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Quote:So because a person wants to sell their pet it means they are not cared for?


What is wrong with people?

 

If the person does not try to find her puppy when he gets lost, she obviously does not care about the dog.

I love how "caving" is assumed if you listen to potential customers. I don't think a company wants their advertising to be generating negative feedback. I'm pretty sure the client is not shooting for that "lets get them really mad at us" angle.

 

The on-line petition that got Go Daddy to change their mind was in regards to the implied endorsement of puppy mills. 

 

This is "the people" speaking. I would think people who participate on a public message board who be heartened by the idea of a public message being heard.

 

Power to the people and all that.

Quote:So?

 

... So I honestly think that a 4 million dollar GoDaddy commercial about selling a puppy on GoDaddy is promoting selling a puppy on GoDaddy.  

Quote:The problem with selling puppies online is the people who do it only breed dogs for that purpose and don't take care of them or practice good breeding habits such as making sure there are no bad genes being passed on. Good dog breeders only sell puppies to people who personally meet them and agree to spay or neuter. In this commercial, that does not happen.

Nope.


I found my dog online.


He wasn't being neglected nor was he from a dog breeder. He also was in another state.


You're making a lot of false generalizations and presenting them as fact.

Quote:The problem with selling puppies online is the people who do it only breed dogs for that purpose and don't take care of them or practice good breeding habits such as making sure there are no bad genes being passed on. Good dog breeders only sell puppies to people who personally meet them and agree to spay or neuter. In this commercial, that does not happen.

Isn't it a bit hypocritical for the breeder to require someone buying their animals to spay or neuter??

Quote:So I honestly think that a 4 million dollar GoDaddy commercial about selling a puppy on GoDaddy is promoting selling a puppy on GoDaddy.  

 

Exactly. It is like when AT&T ran a lost dog commercial, the implied message was, "You can use cell phones to find your lost dog."

Quote:Nope.


I found my dog online.


He wasn't being neglected nor was he from a dog breeder. He also was in another state.


You're making a lot of false generalizations and presenting them as fact.

 

Don't you know how rampant puppy mills are? Yes, some good dog sellers are out there, but a large majority of them are backyard breeders.

Quote:Isn't it a bit hypocritical for the breeder to require someone buying their animals to spay or neuter??

 

Not at all. Those dog breeders are doing it to improve the breed and show their dogs. It is just a hobby for them; they actually lose money by breeding.

Quote:If the person does not try to find her puppy when he gets lost, she obviously does not care about the dog.

I didn't watch the commercial but does it say or show he's not looking to find his lost dog?

Quote:Don't you know how rampant puppy mills are? Yes, some good dog sellers are out there, but a large majority of them are backyard breeders.

I'm fully aware but the commercial doesn't include a puppy mill, does it?

Quote:I didn't watch the commercial but does it say or show he's not looking to find his lost dog?

 

The dog is sold while he is lost. Therefore, the owner is not trying to find him.

Quote:Not at all. Those dog breeders are doing it to improve the breed and show their dogs. It is just a hobby for them; they actually lose money by breeding.

They're essentially contributing to the over population of animals the way that sounds. That's great.

Quote:The dog is sold while he is lost. Therefore, the owner is not trying to find him.

Does it show what the owner did after they lose the dog? As in do they go immediately home and sell it?

Quote:I'm fully aware but the commercial doesn't include a puppy mill, does it?

 

Although the commercial itself does not feature a puppy mill, some people could draw the conclusion from it that buying a dog from one is OK.

Quote:Not at all. Those dog breeders are doing it to improve the breed and show their dogs. It is just a hobby for them; they actually lose money by breeding.

So what if the person getting the animal wants to do the same?



And exactly how do you lose money by breeding a dog? Is the dog a working dog and will have to take time off for maternity leave? (That was sarcasm btw)


Your dog gets pregnant and you sell the puppies...there isn't a lot of costly upkeep of them between point A and point B.

Quote:They're essentially contributing to the over population of animals the way that sounds. That's great.

 

They only breed once or twice a year, not every time a female dog goes in heat. So they have a much smaller impact on dog overpopulation than backyard breeders.

Quote:Although the commercial itself does not feature a puppy mill, some people could draw the conclusion from it that buying a dog from one is OK.

That makes no sense to me.


The commercial appears to have nothing to do with puppy mills.

Quote:The dog is sold while he is lost. Therefore, the owner is not trying to find him.

I think you've missed the idea of the commercial. The dog wasn't lost...he was sold to a new family, but the dog didn't know that and tried to get back to his old home.

Quote:So what if the person getting the animal wants to do the same?


And exactly how do you lose money by breeding a dog? Is the dog a working dog and will have to take time off for maternity leave? (That was sarcasm btw)


Your dog gets pregnant and you sell the puppies...there isn't a lot of costly upkeep of them between point A and point B.

 

If the buyer goes to the breeder's house to personally meet her and both parents of the puppies, the breeder will ask questions and do everything possible to make sure the buyer will not breed dogs for money or fail to take care of them. Backyard breeders? They don't care. They just want their money.

Quote:That makes no sense to me.


The commercial appears to have nothing to do with puppy mills.

 

On the surface it doesn't, but the implication is there.