Buying a puppy, or even an older
dog from a breeder does not make you evil and against rescue.
If you buy a dog from a breeder you don't have to sign ANY agreement or wavers like these groups want you to.
Even getting a dog from a breeder doesn't guarantee a dog free from problems, my mother bred dogs, i know!.
Buying a dog from a breeder doesn't guarantee good health or temperament.
Not exact matches
I
do maintain that almost every Doberman
breeder whom I have met, and I have met many of them
from coast to coast, is a pretty dedicated person who has striven through careful breeding to eliminate the less desirable traits which were inherent in the German
dogs of 20 years or so ago.
More work is also needed with
dog breeders to supply
dogs that are less likely to bite and that have inhibited bites that
do less damage, moving away
from a victim or owner «blame» model to explain
dog bite injury.
If the pet store or
breeder you purchased your pet
from claims to have given your
dog vaccinations,
do remember to obtain the papers as well.
I can't in all conscience ignore (and I've tried this year to
do just that), let alone enjoy or go along to an event which benefits the same organisation that takes money
from puppy farmers and
breeders who leave their
dogs like this:
Buying purebred puppies
from dog breeders seems like the right thing to
do.
If you're searching for a family
dog, be sure you
do not purchase your pit bull
from a
breeder who may have selectively chosen fighting bloodlines, as
dogs with such bloodlines were bred
from individuals selected because of aggressive behavior.
From the «good» breeders who are breeding clones of dogs from days past, to the backyard breeders who don't care what kinds of dogs are mated, no real effort is being made to create dogs that can handle urban l
From the «good»
breeders who are breeding clones of
dogs from days past, to the backyard breeders who don't care what kinds of dogs are mated, no real effort is being made to create dogs that can handle urban l
from days past, to the backyard
breeders who don't care what kinds of
dogs are mated, no real effort is being made to create
dogs that can handle urban life.
While an asking price may appear to be higher
from a reputable
breeder, in part this may be a reflection of all of the testing has been
done on their
dogs and they guarantee the health of their pups.
Veterinary Care: Manny, who has
done a lot of research and learned
from his mentor, recognizes various ailments and uses a «
breeder friendly» farm Vet to diagnose and treat his
dogs.
As for now, if you want to purchase a white Miniature Schnauzer for all of the other reasons that make this beautiful
dog a joy to have in the family, just be sure to
do so
from a reputable Miniature Schnauzer
breeder.
When it came time for me to get a
dog (still in my early 20's) I thought there's no way anyone is going to adopt one to me, I have 2 cats in the home (the second cat came
from a backyard
breeder, something I didn't understand about at the time).
We can help prevent improper breeding by following the motto «adopt don't shop,» and adopting
dogs from shelters rather than buying
from breeders.
I don't care if the
dog acts like this breed or fits all the explanations written by some authors, there is no way to tell for certain unless you have the paperwork
from a responsible
breeder, know the pedigrees of the parents, and have viewed the mating and birthing processes.
It's either the
dog seeker doesn't know enough about where the chosen puppy is coming
from or the
breeders lacks sufficient information about their pups» future situation.
The member /
breeder shall be knowledgeable of the «Breed Standard» and will
do everything in his or her power to discourage breeding
from clearly inferior specimens of the breed, or breeding to any such specimen with his or her stud
dog.
This is definitely not a «given,» and purebred
dogs from breeders are likely to come with their own sets of problems, so don't consider this a mark against rescue
dogs.
Here are some recent rescue items
from around the globe Animal lover offers $ 4,000 reward for safe return of man's German Shepherd Florida HERO rescue
dog Echo looks set to get his paws on another national award recognising his life - saving efforts Rescue Group Raises Awareness About «Backyard
Breeders «The most courageous
dog in the United States - they
do...
3) Shelters who import
dogs from out of state, or off shore, or worse yet breed themselves for re-sale, while denigrating «
Breeders» are despicable hypocritical business models and
do not deserve any recognition as they are working for profit and or ulterior motives!
No one can guarantee that a
dog will never get sick or develop a health problem, even
from perfectly healthy parents, but good
breeders do health screening and educate buyers about health issues.
You also don't want to buy a
dog from a small - time
breeder just trying to make some cash.
She eventually
did get her puppy, Fred, but she purchased the
dog from a local
breeder.
