Bull terrier given away for free...
Yesterday a man contacted me about a bull terrier he needed to rehome that was 11 months old, intact and AKC papered. I am not looking for another white male right now considering I have 3 very nice white stud males to use. So I contacted several people and no one seemed interested, he had about 40 replies in email from craigs list but no one that stood out to him. He kept asking me if I wanted him and so I called my friend Sam and told him about it, Sam has a brindle female he wants to breed so he went down and picked up the male, he said when he breeds the two together, he will give me a female pup, Sam and I have been good friends for awhile now so I look forward to it haha. This is the first time I have ever had someone try to give me a papered dog, though I have been given 2 non papered bull terriers before. The guy was in the military and very wealthy and didn't care about selling the dog he had to leave the state tomorrow and just needed to find him a home quickly...crazy stuff!
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It's rare that I hear of any breeder (besides unprofessional backyard breeders or puppy mills) selling their puppies without limited registration. I'm additionally surprised the breeder didn't have in their contract a signed statement saying something in line with having the puppy be returned to them in the event the dog needed to be rehomed.
I'm shocked a "Free" Bull Terrier add placed on Craigs List didn't result in an obundance of calls from Pit Bull owners looking for a "Bait Dog" for training purposes in their sick sport of dog fighting.
I'm sad to hear the whole family hasn't excepted this adoption dog into their family with open arms.
"It's not just a Dog, it's a Bull Terrier!"
www.bulliesofnc.com
No!!!! I care too much about the welfare of my puppies. I'll provide full rigistration only after the particular puppy is an adult, ready to breed, and after I've verified the pedigree of the dog they wish to breed with. Selling a puppy with full rights is bad news and I wouldn't risk our reputation with someone breeding freely to unhealthy mates that may have genetic disorders and seeing them advertised as "Bullies of NC" bloodlines.
"It's not just a Dog, it's a Bull Terrier!"
www.bulliesofnc.com
Ya, we've even posted it on several pages within our website. However, we still receive phone calls and emails from people asking about full rights as though it's their main concern. So easy to realize when a "want to be BYB" calls and starts asking questions. They must be so disappointed when they get off the phone with me.
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Here's what I usually explain to people via email: (I have to use this response a lot)
As depicted on our website and puppy sales contract, all our puppies are sold with limited registration. This isn’t because we do not wish for them to become future breeders but to protect our bloodlines and reputation from inappropriate breedings that could jeopardize our reputation as well as minimize the proper breed standards.
As an example, let’s say we sold a female puppy to someone with Full Registration. This would mean they could breed her to whomever they wished regardless if it was in the good graces of the breed standards. Let’s say this female puppy turned two years of age and the owner noticed a friend or neighbor that had a male bull terrier and made the decision to breed their dog with this dog. Even if the male dog had undesirable conformation, structure, temperament, or health isses the intent was for financial gain. When the puppies were born they could be advertised in the owners local paper as puppies with “Bullies of NC’s Bloodline.†Those puppies may very well develop genetic disorders due to the bloodlines of the stud utilized. However, the only recognized bloodline listed on the puppies pedigree happens to be Bullies of NC. Someone that just paid more than $1000 for a puppy they thought was reputable is now faced with a puppy with possible liver, kidney, heart, problems that require extensive medical responsibilities. They also may feel notification to AKC is warranted so others aren’t faced with the negative genetic faults associated with Bullies of NC’s bloodline. Obviously the genetic fault doesn’t stem from that particular bloodline but it’s the one that was mentioned, remembered, and used in vain. This is every breeders nightmare.
Breeders that care about their bloodlines don’t allow things like this to happen by mandating all puppies sold to be registered as “Limited.†Please understand that this doesn’t mean they could never breed their Bull Terrier. However, it does mean if they wish to breed they would need to contact us in order to change their registration to FULL. We often have people contacting us for full rights to their dog for the intention of breeding or showing their dog. The first thing we ask for is the pedigree of the other dog they wish to breed with. By reviewing the pedigree I can ensure it’s an appropriate breeding that consists of bloodlines that will benefit the breed vice making the qualities worse. Once an approved mate is found we offer full registration for a set fee. The main concern is ensuring proper and professional breeding is conducted which will not jeopardize the reputation we’ve developed for many years.
If you need further explanation or anything I’ve annotated doesn’t make sense please feel free to call me and I’ll elaborate.
"It's not just a Dog, it's a Bull Terrier!"
www.bulliesofnc.com
This is what me and the breeder of my girl have set up, she was sold to me on limited registration and we will wait to see how she developes before deciding if shes good enough to show.
i dont mind this system as i wouldnt do anything with her without the breeders advice/guidence first any how
Yes, provided I have a signed contract from them depicting our regulations in regard to breeding as well as the appropriate fee for full registration. Many BYB's looking for new breeding stock with reputable bloodlines will "claim" to want to show vice breed in hopes of relinguishing full rights. 90% of people wanting Full Registration are wanting it for the aspect of breeding, not showing. We've only had a couple people who were adamant about wanting Full Registration on an 8 week old puppy because they wished to show the puppy at puppy shows as well as adult shows. They had plenty experience with showing and proved that to us. These individuals I have no problem working with them to provide Full Registration on an 8 week old puppy. However, most contact us later on wanting to show after they've seen true development of their puppy.
This lady contacted after 2 years wanting Full Registration to show in Canada:
"It's not just a Dog, it's a Bull Terrier!"
www.bulliesofnc.com