There are many things to consider when buying a puppy.

What Breed,your lifestyle,what gender,size,and most importantly what health issues are found within your chosen breed.

Buying a puppy should be a careful,thoughtful decision and all members of the family should agree.

It helps to visit Dog Shows/Events and talk to Breeders with years of experience and a wealth of knowlege of your chosen breed.

So where do you find a Breeder?
A good starting point is the breed clubs,they usually know of good reptuable ethical breeders.The kennel club has a list of breed clubs.A link to the KC The Kennel Club

It is very important to know where your puppy comes from,there are lots of Disreputable and Commercial Breeders out there who will only be too happy to take your cash and sell you a sickly non health tested puppy.Do Not buy a puppy because you feel sorry for it,this only encourages this sort of person to keep breeding.

You should always see the puppies with there Dam (Mother), the Sire (father) may not be available to be viewed as he may be owned by someone other than the Breeders.The Breeder will usually only be too happy to give you the contact details and show photos of the sire.
Check that the Dam appears healthy,has a good temperament and the puppies appear healthy.

Ask to see all the relavent paperwork, Pedigree,KC Registration Documents and proof of Health Testing required for your chosen breed.The Kennel Club is the only offical registration body,if puppies are registered with any other Registration Company or not registered at all ask the Breeder why.These Breeders are best avoided as their main objective of Breeding such a litter will usually be for fiancial gain,rather than improving on a breed or retaining a puppy for showing.

Be prepared for the Breeder to ask you lots of questions,they do this because they want the best possible homes for there puppies,they will also welcome any questions you have.They will provide you with Diet,Worming,Excercise & Socialisation advice along with full support when you take your puppy home.The recommended age in which puppies should go to their new homes is 8 weeks of age,be wary of Breeders who want you to collect your puppy earlier than this.
Be wary of Breeders who try and convince you that because of the colour of the puppy it is worth more money because it's "rare".If the colour is recognised by the KC it is not unusual or rare.

If you have any suspicions or doubts about a Litter or Breeder,contact your nearest Breed Club and check the Breeder out with them, or Walk Away.

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AGREE!!!
Very good thread sally..

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I agree with everything Sally has said, with only one slight caveat. Since we started our breed rescue organisation 17 months ago, we have come across several totally unethical "breeders" within our breed, who are both breed club members and members of the KC Accredited Breeder Scheme. So - even with breeders who are breed club members and KC Accredited Breeders, you still have to be extremely careful as membership of these schemes is no guarantee that the breeders will be ethical and their pups high quality.
The sad fact is that bad breeders outnumber good ones by a significant margin and that buying a puppy - especially for the first time - is a minefield.

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So very true its wrong that people abuse their status,sugar coat it and then the others that are doing the same thing,back them up!!

So many people dont bother to research their chosen breed,they assume its just a dog they go buy a cute little pup ,think that a quick walk once a week will do, then wonder why it tears the house to bits

Some of the Rescue places ive been to dont seem to have a clue either
Friend i met through Rescue had a male Stafford.They went to get another Rescue dog and was offered another male Stafford

They took him home and tried their best to settle them but had to take him back after two days as he kept attacking their other one......Well said rescue told them to let them sort it out themseves!!!!!

Needs to be tighter regulations on breeding and selling.

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Great thread Sally. Buying a puppy is a big responsibility and everyone should do their homework before jumping in.

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Yeah great advice. I think people should really read up on their chosen breed and maybe go to a recommended breeder(maybe through a friend or previous buyers) because like people have said, there are a lot of bad breeders and people don't know because they don't read up on it!

When you are ready buy a puppy visit the puppy more than once.
Note the surroundings and be sure yours and puppy's previous circumstances are same. Puppies bred commercially and carelessly, so consider its behavior.


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Another good piece of information to get is the Breed Register from the KC. Try and find out how many litters the breeder has bred in a year as Quality is better than Quantity and if a lot of litters being bred yearly, to me screams Money Making Breeder

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Hi Sallyann, sorry this is not in relation to the thread but where did you get your 'No to breed legislation' attachment? I would love to have that as my email signature if i can...

Absolutely agree. The kennel club run no checks on breeders that I know of. Recommendation is the way to go. In my humble opinion of course

I would also add, that for every puppy we purchase from a breeder, one will die as a result of over crowding at rescue centres. There are breed rescue centres all over the country, so no excuse. That said however, our puppy was purchased from a breeder. We waited for months for a young GSD, having our names down at various rescue centres, and none became available. I would like to add that our two rescue cats are doing just fine.

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