If you
do opt for an american eskimo, I would stongly recommend purchasing
from an extremely reliable
breeder to counteract the potentially heartbreaking temperament issues with poorly bred individuals (check out the akc's
breeder of merit program) or rescuing an adult
dog who's temperment is already known and stable.
6/11/2010 «please buy your
dog at a
breeder not
from the shaggy
dog I've purchased a very sick puppy been at the vets 4 times in a month they don't care no refunds.
Bonnie Dalzell, Borzoi
breeder and another respected data researcher, says: «The dose I got
from a vet working for Merck, using the 1 % liquid «horse Ivomec»: for
dogs who
do not have the MDR1 gene, 1 cc orally for 135 lbs of
dog; the heartworm prevention dose, safe for MDR1
dogs: 0.1 cc orally per 135 lbs of weight.
Most
breeders have jobs away
from their homes and they still have to feed, bathe, groom, train and care for the
dogs, fix meals,
do laundry, spend time with their family, watch a little TV, eat and sleep.
Among purebred
dogs, those
from a reputable
breeder that considers the health and vitality of the parent
dogs before breeding tend to be far healthier overall than those that are bred by puppy mills or backyard
breeders that don't consider the health of the parent
dogs.
Staff at many of the stores engaged in elaborate deception to convince our undercover investigators - as they
do with unsuspecting buyers - that they were getting the
dogs from responsible
breeders.
For your family's sake, and yours too, you should get your Rottie puppy
from a respected
dog breeder, who knows (and loves) what they are
doing.
If you buy a
dog from a
breeder, you can
do one simple thing to avoid problems: get your agreement in writing.
If everyone shares, and if
breeders quit throwing stones at each other, and if the scientific community revises its often accusatory stance on breeding
from carriers or even
from affected
dogs, H.E.A.R.T proves it can be
done.
When seeking to purchase a mixed breed
dog or hybrid, it is especially risky to purchase
from a «backyard
breeder» because these individuals are generally breeding the first set of parents they come across and most likely
did not
do the research or take the time to assess the qualities and temperament of these animals.
That doesn't mean that Petland gets its
dogs from reputable
breeders either.
Reputable
breeders include in their puppy contracts that, if for ANY reason, the new owner has to give the
dog up, the Breeder has first option to take the
dog back (in order to guarantee that it
does not end up in a shelter or be passed
from home to home with each one worse than the last).
by Elissa Kaminer O'Sullivan I bought a
dog from a
breeder, just as many of you have, or will
do.
He was purchased as a puppy
from a
breeder but
did not get along with the owner's other
dogs.
The only way to stop euthanasia is to stop puppy mills,
breeders, and irresponsible guardians
from bringing more
dogs and cats into a world that
does not offer them the chance for a home — and the only way to
do that is by passing mandatory spay - and - neuter legislation and implementing a full - scale ban on breeding.
«Humphrey» came
from a reputable
breeder that shows their
dogs, and
does all the necessary genetic background testing before they breed their
dogs.
Do not buy
from any
dog breeder who hasn't had xrays run on hips (OFA) and elbows as well as eyes (CERF) examined on the parent stock before breeding or who fails to immediately show you what medically has been
done with pups.
So yes, breeding
dogs is far
from being easy and although it can be
done seamlessly for a one - off
breeder,
doing it as a long - term project will require a lot of effort and knowledge.
Many of the Us
breeders got into less popular
dogs and
did everything they could to prevent the puppy mills
from getting their greedy little hands on them.
One thing the programme didn't cover — it's remit is after all «Fake Britain» — is that
breeders can, and are selling puppies with genuine KC papers when the
dogs have come
from backgrounds that are plain nasty.
the store owners lie when they say their
dogs come
from the best
breeders in the country, all the
dogs at petland come form hunt and the owners have not clue where hunt gets them and they don't care as long as they can sell them for three time what you would pay if you went to a reputable akc registered
breeder.
It's therefore very important to get these
dogs from a
breeder who knows what he's
doing to prevent genetic disorders.
If you have your heart set on a particular breed of
dog, you don't necessarily have to purchase one
from a
breeder.
my point is that the means by which petland get and care for their
dogs are shady to say the least, and even if the puppies really
did come
from the countries best
breeders they still shouldn't be aloud to sell puppies at all.
Even this very small promise, which he could have easily kept, he
did not, and instead opted to get a
dog from a commercial
breeder, proving once again that his word is worthless.