When talking to a breeder, ask a lot of questions, do a lot of research, and make sure that they are providing a high quality dog.
When talking to a breeder, price and conditions of sale should definitely be discussed.
When you talk to breeders about their puppies, there are a few warning signs that you may be dealing with a disreputable, unethical, or irresponsible breeder:
When talking to the breeder, ask to see health certificates for the parents and grandparents.
Not exact matches
Also, I should have made myself more clear
when I suggested
talking to a
breeder... ask a different one than the one you got the puppy from.
Max always loved German Shepherd Dogs and
when given an unregistered bitch he immediately set about
talking the
breeders into registering her and from there trained her
to her CD title.
And
when I contacted the auction's owner
to ask for an interview, he was welcoming and spent an entire day with me,
talking openly about his personal history, his current business practices and even taking me
to meet the types of
breeders he respects —
breeders whose dogs,
when I got
to their commercial - scale farms, were running and playing in spaces as big as many suburban backyards and even ballfields, dogs who came up
to me
to say hello and, in most cases, seemed just as happy and normal and healthy as my own two spoiled mutts at home.
Good
breeders acknowledge
when there are health problems in the breed and are willing
to talk about the incidence of these problems in their lines, according
to Vetstreet.com.
Talk to the
breeders and find out
when any puppies or adult dogs will be available.
When it turned out she had hemophilia, the pet store apologized and said that they would
talk to the
breeder about it.
Liz, Petra, and Kate
talk about how
to find a good, reputable
breeder and what
to expect
when you
talk to her.
Bill Gates makes use of it
when he gives TED
Talks, and then goes on
to explain that this is the reason he's investing in
breeder reactors.