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Originally Posted by concretegurl  Do they DNA their breeding stock?
Is their breeding stock OFA and CHIC registered?
Is their breeding sock used for show ?
AKfC registered?
Pups sold on open or pet registration (full or limited)?
Genetic testing d one to ensure health of pups produced?
What age range are the dogs they breed?
At what frequency are their dog bred?
Age pups are released?
Health guarantee: re-homing returning sales contract?
I'm assuming you got adequate answers to all of this prior to deciding if they were good breeders or not right?
You've viewer their home/kennel already, seen parents? |
Excellent questions to have the answers to BEFORE buying a pup.
I have a girl I rehomed after her owners fell in love with her and brought her home early. The fact that the breeder even allowed her to leave her mother and littermates prior to 12 weeks and let her go with an open registration told me they did NOT have her best interest at heart. She has a world of "issues" that mothers and littermates will help correct: eating habits, playing/social manners, potty training. You name it, we have had worked 100 times harder to correct these issues with her than we had to with our other two pups who came home at 13 and 15 weeks.
Please do yourself a favor and find a reputable breeder who breeds genetically tested and health guaranteed pups with a limited registration. All puppies can "look" healthy and appear to be great with people, kids, and other pets. However, some health issues may not show up the first year.
I got my Yorkie from a breeder who said all the right things yet provided no PROOF of health, temperment, anything. It was over a year later a genetic problem with her eye developed. Now, my "good deal" of a dog has cost me over $2000 in eye surgeries/procedures alone.
I have learned the expensive lesson and will not make the same mistake again.