Has anyone bought or adopted a dog form another state?UPDATED to show you what I Found!!!

What website did you use and how did you get your pet?
They can't just mail him to your house, or could they??


TIA!!

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My BIL did. You pay to have the dog shipped on an airplane. You will also pay for tranquilizers.

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we did, paid for the airfare, not the tranquilizers, although honestly, I don't remember if they were given to him... I don't think they were

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two of my dogs came from anohter state.

they dont shp them to your house, you pick them up for teh airport. i hd to pay for airfare and kennel to ship htem in


one i found on her breeders website, the other i found on an adoption site

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So, then it's a safe thing to do.

How did you pay for your pet? Through paypal?

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I wouldn't be entirely comfortable with having a dog flown in. That's just my opinion. I guess I would do my best to find one locally, travel to the dog or work with a rescue that has a volunteer transport program.

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I got Jersey from.....well Jersey =), but it's so close we just drove.

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I'm going to try to adopt a dog from PA and we'll be picking him up.
When I tried to adopt one from Nebrasksa, someone was going to put him on a plane and we would've picked him up from the airport.

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Thank you all for your feedback!!

I didn't commit to any website to buy a puppy. I was just browsing for pups(boston terriers) and came across this site....(nextdaypets.com)

I just thought they were a bit cheaper than what I was quoted.

IMO I think I would feel better picking up my puppy...I just wanted to see if anyone has bought a pup from a website and how the turnout was.

Thank you all!!!!

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You are very welcome. The only website I really use in the initial search is the AKC website to find breed resources.

Nextdaypets.com is full of Puppy Mills & Back Yard breeders. I would not recommend to use them.

Good luck!

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I bought my Frenchie from Europuppy.com

They are VERY reputable and he flew over from HUNGARY!! No tranquilizers though.

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Posted by chelle

I bought my Frenchie from Europuppy.com

They are VERY reputable and he flew over from HUNGARY!! No tranquilizers though.

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Posted by ThusSpokeLaLolita

the point is, reputable breeders do NOT post listings such as those found on websites like puppyfind, nextdaypets, europuppy, etc..... they just NEVER would
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ok but how do you know that? that's an awfly broad statement to be making?

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Posted by aliwnec10

Posted by ThusSpokeLaLolita

the point is, reputable breeders do NOT post listings such as those found on websites like puppyfind, nextdaypets, europuppy, etc..... they just NEVER would

ok but how do you know that? that's an awfly broad statement to be making?

It is a broad statement, but it has validity. It is in the same way that a pet-store dog is not from a reputable breeder, for the same reasons. Responsible breeders, for the most part, are more intensely interrogating where their dogs end up, as in the new owner, rather than using a broker to find any buyer for their dogs.

Reputable breeders have ONLY their reputation. They are very particular about where their "pet-quality" dogs go, and do their best to ensure that the majority of their litters (only once or twice a year) are NOT only pet-quality. They do not make their living off of dogs that are not show or future breeding quality, and the more of them they produce, the less attractive their breeding lines are to other reputable breeders, which is where they make their living enhancing and excelling at their breed.

There are some breeders of dogs that are not yet AKC recognised that might utilise these types of web-brokers, such as your irish russel terrier, or the newer Bahamas dog. For the most part these breeders on this site are breeding dogs unethically and are BYBs or PMs and need to " get rid of their stock." Reputable breeders normally do not have a sense of urgency to get rid of even their pet-quality dogs, since they do not overbreed. That is why it is so important to have a list of questions and to know what else to look for when interviewing a potential breeder for your next pet.

Hope this helps.

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There are hot spots all over for PMs, many of which are here in the US. I think many people just don't know that it occurs outside the US as well. I got my Chinese Crested from PA, which is one of the worst states for PMs, but I took the time & researched my breeder & made sure she was legit & reputable. I think that is the most important thing, to do as much breed & breeder research as possible.

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Posted by aliwnec10

Posted by ThusSpokeLaLolita

eta: if you google it you will find that Europe is full of puppymills. Most are found in Hungary. (but are also found in places like ukraine and russia)

Yes but so is the U.S. So i'm not sure you can make that overall assumption that everywhere in Europe is puppymills or that someone else who received their dog from somewhere in Europe wasn't legit. That's an unfair assumption...

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I think I would expect that anyone who is selling me a dog will be screening me just as much as I am screening them. If they just ship out the dog when they get payment, they don't care too much about their breeding program. There are breeders who enforce spay/neuter agreements and breeders who will take back their animals if there is a reason that the buyers can't keep them.

With my particular breed, as I am sure with all breeds, a good breeder has to know a good deal about genetics. If you breed 2 dachshunds that carry the gene for dappled coat (which is actually a very pretty coat), you could get a double dapple, which also has a beautiful coat but they are often deaf or blind or have other medical problems (that may be more severe than the blindness/deafness). It is hard to know whether your dog carries that gene, b/c not all of them will have that coat pattern. Many BYBs go ahead and breed dachshunds not knowing this basic fact, and they get dogs with pretty coats. If they get 1-2 blind dogs from a litter, they don't seem to worry about it b/c the rest of the litter is very good looking and for the dog with medical problems, they can still get a reduced price or even a rescue that will take the blind or deaf dog.

I don't mean to hijack, I don't get the opportunity to explain this very often and it's something I only learned after I got my dog.

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Sorry, I didn't mean to start anything. I am very grateful for ALL the info everyone gave me. I was so unaware of how many PMs there really are...

I know I said, I was looking for BTs but I was searching the shelter websites on LI and came across this baby. I am in LOVE....