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WANT TO BUY A PUREBRED DOG? START HERE:

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AtomicMom
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WANT TO BUY A PUREBRED DOG? START HERE:

AKC Breeder Referrals

I just wanted to give some quick advice for anyone who is interested in buying a HEALTHY, happy puppy....DO NOT BUY FROM A PET STORE.
As you may have heard, most pet stores get their puppies from puppy mills and backyard breeders. They are not bred to maintain the integrity of the breed. So a lot of these puppies get sick from congenital diseases (hip displasia, blindness, epiliepsy, cancer) and its awful! Most of the people who sell dogs to pet stores are in it for the money and don't care about the dog's health. A true breeder breeds their dogs for "show" and as a hobby, and sells the puppies that are in the litter to good homes. They can't keep every puppy in the litter, cause usually 1 or 2 are that "perfect" show dog. So they sell the rest of the litter. That's the kind of puppy u want....b/c this breeder will breed for a good emperament and good healthy bloodlines. A pet store pup is usually from a puppy mill and the moms are puppy machines....not even giving them enough time to recover from their last litter before breeding them again, sometimes to their own puppies....so lots of inbreeding and birth defects that usually don't occur until the dog is full grown...LONG after the pet store's limited health guarantee wears off!

So where do you start? EASY: Go to www.AKC.org and select BREEDERS>Breeder Referral on the left side of the page. Then scroll to the breed of dog you are interested in...there you will find the name and email address or even ph# of the AKC member handling breeder referrals. Just send them an email requesting a list of breeders in your area and they will be happy to comply.
This way you are ensured contact with a breeder who is an American Kennel Club member and usually a member of their local breed club.

Here is the direct link:

AKC Breeder Referrals

Message edited 2/14/2006 4:34:58 PM.

Posted 2/14/06 4:18 PM
 
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Shanti
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Re: WANT TO BUY A PUREBRED DOG? START HERE:

Thanks for posting, that is the best place to start!

Posted 2/14/06 4:42 PM
 

reggie
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Re: WANT TO BUY A PUREBRED DOG? START HERE:

Another good place to start is by looking into rescue. You can do a search on petfinders.com.

Good luck!!!

Spay/Neuter your pet!!!

Posted 2/14/06 7:28 PM
 

Jesaroo
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Re: WANT TO BUY A PUREBRED DOG? START HERE:

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Posted 2/15/06 12:16 PM
 

Redhead
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Re: WANT TO BUY A PUREBRED DOG? START HERE:

great post!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Chat Icon

Posted 2/15/06 3:59 PM
 

AtomicMom
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Denise

Re: WANT TO BUY A PUREBRED DOG? START HERE:

Thank you! Chat Icon
I hope this helps at least one person avoid the heartache and expense of a sick pet store puppy.....and keeps money out of a puppy mill owner's wallet

Posted 2/16/06 1:21 PM
 

ssbride05
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Re: WANT TO BUY A PUREBRED DOG? START HERE:

Thanks so much... DH and I live in an apartment and are moving to a different one that only allows cats... I am dying to get a cat.. do you know of a website that gives breeder referrals for purebred cats also??

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Posted 2/25/06 7:51 AM
 

AtomicMom
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Denise

Re: WANT TO BUY A PUREBRED DOG? START HERE:

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Posted 3/24/06 2:41 PM
 
 

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