Dog Breeders Mania - What to look for

Title: Dog Breeders Mania - What to look for
Author: Paul Easton

Dog Breeders Mania - What to look for
New dog owners should always make sure that their pup comes
from a responsible breeder. This is really is the only way
to ensure that the animal will be free of any medical or
behavioral problems.

If a breeder you speak with displays any of the following 5
traits, he or she probably isn’t breeding healthy
puppies in accordance with standards that have been set for
the breed.

1. The breeder is willing to sell you any puppy you want,
no questions asked.

All reputable dog breeders care about what happens to each
and every puppy they breed, even after it leaves their
care. A good breeder will ask you many, many questions
about your lifestyle, experience with the breed, house and
property size, show or breeding experience, and other
aspect of your life that may affect the puppy’s
future.

If your answers to these questions are not satisfactory,
then the breeder probably won’t sell the puppy to
you. A good breeder will also require that you sign a
contract in which you agree to:

Have the puppy fixed if you’re not going to breed it;

Notify the breeder if the dog develops any diseases or
medical conditions;

Notify the breeder first if you are no longer able to care
for your dog; and, do anything else the breeder feels is
important for the health and well-being of the puppy and
the breed.

If your breeder doesn’t seem to care about the
puppy’s future and only seems interested in payment,
go to another breeder.

2. The breeder seems reluctant to answer questions about
the puppy’s pedigree.

A reputable breeder knows all about the pedigrees of the
puppies he or she sells. He or she knows who the parents
were and can provide you with each puppy’s lineage,
going back several generations. You will also want to
register your purebred puppy with the American Kennel Club
(AKC).

The breeder is supposed to supply you with an AKC
registration application with his or her portion already
filled out. After you fill out and submit your part of the
application, you’ll receive an AKC registration
certificate. If the breeder you are dealing with cannot
provide you with any documentation or registration papers
for either the litter or the parents, be extremely wary.

3. The breeder does not seem too concerned with the health
of his or her animals.

Any potential buyer of a purebred puppy should be able to
see the facility in which the animal was bred. Do the
puppies and other dogs there look healthy? If not, then the
breeder may not be maintaining an appropriate standard of
care.

This could definitely affect the current and future health
of the puppy in which you’re interested. The breeder
should also have a record of the puppy’s health care,
from birth to the present, and should be happy to provide
you with copies. He or she should also guarantee that the
puppy is free from any genetic disorders.

4. The breeder will not allow you to see the breeding
facility.

Any reputable breeder will be happy to give you a tour of
their facility. If the breeder you’ve chosen is not
willing to let you see where your potential puppy comes
from, the breeder may be running a puppy mill.

Puppy mills are facilities that breed puppies only for
profit, not for the benefit or love of the breed. Often,
multiple dogs are crammed into one cage, the living
conditions are filthy and the dogs there do not receive the
proper nutrition or medical care.

If the puppy you want comes from such a facility, it will
most likely have serious medical and behavioral issues
related to its stay there.

5. The breeder engages in questionable business practices.

If the asking price for your purebred puppy is
significantly lower than other prices you’ve seen
advertised for the same breed, there may be something wrong
with the dog.

Perhaps it comes from a puppy mill or has some serious
medical issues. If the breeder also sells to pet stores,
you can be pretty sure that he or she is operating a puppy
mill. Reputable breeders usually concentrate on one or two
breeds.

If the breeder advertises that he or she has many different
breeds for sale, then this is another indication that he or
she may be breeding animals indiscriminately, without much
concern for set breed standards.

About the Author:

Paul Easton is a self confessed online marketing nut- who
helps from an "in the trenches, doing it" point of view.
Working out of New Zealand, he focuses on Niche US markets.
Current project –
http://www.JustDogclothes.com/ - Dog Clothes, Clothing,
T-shirts jackets and more

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