My friend, Xiao After asking around the market, she was full of doubts and came to ask me: Why do the little VIPs who look almost identical in the photos only sell for 500 yuan online and 5,000 yuan in pet stores?

I quietly told him: The pet cost in the pet store is 50%. She said: Damn, it’s really a scam!

I asked her again: Guess how much the dogs on the Internet cost? She looked at me doubtfully: It’s also 50%?

I laughed, and then I pointed my finger at her. She was surprised and said: 50 yuan?!?!?!

So she grabbed me and told her some of my experiences after entering the pet industry.

1. The price that doesn’t look black has the darkest background:

Most of the dogs on the Internet are dogs in so-called dog farms. When many people hear the word "dog farm", they think it is a very professional place. In fact, many times, the “dog farms” you can search for on Taobao 58.com are not real dog farms. Rather, they are "dog dealers" who specialize in purchasing sick dogs from dog farms near dog farms. Because it is impossible for a professional dog farm to deliberately sell sick dogs to ruin its reputation, but some puppies have diseases that are costly to cure and have extremely low cure rates. There is a group of commonly known as "dog dealers" who are attracted to these sick dogs. For puppies, go to a dog farm and buy them at a low price of 50-100 yuan. In the early years, these dog dealers would drive these puppies to the streets on bicycles or three-wheelers for sale - these were the first batch of puppies that consumers came into contact with. Now, these dog dealers have moved online.

2. Where have the healthy dogs in the dog farm gone?

The dogs in these professional dog farms that can grow up to be healthy after weaning will be wholesaled to pet stores at higher prices. Then they will start to receive vaccines and deworming in the pet stores, waiting for you to choose. (Of course, some pet shops now also have dogs bred by themselves.) But no matter what, I found that my friends who opened pet shops around me were always wary of puppies. They would write down records in their notebooks: drive them out on time. worms and regular vaccinations. Because they don’t know how long the dog waiting for its owner will stay in their pet store, but they have to take good care of it no matter how long it takes. If the dog gets sick or dies, it will be difficult for them to accept it emotionally, and it will also cause certain economic consequences. Loss.

This is the difference between a 500-yuan dog and a 5,000-yuan dog—behind the 500-yuan dog is a dog dealer who counts the money coldly, while behind the 5,000-yuan dog there is a person who must be responsible. If you think it is unreliable to say whether you are responsible or not, then you will suffer a loss.Comment: The cost of losing a dog to dog dealers is 50-100 yuan, while the cost of losing a dog to pet shops and some conscientious breeders is several thousand yuan. Who do you think will take better care of you?

(Of course, dog dealers have become smarter now and adopt the route of high price and low quality. Youmi once found a so-called "dog farm" on Taobao and spent 2200 yuan to bring back a little golden retriever. The result was that it was still infected with parvovirus and cost 3000 yuan for treatment. Unfortunately, I still couldn’t save this little life. You need to be more cautious when encountering such scammers!)

3. What is a kennel? Why do the dogs in the kennel cost 50,000?

Kennels generally breed some competition-level dogs. Their food and living environment are completely different from dogs in dog farms. They won't be kept in a cold cage just waiting for the moment of mating - they will be taken out every day to exercise, interact with people and play. Let’s put it this way: A friend I know told me how crazy her friend who runs a kennel is. He can hold the dog, watch the dog, accompany the dog and feed the dog from the moment he wakes up in the morning. He stays there for more than ten hours a day. In the end, Go to bed at night. (Of course, he has many dogs at home, so he doesn’t hug the same one all the time) Then he will select some dogs for training and competition.

Many people say - I don’t care about the dog’s bloodline, I won’t take it to the competition anyway. In fact, a good pedigree not only means that the dog looks good, but also means that the dog is in good health. I once received a golden retriever from a middle-aged couple. They always said proudly that my dog’s brother was the champion of the XXX competition. When I asked why this dog didn’t go to the competition, they said seriously: He has some minor nasal problems and cannot compete. If you think about it carefully, in fact, most of the requirements of those competition rules are to meet the dog's health standards. Just like when we choose Miss XX, many times it is not the one with the prettiest face that wins the prize, but the one with a healthy body and a healthy mind. It is the girl who finally wins the prize. Judging from some rules, the same is probably true for dog competitions.

At the end of the day, many people who support adoption are actually shouting: Go and adopt! Adoption replaces purchasing!

Youmi wants to say that I support adoption instead of purchasing, but I never support free adoption!

Because: Rescued stray dogs basically have skin problems or physical problems of varying degrees, requiring rescuers to spend a lot of energy and money to rescue them. And need to be vaccinated again and dewormed. For rescuers, these efforts are no less than raising a milk dog since childhood.

But the result is usually that the adopters are picky and cannot even accept the request of "sterilization and adoption", and they don't even think of respecting the efforts of the rescuers.Thinking about raising a life requires far more than a so-called red envelope!

Many people think that buying and selling dogs is buying and selling lives.

But if you think about it, the money you pay is only given to those who have devoted energy and money to life. The price of life is originally the same, and all the differences lie in the contribution of the person behind this life.

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