Some very good thoughts Ann sent from Ann's IPAD
On Jan 16, 2012, at 3:13 PM, Peggy & The Girls <phr...@optimum.net> wrote: > Why would you want to bring more puppies into this world, when Petfinders has > over 14,000 chis that need homes?? Statistically speaking, if your dog has > 5-6 puppies (which is the avg) somewhere along their life, 2 to 3 of them > will end of in a shelter, or die before they even reach 3 years old. > Plus each one of these puppies are capable of producing there own puppies > within the first year. So now within there first year of life you have the > mommy, and an average of 5 of her puppies each having 5 of there own > puppies=26 chis within the first year. Six months later the females are in > heat again, and the cycle starts all over again. Now you have an avg of 51+ > chis by the time your pups aren't even two years old. > > Now you can see why there are so many unwanted chis on Petfinders. The odds > are that most of your grand-chis and great-chis will end up in a shelter and > be Euthanized. Unless you are breeding for show to improve the breed, and > give out breeders-terms along with the sale of your puppies, which states > that each puppies has to be spayed or neutered before it is 6months, or you > have the legal right to take back those puppies...Then please do not breed! > We don't need more pet-quality chis in shelters. Please have your baby spayed > now, and by doing so you are allowing others in shelters a better chance of > being adopted and saving your pups and there pups from being in a shelter and > killed in the future. > Do you know that more then 85% of the chis in shelters are from irresponsible > pet owners and not puppy-mills? That is a fact, call any shelter especially > in CA, TX, KY, OH and they will verify it. Right now TX is so overloaded with > dogs, especially the chi, that for the past two weeks they have literally > been having a daily Euth day, instead of twice a week!!! It's more then > horrible!! The rescues across the states including NY are overloaded with > chis. They tried to save as many chis as possible from those states and had > them shipped to NY, so now we are trying to find a couple of hundred homes > for them, but thousands of more homes are still needed. > > Please reconsider and think of the future of the chi population. Are you > willing to keep track of each of your puppies for the rest of their lives, to > ensure that they are not needlessly bred too? Are you willing to hire a > lawyer to back up your no-breeding terms upon the sale of each pup? That's > what a responsible breeder would do. > > Please think out what the future holds for each one of them! These are not > good times for this breed, just not enough homes for them or for the next > generation to come. If you love the breed, then Don't Breed, Adopt instead! > > > Peggy & The Girls > > Don't Buy, Don't Breed > Adopt & Save A Life! > > <chiDrawing3Mini.jpg> > > "Until there are none...Rescue One" > > > > > > > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: JACQUELINE H > Date: 1/16/2012 1:46:21 AM > To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [Chihuahuas] hello chihuahua lovers and friends > > > I'm sorry i have not post in this group much.I'm looking for anyone who lives > near Albany NY who has a breeding male chihuahua who would like to breed with > my tri color female chihuahua.i don't have much money but if the stud dogs > owner would like to have the pick of the liter for stud fee.i want to breed > molly 1 or 2 times be for i spay her shes 4 years old and very sweet i would > to get a few puppies from her > > thank you all > > > >
