mb190e
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- Feb 24, 2015
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- Bruno
There is another thread about "opinions, please, about getting a new puppy" the thread took a turn about backyard breeders and reputable breeders which made me think of my story. I've always wanted and liked English Bulldogs, when I started searching for one about a year ago. I read up on all the problems and costs associated with them, how to only get them from a reputable breeder and if you're a good breeder that you don't need to advertise. So I started searching out breeders that I found online via The Bulldog Club of America. I filled out an application after application sent email after email, after three months of searching I found Bruno on the AKC website from a home breeder not what I would consider a backyard breeder.
Very frustrated after not getting any response from 7 or 8 recommended reputable breeders in 3 or 4 states over a 3 month period. I sent a couple emails, made a couple phone calls, my wife and I headed to Connecticut from New York. I think it was a little over three hours one-way. When we got there we met face-to-face with the breeder, saw the mother and the sister from a prior litter. talk to the breeder and how they breed boxers for 20 years but everybody wanted taller and taller boxers, they didn't like the taller boxers so they switched to English Bulldogs.
The breeder told us this was the first time he advertised on the AKC website he normally just advertises them in the local newspaper. We shook hands I paid $3000 and we went home with Bruno no application no background check. I think $3000 may be a little high but it was Connecticut. My vet who has examined him multiple times, can't believe what a good example of a bulldog he is and has actually recommended the breeder to another client.
So here we are about nine months later I still have only gotten 1 response from one breeder out of all the email and applications I sent, that was about a month after we already bought Bruno.
Very frustrated after not getting any response from 7 or 8 recommended reputable breeders in 3 or 4 states over a 3 month period. I sent a couple emails, made a couple phone calls, my wife and I headed to Connecticut from New York. I think it was a little over three hours one-way. When we got there we met face-to-face with the breeder, saw the mother and the sister from a prior litter. talk to the breeder and how they breed boxers for 20 years but everybody wanted taller and taller boxers, they didn't like the taller boxers so they switched to English Bulldogs.
The breeder told us this was the first time he advertised on the AKC website he normally just advertises them in the local newspaper. We shook hands I paid $3000 and we went home with Bruno no application no background check. I think $3000 may be a little high but it was Connecticut. My vet who has examined him multiple times, can't believe what a good example of a bulldog he is and has actually recommended the breeder to another client.
So here we are about nine months later I still have only gotten 1 response from one breeder out of all the email and applications I sent, that was about a month after we already bought Bruno.