I realise how important it is to know exactly what your doing before going ahead, no point jumping in feet first to find the puddle is deeper than you thought. I had to make sure i was making the right choices for me but more importantly, for my pup

I don't get him until may but thanks we will have lots of fun together but most of all, we will share a great deal of love too

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so pleased for you angel you ca never be too careful with dodgey breeders and it's so important to do the homework on your choice of breed any good breeder will be more than happy to help you anytime i do with mine still in touch with people years down the line

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If you're not sure you can take a look here Choosing A Dog - Choosing The Right Dog

thank you sally. yes I have already read that info and found it helpful. I really do understand the huge responsibility involved (the fact that i'm sitting here on a satuday night researching has to be a sure sign ) this is something I have been going to do for the last 2 years and just dont know where to take the 1st step. last week in july would be ideal, our holiday would be over by then and no more holidays till the following summer so should i start now? Oh goodness - the commitment and understanding of the responsibility is 100% but havent a clue where to start

I usually foster greyhounds but i bought a Jack russell puppy sunday night and man THEY ARE HARD WORK! I do however look forward to bringing her up exactly how i want her-which is why i bought a pup. but it definatly needs alot of thought, luckily i dont work fulltime at the moment so i can be here for her and i also have a big friend circle who are there for her when im at work which is lovely and also my boyfriend is home alot. But yeah there are tons of things when thinking of buying a puppy to take into account

thanks for the advice! i really love dogs, i have two here, but i never bought them. they'd just been a present to me by my cousin. and i'm thinking of buying a dog! so thank you very much!

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be nice to your pets

Great advice =]

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We are looking for a yellow male labrador, we're going to visit a litter next week, but I'm really struggling to find any other litters to go see. Where is the best place to look for them? All I seem to find advertised a black and brown labs. Not yellows! I'm prepared to wait to get the right dog, and if one of the pups on the weekend is that dog then great, but if not, I've got no other options right now!

lifeizsweet - where are you looking? Have you checked that the parents have been hips and elbow scored and eye tested - as this is the most important things. KC website has a puppy register as do the breed clubs (contacts can be found on the breed standard page of the KC website) and champdogs is worth a try too. These breeders also tend to know each other, so if they do not have anything either now or planned, then they will usually know someone who does and will put you in touch.

I found the litter we are going to see on epupz, it mentions the parents have been hip scored and eye tested, not elbows though. The only yellow litter i found on the KC find a puppy page were priced far too high for a dog I don't have any intentions of showing. What's champdogs? I will get in touch with some breeders and see if they can help me out. Thanks