Fortunately, if you know
the signs of a good breeder and ask the right questions, you should be able to know when you've succeeded.
Here are some of Thornton's
signs of a good breeder: completely answers questions about the breed, raises puppies in the home and not in a pen or in filthy conditions, and has a sales contract that includes a minimum one - year health guarantee against life - threatening or crippling conditions caused by heritable defects.
Not every breeder is going to have their own website, but having one is generally
a sign of a good breeder.
I think the best
sign of a good breeder is one who is sure they are selling you a pet for which you are prepared.
A wealth of articles exists listing
signs of a good breeder or good rescue.
Not exact matches
An increasing number
of local pet sale bans and a steady decline in the number
of commercial
breeders have undoubtedly decreased the supply
of healthy,
well - bred puppies available in the marketplace, and without some intervention, the trend shows no
sign of slowing.
Good breeders also
sign contracts, guarantee the health
of their pups and offer to take the pup back or re-home it if at anytime in the life
of the dog the owners can no longer keep the pet.
Those
breeders who are Certified Kennels
of the American Pit Bull Registry have
signed an oath
of care for their Pits and that they will act in the breeds
best interest and always be honest with their buyers.
Thornton added that someone's
best bet is a
breeder who belongs to national and local breed clubs and has
signed the club's code
of ethics.
A
good breeder will not simply quote you a price for the puppy; they will require a lot
of background information from you, as
well as a
signed contract.
(3) Tom Horner wrote that «In the early thirties many southern
breeders of whites were line breeding pretty heavily, and along with the
good heads and quality they were getting
signs of deterioration in some
of their products, poor bone, lack
of substance, poor pigmentation, slipping stifles and general effeteness were quite common.»
Even though
breeders try their
best to selectively breed specimens without
signs of heart problems, these conditions may sometimes pop up, despite their effort.
Creating designer breeds or low quality purebreds is pretty easy money when you think about the fact that there is very little expense involved since you do not have to pay big bucks or
sign an extensive agreement (that
of good breeders would rival any adoption agency) and there's no money invested in health testing, adhering to a code
of ethics, no breed club or peers to answer to for any sort
of breeding malpractices and absolutely no consequences for their actions.
We
sign this petition in order to alert the USDA that a «one size fits all
breeders» type
of regulation is not in the
best interest
of dogs and / or consumers in this country.
«I hope that all puppy buyers will stop buying from people that may be masquerading as
good breeders, but who are not part
of this scheme and that all responsible dog
breeders sign up to the Assured Breeder Scheme so vets and vet nurses can direct prospective buyers towards them knowing they'll be choosing a happy, healthy puppy.»
We have included content that will serve owners,
breeders and veterinarians as
well; informational and in depth descriptions
of the conditions that affect the mainly small breed dogs that exhibit characteristic symptoms and
signs of cerebral / cerebellar compression and impaired CSF flow.
The following requirements which are included in the
Breeders Code
of Ethics will be available for
signing to all BPCA full voting members who are in
good standing with both the BPCA and the AKC.
Instead
of a gene test, parent dogs are tested for early
signs of the disease and given a score that
good breeders use to select their breeding stock.