as compared to 2010, but is not surprised by it.
“As we have always warned that the difficult economic climate and the unpredictability which the economy is causing for many people on both a business and personal level, was bound to make serious breeders think twice about breeding litters.”
The difficult economic climate was bound to make serious breeders think twice about breeding litters.
My blog on the 08th of Feb was also about this topic, where I stated that if “it were a case that less dogs were being bred in Ireland, I’m sure we would all agree that this was a good thing, but I’m not so sure”
Is it a case now where a responsible dog breeder will only breed, if they have a large waiting list and then some, for the resulting pups ?
People will always say, why buy a dog when the rescue centres are full to overflow as a result of the economic crisis?
Found on the Why Advertise section of Pedigree dogs website we advise people that if they are not buying a registered pedigree dog, then rescue a dog from their local shelter.
Pure bred registered dogs, bred from health tested parents from a responsible breeder, will give, IMO the new owner a better chance of succeeding with a dog than any other circumstance
This responsible breeder will carry out home visits with potential new owners, and will also get them to sign a contract, where one of the points would be, that for any reason the new owner is unable to take care of the dog any longer, they should contact the breeder, so that a suitable home can be found.
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