DO YOUR RESEARCH CHECK OUT YOUR BREEDER AS WELL AS THE BREED OF PUPPY YOU ARE LOOKING AT IF YOU AS THE CONSUMER AND I AS THE BREEDER BOTH DO OUR PART WE CAN STOP THE PUPPY MILLS HERE ARE SOME BASE QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR BREEDER 1 HOW LONG HAVE YOU RAISED, SHOWN, OWNED THIS BREED 2 TELL ME ABOUT SOME OF THEIR TRAITS (If you have done your research you will know if they are telling the truth) 3 HOW MANY BREEDS DO YOU RAISE ( if they have 500 different breeds you better find out how much kennel help they have) 4 HOW MANY DOGS DO YOU HAVE (Again lots of dogs mean lots of care is needed not a bad thing to have lots of them just a bad thing for 1 person to try to take care of a whole lot of dogs 5 WHAT KIND OF TESTING DO YOU DO? WHY? OR WHY NOT? 6 DO YOU HAVE A CONTRACT (and what is expected of me in purchasing a puppy from you) 7 DO YOU HAVE REFERENCES 8 ASK FOR PICTURES OF PAST PUPPIES AND PARENTS
BE AWARE THAT THEY WILL ASK YOU QUESTIONS AS WELL 1 HAVE YOU EVER OWNED A DOG BEFORE? IF YES WHAT HAPPENED TO IT? 2 HOW MANY DO YOU HAVE NOW? 3 DO YOU HAVE A PROPER AREA TO KEEP THE DOG? 4 DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF A DOG CAN BE AS MUCH AS 15 TO 20 YEARS (Are you ready for a lifetime commitment?) 5 DO YOU HAVE PLANS TO BREED? 6 TRAINING CLASSES ARE SOME TIMES REQUIRED Are you ready for the time and money spent? 7 MOST OF THE TIME WE AS BREEDERS DON'T ALWAYS HAVE A PUPPY RIGHT NOW ARE YOU WILLING TO WAIT FOR THE RIGHT ONE?
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