I agree with you Zachary about the price. Yes, I should have visited the breeder's home prior to making my purchase. I have 2 small children and it's hard to shop cross country with my parental responsibilities. We were not able to find show quality stock in our area and have been looking since June.
These breeders were supposed to be reputable. I am also in agreement with you entirely about novice breeders too. You are exactly right and I appreciate your comments.
I questioned Susie Mullins with regards to her pricing of $600 on her dogs because I had been looking at other dogs that were priced a lot higher. Susie told me she had 3 litters available she needed to place. She said she knew other breeders got $1200 + for their show quality pups. She said she, simply, in her area, she was not able to get that.
After I contacted Paypal regarding this matter, I was told that I would be reimbursed for the loss of deposit.
I AM NOT POSTING ON HERE IN ATTEMPT TO GET MY MONEY BACK!
I am posting on here to warn people of how Castle Pines Jack Russell Terriers does business.
If Castle Pines JRT was going to sell me a pet quality dog with limited registration, that should have been forthright from the start in writing. As my above posting states, I contacted them in writing from the get go stating I wanted a "SHOW QUALITY" dog.
There should have been absolutlely NO confusion of what type of dog I was interested in purchasing and there should have been no confusion about what type of dog they were selling me.
They did not abide by the JRTCA code of ethics by their failure to not keep the sales agreement CLEAR and CONCISE.
Susie Mullins represented to me that I was getting a pup with show potential that was eligible for full registration. She was even trying to sell me a breeding pair of dogs from her available puppies. When I questioned her on whether the two dogs were too closely related to register their offspring with JRTCA she calculated their inbreeding percentage for me. She fully led me to believe I was purchasing registerable stock!
I am in total agreement with you about leaving breeding dogs to people who know what they are doing. I had full plans on showing my dogs at a National level. I owned another intact female JRTCA for 12 years that I never bred. I was busy making a living training horses and due to the fact that I was unable to show my female JRTCA, we left her maiden.
I have an animal science degree and have sat through several companion animal classes that talked about pet overpopulation and puppy mill operations. The state I live in is notorious for puppy mills. The only registerable Jack Russell Terriers I was finding in my local search for one was from those types of places. And the few reputable breeders we found in our state did not have any available of the caliber I was looking for.
I judged on a college judging team and upon college graduation, I was a national horse breed judge. In addition, I was an assistant coach for collegiate horse judging team as well. I am not just someone looking to start up a puppy mill. I am someone with a background in animal science that wanted to go at showing and hunting JRTCA dogs on a national level.
Without having full registration on my dog I do not believe I can show at my desired level and have a dog that can produce registerable offspring.
With regards to cost, I have showed horses and am fully aware of what it cost to show dogs. It actually costs a lot less than horses.
I much appreciate your comment and thank you for your time!
Thank you for sharing your experiences with Susie Mullins of Castle Pines Jack Russell Terriers. Maybe potential buyers will search for this breeder online and come across our personal dealings with them. I have since made purchase of another dog and several of the breeder's (which incidently show on a national level alongside the Mullins, ) I visited with in my hunt for a top quality Jack Russell Terrier shared some of their bad experiences with Castle Pines Jack Russell Terriers. Deb, so sorry for your loss. Please feel free to email me if I can be of any help. My next experience with a breeder was wonderful and I would be more than happy to share with you the details of my purchase and their contact information...
