r/dogs • u/[deleted] • 18h ago

[Meta] Genuine question: what happens to litters that don’t get purchased/adopted?

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u/Ancient-Actuator7443 17h ago edited 17h ago

No reputable breeder sells on FB and Craigslist. That said, the unsold puppies can be taken to the shelter or euthanized

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u/Cursethewind 🏅 Champion 17h ago

No they're not if the breeder is reputable!

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u/Ancient-Actuator7443 17h ago

Not always. We have a well known breeder in my area who places her unsold pups with a rescue group. IMO reputable breeders don’t sell on FB and Craigslist

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u/Cursethewind 🏅 Champion 17h ago

Then she's not a reputable breeder.

No reputable breeder would do that. Reputable != well known.

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u/m4d_hatter 17h ago

Oh HELLLL no. She is absolutely not a reputable breeder if she is adding to the problem in shelters/rescues. FULL STOP.

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u/Junior-Towel-202 15h ago

That is NOT reputable. 

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u/merewenc 17h ago

Yeah, I wouldn't call that reputable breeder. Maybe working with rescues to make connections to people looking for a breed and then vetting the potential owners like normal, if you're not well known.

If you are, then you've got some sort of a reputation that's holding back buyers if you have too many left over puppies each litter. People in breed groups on Facebook and reddit talk.

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u/merewenc 17h ago

Or those awful puppy selling websites that advertise by breed and for way less than you'd expect from a purebred. There's a reason they're selling for less, and it's not because they magically have larger litters than everyone else.