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07-14-2006, 11:56 AM | #1 |
Mom to 6 Beautiful Furkids Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ohio
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| When buying a puppy, what is most important and what is the least important?? I know health is always the most important thing in buying a puppy but I have heard so many different things about what people look for when they buy a puppy. For instance, some people don't care about registration papers, others do. Some don't care about the size while others do. I am just curious to see what the majority is. Please be honest and please rate them from 1 to 14, 1 being the most important and 14 being the least important. If you can think of any others that can be added to the list, feel free to do so. Size/weight of puppy Colors of puppy Age Health gurantee Price Registration Papers What the parents of the puppies look like Correct or exact topline and bite How the dam and sire measure up to the standard Both parents on site Temperment of puppy Tails docked and dewclaws done Where the puppy is raised Age breeder will let the puppies go home
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07-14-2006, 12:12 PM | #2 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member | Size/weight of puppy 5 Colors of puppy 14 Age 5 Health gurantee 7 Price 1 Registration Papers 13 What the parents of the puppies look like 5 Correct or exact topline and bite 10 How the dam and sire measure up to the standard 13 Both parents on site 4 Temperment of puppy 1 Tails docked and dewclaws done 7 Where the puppy is raised 1 Age breeder will let the puppies go home 4 |
07-14-2006, 12:29 PM | #3 |
Gus Is The Fuss Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New Jersey
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| Of course, like you said, I want a healthy puppy above everything else and I want a puppy from a breeder that LOVES their dogs. One that is interested in the well being of the dog for its entire life and wants it back if I can't keep it or find it a good home. 1. Where the puppy is raised 2. Health gurantee 3. Temperment of puppy 4. Age breeder will let the puppies go home 5. What the parents of the puppies look like 6. How the dam and sire measure up to the standard 7. Correct or exact topline and bite 8. Size/weight of puppy 9. Colors of puppy 10. Age 11. Both parents on site 12. Price 13. Registration Papers 14. Tails docked and dewclaws done
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07-14-2006, 12:40 PM | #4 |
Slave to My Rug-Rats Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Long Island
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| 1. Price 2. Where the puppy is raised 3. Age breeder will let the puppies go home 4. Health gurantee 5. Age 6. Size/weight of puppy 7. Colors of puppy 8. Temperment of puppy 9. What the parents of the puppies look like 10. Both parents on site 11. Correct or exact topline and bite 12. Tails docked and dewclaws done 13. How the dam and sire measure up to the standard 14. Registration Papers |
07-14-2006, 02:32 PM | #5 |
Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
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| 1. Price 2. Age 3. Temperment of puppy 4. Age breeder will let the puppies go home 5. Registration Papers (depending on #1) 6. Where the puppy is raised 7. Health guarantee 8. Size/weight of puppy 9. Colors of puppy 10. Both parents on site 11. What the parents of the puppies look like 12. Tails docked and dewclaws done 13. How the dam and sire measure up to the standard 14. Correct or exact topline and bite
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07-14-2006, 02:41 PM | #6 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Florida
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| interesting SO far price is number one..I am not rich, but that is last for me. ..unless it is insane. Number one is temperament..a dog can be free or $5000 and I could not live with it, if it did not have the temperament I want in a Yorkie... |
07-14-2006, 03:54 PM | #7 |
Donating YT 14K Club Member | 1 Where the puppy is raised 2 Health gurantee 3 Temperment of puppy 4 Both parents on site 5 What the parents of the puppies look like 6 How the dam and sire measure up to the standard 7 Correct or exact topline and bite 8 Registration Papers 9 Size/weight of puppy 10 Colors of puppy 11 Age 12 Tails docked and dewclaws done 13 Price 14 Age breeder will let the puppies go home By the list you gave, I tried to put them in order of importance. During the initial conversation (usually over the phone), I find out if parents are on premises and what registration is. Then I ask to come over and see the pup. First and foremost, I want a healthy pup. I want to see the parents. After these two, then I check topline and bite as of which conversations are going on concerning health guarantees. Price comes in the end if I'm seriously interested.
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07-14-2006, 07:09 PM | #8 |
Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: .
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| 1. Temperment of puppy 2. Where the puppy is raised 3. Health gurantee 4. Age 5. Price 6. Registration Papers 7. Size/weight of puppy 8. Colors of puppy 9. What the parents of the puppies look like 10. Age breeder will let the puppies go home 11. Correct or exact topline and bite 12. Both parents on site 13. How the dam and sire measure up to the standard 14. Tails docked and dewclaws done
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07-15-2006, 09:29 AM | #9 |
Mom to 6 Beautiful Furkids Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ohio
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| Keep them coming!! It is very interesting to see the differences between what is important and desired when buying a puppy. In my opinion, no one is wrong, every body looks for something different in a puppy. These are all good lists!! Some want show quality while others are just happy with pet quality. I think price is an important one only because if you don't have the money you don't have it. Alot of people are on budgets so they have to know whether or not they can afford to even buy the puppy. Temperment is also up there on the top of the list which I feel is important too because after all, you don't want to bring home a puppy that has aggression problems or any other bad behavior problems.
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