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Originally Posted by Bravo916  Here are some concerns I would have:
Health testing--she talked about shots and communicable diseases but not about what kind of genetic health screening she has done. She didn't even address if the parents had been checked for liver shunt (BAT test). How are their patellas, trachea's, eyes? Have the parents been screened for leg calve perthes? If this is her line she has been breeding, what kind of problems has she had in her line (all breeders have had them)? The genetic guarantee is a nice gesture but after you have loved and bonded with a dog for a year would you really want to give it back to the breeder for a new puppy because it has a liver shunt? Puppy replacement does not stop the pain for you or the dog suffering.
Whelping--All whelping is done in the nursery? All of the breeders I know would never leave their whelping mothers and new puppies in any location other than the house where they can be constantly monitored.
Kennel--the breeder has a kennel. If your operation is large enough that it requires a kennel, esp for toy breeds, you have way too many dogs.
Puppies--she places her dogs at 8wks old when the YTCA specified age is 12wks. The pups are not AKC registered--why? Is she banned from AKC?
Advertising--when breeders advertise in the classified section, to me its a red flag. Classified ads are methods used by puppy mills, dog brokers and BYB operations--all of which are all about the "bottom line" and not on the health and well being of puppies they are selling and the dogs they are breeding. Reputable breeders really dont have a need to publicly advertise as their reputation always precedes them.
If you are looking for a reputable breeder you will never find one in the classified section.
This is just my opinion--I am sure there will be more from others. |
I agree with most of what she is saying in this. as for as the puppies and moms not beening in her home until 8 weeks is not right. But I do think most breeders even if you have 6 or 7 dogs it is to many to keep in your house. It is ok for the dog to have a kennel if they are house right. I do not like crates, where they don't get out and I think it should be an indoor kennel with doggie doors and a big fenced in area for the dogs to play. She did say that the moma dog was CKC reg that would be why the puppies are not AKC reg. The only thing with CKC is they will reg anything, but as with AKC they don't look at the puppies with they hand over the papers, I know many that is AKC reg and is 15lbs. For from standard but still AKC . The best thing is tell her you want to come look but may have to talk it over with your husband before you buy. This gives you an out. Go see not just the puppies but the way the adults is house and the houseing she had for puppies. They puppies may be very shy because her not having them raised in her home. That is not a good thing, if they are shy, but some puppy will be shy if there is too many people around or around new people. Stay around and see if the puppy warms up to you, if not don't buy. And if you get their and see it is not the set up you think puppies should be raised in don't buy the puppy, you may end up with a unhealth puppy. Ask if you can take the puppy to your vet and have checked out if the puppy is not healthy you would like you money back not another puppy!! Get this in writing!! Good luck, but to be truefully I would not buy from her, with the puppy not being raised in her home. That is a red flag to me. + she said her dogs was in a kennel with a cover over them, that is not and indoor kennel, which is needed for small dogs. good luck.