Bradley's Tips: Where to get your new dog (A guide in finding a responsible breeder)

Thinking of adding a new puppy to your family?


First of all please remember that getting a new family member means committing to it for the rest of it's life (which is approx 15 years). Please be sure you are ready to handle your new puppy and fulfill it's needs (premium food, emotional well being, vet check-ups, maintenance). The biggest step is finding the right place to get your new family member.

A Pet-Shop is always a NO-NO (it's the worst place to get a new pup!) these shops usually get puppies who are not ready to be separated with mom. These shops only care about the profit and not the puppies they sell & usually get them from breeders who do not have proper knowledge as well. The puppies will usually die on the first week they are home since they are not properly vaccinated and if they survive they will usually have major health issues in the long run.

Irresponsible breeders and Commercial breeders is another NO because these are the ones who treat their dogs as "items" (Indicators of such are "SWAPPING or TRADING" of pets in ads). They have many litters and they are usually on the rush on selling their puppies. They usually vaccinate their puppies themselves not having proper knowledge on handling these vaccines properly. They don't give proper nutrition and do not socialize their puppies well. A lot of these breeders are posting their ads in popular sites (so you should know how to distinguish breeders).

Responsible and Ethical breeders are the one you should look for. These are the breeders who truly love their pets and usually will provide a "guarantee of health". They only allow licensed professional vets to vaccinate their puppies and you will notice that their puppies are well-socialized (happy to see visitors and not scared to be touched). They are willing to show you the parents and the environment(which should always be clean and well ventilated) where the puppies grew up. They usually disclose any issues that the puppy has.

GUIDE QUESTIONS YOU SHOULD ASK BREEDERS:

• What is your goal/purpose in breeding? (e.g. why did you breed this litter?)

• Is the puppy healthy who gave the vaccinations? (Ask to show you the medical records ask for the vet's name and contact number and confirm)

• Are you willing to Guarantee the health of the puppy (at least 2 weeks for parvo/distemper virus?)

• Are there any health issues I should know? Genetic disease that may be passed on? (ask for a brief health history)

• Ask to see the parents (if the dad is not available ask to see the mother)
  

Got Questions ?
E-mail me: bradleythepom@gmail.com
I'll try my best to help! :-)

XOXO,
Bradley

Introducing- Exciting new sections !!!

Hey guys,

How have ya been? Sorry I haven’t been updating my blog as often I was bitten by the LAZY bug and thankfully now I have been immunized. I have some very exciting news I will be creating new sections in my blog called:

1. “Bradley’s Tips”- this is hoping to educate and help out new furparents with their furkids. Watch out for the first entry entited” Where to get your new dog (A guide in finding a responsible breeder)”

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