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What to avoid:
READ THIS BEFORE BUYING
Puppy Farmers
Puppy Farming is rife in this country. Some are literally
farms in isolated areas, some are people with a house full of cages.
The dogs are repeatedly bred until dead or so ill they can't
reproduce. Sold in supermarket type outlets and sometimes
individual homes, do NOT buy them. You are not rescuing, you
are simply fuelling the vile trade and YOU are the reason it still
exists. Yes, kitten farmers exist too, over breeding
and ignoring health testing. Back
Yard Breeders (BYB)
These are usually people with pets who don't literally breed in the
back yard (although some do). They breed both pedigrees and
crossbreeds and tell endless lies. No health testing or
paperwork, occasionally something from a registration body other
than the Kennel Club, which in our opinion is worthless. These
can be puppies or kittens. Your
Responsibilities
Health testing is not a guarantee. It reduces the risks of
some disease, but you have a responsibility too. Sensible
exercise and a good quality diet make the difference.
Your
breeder should show you original copies of any health tests
conducted. Check the name, breed and age of the dog on the
certificate matches the one you are seeing.
However many dogs you have owned, classes help
social learning, join one.
Beware
Breeders telling you the parents are registered but pups are not are
not will not be on this site. There is a possibility that the
parents aren't registered or their breeder put endorsements on to
stop registration until the dog was health tested. The parents
could be stolen or be crossbreeds. They may have been sold
without papers as they have a fault and shouldn't be bred from.
"Health checked" and "vet checked" mean nothing. This is NOT
health testing unless the vet is Superman and used X-ray vision. |
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