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Originally Posted by kkubas  I see where you are coming from and trust me it REALLY bothered me. I did not know she had fleas or worms until I brought her home and it was a couple hours later.
I cannot tell you how much research I did on trying to find a GOOD breeder. It seems like all the breeders around me are in it for the money and are not concerned with the dogs well being at all. I went to the AKC website and found my breeder there. After I contacted her, I asked her a TON of questions before I purchased her. I did not want to buy from a breeder who referred to her as a "teacup" either because I know that is just a marketing thing and they are really selling premature puppies.
I was comfortable with this breeder because she was very into her dogs. The only downfall was that they had fleas. She doesn't believe in flea medicine because she is more of an "organic" and natural type of person. She bathes them in some type of shampoo, but the fleas are still there. I disagree with that and the fact that she lets the puppies go home that early.
Honestly, I am glad I took her at 8 weeks because I would not want her infested with fleas and worms, thats horrible. |
i hear ya. it's hard to know where to start. and you have definately come to the right place. i am not trying to scare you off, i have been in your shoes before and remember how bad it hurt having people tell me off when to be honest i just didn't understand where they were coming from...i wish i had found this website BEFORE i had fallen in love with Sadie and put a deposit on her, but that's past and i'm so happy with her now.
you can do it, pups are a challenge but certainly not impossible to have and working is what pretty much most of America does so doing that and having a pup is pretty common and lots of people do fine with it.
i do wish you the best of luck, i'm glad the pup has a seemingly good home, and in the future i know that you will be more aware of just exactly what type of home the pup is coming from and probably help teach your friends and family more about where to look for a good breeder.
if you do need anything please feel free to let me know. i get frustrated at the breeder NOT at you. that person is the irresponsible one and you were just someone that happened to get caught up in their dishonesty.
good luck.
