If you believe that, you probably also believe that every time someone buys a puppy from a reputable breeder, then a shelter dog dies.
Horsepucky.
Why should you buy a dog from a reputable breeder?
- We health test for everything that our breed club recommends, and sometimes go above and beyond that before we breed the two parents together. In Rat Terriers, for example, the breed club recommends testing knees for soundness, hearts for murmurs and other irregularities, hips for dysplasia and a disease called Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease. Keep in mind, these are the MINIMUM! Most breeders also test for elbow dysplasia and also for Primary Lens Luxation, also known as "PLL."
While these tests do not guarantee that your puppy will not develop these diseases, HOWEVER, it lessens the chances. With the PLL test, we can virtually guarantee that your puppy will never have the disease. Can you guarantee that with a shelter dog?
- A reputable breeder will do their best to match you up personality wise with a puppy. I would never sell a prey driven and very alpha puppy to a home with small children - that is asking for trouble. I would direct you to the puppy that I think would get along best with your family. I have turned people down just because I didn't feel that they were ready for a terrier. We know the parents, we know the puppies, and we don't want our little ones coming back to us. We know that not every placement guarantees a happy match, but we will always do our best and we will also take the dog back and give you a replacement! If you go in to buy a dog from a shelter, the most you get asked for is references. Of all the dogs I have "adopted" not one application or worker asked me about my lifestyle, what kind of dog I was looking for, how much dog ownership experience I had, etc. Does the landlord allow pets? Does your vet say you are an okay person? Then fine, pay out and take your animal.
To be continued...
Horsepucky.
Why should you buy a dog from a reputable breeder?
- We health test for everything that our breed club recommends, and sometimes go above and beyond that before we breed the two parents together. In Rat Terriers, for example, the breed club recommends testing knees for soundness, hearts for murmurs and other irregularities, hips for dysplasia and a disease called Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease. Keep in mind, these are the MINIMUM! Most breeders also test for elbow dysplasia and also for Primary Lens Luxation, also known as "PLL."
While these tests do not guarantee that your puppy will not develop these diseases, HOWEVER, it lessens the chances. With the PLL test, we can virtually guarantee that your puppy will never have the disease. Can you guarantee that with a shelter dog?
- A reputable breeder will do their best to match you up personality wise with a puppy. I would never sell a prey driven and very alpha puppy to a home with small children - that is asking for trouble. I would direct you to the puppy that I think would get along best with your family. I have turned people down just because I didn't feel that they were ready for a terrier. We know the parents, we know the puppies, and we don't want our little ones coming back to us. We know that not every placement guarantees a happy match, but we will always do our best and we will also take the dog back and give you a replacement! If you go in to buy a dog from a shelter, the most you get asked for is references. Of all the dogs I have "adopted" not one application or worker asked me about my lifestyle, what kind of dog I was looking for, how much dog ownership experience I had, etc. Does the landlord allow pets? Does your vet say you are an okay person? Then fine, pay out and take your animal.
To be continued...
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