2. A breeder will help you through any issues that arise with
training, health, food recommendations, etc.
3. A breeder will let you meet and interact with their adult dogs
in order for you to make the best informed decision about your new puppy.
4. A breeder will be able to predict the general size and temperament
of its puppies.
5. A breeder will stand behind the health and quality of their dogs and will take their puppies back anytime for any reason.
6. Breeders care for their puppies long before they are born.
Breeders give their dogs the best prenatal care available to ensure your puppy
is born healthy.
7. Breeders do not use emotional propaganda and guilt to manipulate your decisions. A breeder’s priority is to find the right family for their dogs and the right dog for your family.
7. Breeders do not use emotional propaganda and guilt to manipulate your decisions. A breeder’s priority is to find the right family for their dogs and the right dog for your family.
8. By supporting breeders you will be supporting the
conservation of quality pure breed dogs, bred for health, conformation and
temperament. You will be supporting the availability of purebred dogs
for future generations.
9. Despite the anti-breeders propaganda, most pure breed dogs are not inbred, breeders rarely inbreed their dogs (father to daughter,
brother to sister breedings). Some breeders use line-breeding in their breeding programs (grandpa or great-grandpa to granddaughter breedings) and they do this after giving thoughtful consideration to the health and wellbeing of the puppies.
10. Breeders socialize and take care of their puppies for the first 8 weeks; they know its parents and many of them do extensive health tests before breeding.
10. Breeders socialize and take care of their puppies for the first 8 weeks; they know its parents and many of them do extensive health tests before breeding.
11. Commercial breeders have evolved their practices and
the way they care for their dogs.
The old myth of substandard facilities is not a reality any longer. Commercial breeders are closely regulated by governmental organizations and they stand behind the quality of the dogs they breed.
The old myth of substandard facilities is not a reality any longer. Commercial breeders are closely regulated by governmental organizations and they stand behind the quality of the dogs they breed.
13. By buying from established breeders who know their breed and are regulated by the government, you are reducing fraudulent rescues importing puppies from other states and countries, bringing new diseases and selling dogs from unknown lineages and untested temperaments.
14. You can only get this from a breeder. You will never find a well bred puppy at a shelter!
