Any potential
pedigree dog buyer will want to know if it is a good idea to buy a pedigree dog.
We are a dog classifieds website whose goal is to pair families with healthy pets and
prevent dog buyers from purchasing from breeding mills.
In addition, shelter dog adopters are twice as likely ** as pet
store dog buyers to recommend the organization in which they got their pet compared to others.
There is no actual proof backing these statements up, but they still survive the test of time, making females more appealing to the
average dog buyer.
Up until late last week, the site also
allowed dog buyers to look up specific breeders by license number and see any possible violations under the breeder's name before buying the animal.
Three veterinarians have joined the scientific advisory board at PuppySpot, a start - up company that connects potential
dog buyers with what it calls «responsible breeders.»
It should do untold good to the dog breeds and awaken those who may be
dog buyers as to what to look for in a prospective companion.
Chris Walkowicz describes the breed in The Perfect Match:
A Dog Buyer's Guide: «Dachsies are as much terriers as hounds, feisty, scrappy, and able to go to ground after vermin, including the tough badger.
In an effort to promote responsible pet ownership, the American Kennel Club recently has installed a national 900 - number breeder referral service to route
prospective dog buyers to canine experts for advice.
Sellers shall provide puppy /
dog buyers with the following papers free of charge for each puppy or dog sold: a written Contract of Sale specifying conditions of the sale and signed by both buyer and seller, a four generation pedigree, and written instructions for care, feeding and immunizations.
That is, if you want to know what kinds of breeds are most popular with the kinds of people who purchase AKC registered dogs (even purebred shelter dogs don't have AKC registration, so it really is pretty much limited to
dog buyers), then this is of interest.
Screen
your dog buyer, run a criminal background, follow up visits to the home, my local shelter isn't even doing this.
If
the dog buyer doesn't want to go through this, then it's a deterrent because someone without a criminal record shouldn't have an issue with it.