Doodle for auction??

[Discussing Labradoodles & Goldendoodles]

I just heard about a doodle breeder who donated a puppy to be auctioned at a community event. What are your thoughts about this?  Would a "reputable" breeder do this?  Do you think the outcome will be good for the puppy or do you think this will increase the chances of it ending up in rescue or worse if it's not a good fit for the winning family?

[Frances Pendrous (Horan)]

Love all the comments on this one, but I have to say, regardless of how any puppy is acquired, one never knows truly the sort of home they will end up in. Auction or breeder, the new owners could start off with all good intentions and then voila......life has a way of changing on a dime and something in their lives could happen, i.e. divorce, illness, job loss, home loss and because those things are so very major, the dog is usually the last thought and could end up being re-homed or worse, shelter. Anyway, I think all of the dogs, who belong to us on Doodlekisses cyber world, are truly blessed as, we as owners, regardless of life situations, would always make sure our doodles are well and truly looked after and would never be an afterthought....:)Heck...I would sleep in my car with my doodles rather than ever give them up.....

[Sue, Lola, Pongo & Hubby]

This is terrible. They should screen everyone who plans on placing a bid. If they did this, I would be a little more supportive of this. Unfortunately, I have a feeling we'll be seeing this doodle at a shelter soon.

[Joanna, Zoe & Bender]

this makes me so sad =(

[Amber (with Maggie)]

I thought it was illegal to put animals up for auctions? (Aside from cattle, sheep, etc at an aution house).

 

Ebay doesn't even allow animals to be auctioned.

 

I agree about donating the price of the puppy to the cause rather than putting the poor thing up for auction.

 

Update: oh jeez. I just googled auctioning pets. I came up with this. Apparently it is rampent and not illegal. Sooooo upsetting.

http://network.bestfriends.org/5780/news.aspx

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

You beat me to the punch. There is legislation in several states, including Ohio, to ban the puppy mill auctions, but the laws are state by state and auctioning of breeding dogs is rampant in many parts of the country. Lucy & Sophie's mom has posted about this, too.

http://www.banohiodogauctions.com/

Some breed specific rescue groups who deal with some of the less common breeds regularly attend puppy auctions to try to prevent their breed from ending up in puppy mills, but it a losing battle. Havanese are one such breed. Not many too years ago, there were very few Havanese for sale in pet stores or through on-line puppy mills, and very few in rescue. The national Havanese rescue groups regularly attended puppy auctions, usually of dogs brought in from other countries, to try to outbid the puppy millers and keep the dogs out of the mills. But at $500 a puppy, which was the average winning bid in those days, a not-for-profit couldn't "buy" very many puppies, especially if they had to ask for $500 adoption fees to place the dogs and save more..

"Havanese-Poos" and other Havanese mixes are now very common puppy mill dogs often sold in pet stores.

It all still boils down to us. When we show the pet store owners and on-line puppy brokers that there is no market for their merchandise, they will go out of business.

 

[Ron Carnes]

I know a breeder that has a son that is a diabetic. She donates a pup once a year to be acutioned off by the diabetic association. They usually bring a few thousaand dollars and the owners always take pictures and make posts on her wesite. Be careful, she is a great breader and a member of Doodle Kisses.

[Amber (with Maggie)]

I'm sorry, be careful of what?

[Carol Brand]

Sorry.  Worthy cause but still a bad idea.  Perhaps in the future she could just donate the proceeds from the sale of one or two puppies. 

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

What a great idea.