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Old 20th June 2006, 07:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Oliwood
The puppy will end up costing $750-850 from a breeder I know is reputable.
Playing devils advocate: Just how do you know they are reputable?

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Originally Posted by Oliwood
After repeatedly hearing that I can spend half the money and still get a puppy from AKC parents with no health problems
First of all, AKC is only a registration service. Being AKC parents provides no warranties or guarantees for anything, most certainly not health problems.


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Originally Posted by Oliwood
What is the recommended choice?
The recommended choice is to stay the course. Your girlfiend is the crazy one....not you. You can ask both breeders to provide you documented evidence of health testing and their results. Whoever can provide you this information is clearly the better choice.


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