How Do I find If my Dog breeder was A back yard breeder or A Professional breeder?
December 29, 2009 - 8:32 pm
For those Who Don’t know A Backyard Breeder Is a breeder who Does not care if the dogs inherit Diseases,Unlike a good one,we Did not get him from a Breeder, But his previous owner,He is a pug,1 year and a half,We know his breeders name,And where hes from.I cant contact her(too young) And my dad wont because He is too lazy
He has papers
He has papers And is Akc registered
You could look on Pug Dog Club of America referral list to if his/her name is on it. http://www.pugs.org/indexbreeder.htm
If it isn’t, the breeder is probably a byb. Is your dog registered in AKC, do you see Champion titles on his parent’s name? If so he/she might be a reputable breeder.
December 30th, 2009 at 2:11 am
papers…if the dog breeder had papers on the dogs, they’re well bred…
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December 30th, 2009 at 2:29 am
Papers, emailing the breeder, send a letter the breeder’s address has to be on the paper otherwise they have sold your dog illegally.
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December 30th, 2009 at 3:09 am
does she show her dogs? do they have championships in their name?
do they get health checks? does she only breed once a year?
how did you find the pup?
just a few questions
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December 30th, 2009 at 3:55 am
Health testing of the sire and dam,appropriate for the breed is the best way to tell if they are concerned about inherited disease
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December 30th, 2009 at 4:11 am
If you got the dog from its first owner chances are it was a BYB. Responsible breeder require puppies of their breeding be returned to them if the original owner can’t keep them. They sometimes allow the original owner to place the dogs but they must approve the home. If you never met the breeder then they are in all likelihood a BYB. "Papers" are no indication that the dog is from a responsible breeder. All registration means is that the dog is the produce of 2 registered parents of the same breed. It is no indication of quality
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December 30th, 2009 at 4:50 am
Papers means nothing if the genetic lines arent strong.
papers are a plus. but ask (or have dad) ask about Genetic helath testing. ask about parents, temperements, references from them.
ask for a contract. ask about showing the breeder does. ask about what they do for the rescues of their breed. (if they only breed but dont help rescues they are scum in my eyes) Ask how many liters the mother has had. how old she is and he is. ask hwo many liters the father has had. how many champions they have produced.
the list goes on and on.
I have 4 purebred dogs. 2 are AKC registered but fixed due to them not fiting the standards. the other 2 are rescues.
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December 30th, 2009 at 5:19 am
You could look on Pug Dog Club of America referral list to if his/her name is on it. http://www.pugs.org/indexbreeder.htm
If it isn’t, the breeder is probably a byb. Is your dog registered in AKC, do you see Champion titles on his parent’s name? If so he/she might be a reputable breeder.
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December 30th, 2009 at 5:49 am
BYBs can also register their litters – as can puppy mills. The only way to know BYB from pro is to talk to the breeder – did they show their dogs, did they do genetic testing, etc.
Here is a good site to help you tell good from bad breeders:
http://web.archive.org/web/19960101-re_/www.jackshuler.com/bbvsrb.htm
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December 30th, 2009 at 6:36 am
If your dog came from a reputable breeder, the previous owner would had a contract stating dog was to be returned to breeder or at the least notified of the new home. Not sure why you can’t look up their address & either send email or a letter asking for background info & what health tests were done & to notify them the dog is with you now.
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December 30th, 2009 at 7:06 am
When I talk of Responsible breeders, I am talking about people whose dogs are show dogs/champions and have all their kennel club papers,note there is more than one kennel club. So basically these dogs would be registered. When they are bred , they are only bred with another dog that is also registered. All puppies born to the sire and dam will also be registered. Now if nobody has given your dad any paper work/ certificates, then they probably are not from (any) recognised kennel club..registered dogs.
Reputable breeders will not allow anyone who buys a puppy from them to re sell it or pass it on to another person for free. The puppy or dog , has to go back to the breeder if the person who bought it cannot keep it. Plus contracts are signed
You say, you know the breeders name. But has your dad even spoken to them, have they ever come to do a home check? Have they come to make sure the dog they bred is healthy safe and happy?
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December 30th, 2009 at 7:13 am
papers with akc registration mean nothing. i could have registered my dog but why should i when i plan to neuter him anyway. talk to the previous owner about how they got the dog and the process. professional breeders require a lot more than just your cash to purchase one of their dogs. the old owner can tell you what they had to do and how their experience was. many professional breeders make owners return dogs or help owners place dogs they sell into good homes if the owner no longer wants it.
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December 30th, 2009 at 8:00 am
As long as you see the parents (BOTH the sire and d@mn) then you see their lineage and shot records, make sure the genetic diseases were tested for and recorded before breeding or selling the pups.
Check for STDs on the mother and father, make sure you look to see if one of them has champion lineage (at least, although most reputable breeders will have both a sire and d@mn with champion lineage or a champion title.)
If the pups looked healthy and they were INSIDE the house and NOT dirty, underweight, or releasing ANY discharge from ANYWHERE, then most likely the breeder is reputable. If they have a website and the parents looked healthy then it’s even better. If they had more than one in the residence (like two pairs of sire and d@mn or two d@mns and one sire, etc etc…) that means they’re probably reputable.
If they dogs weren’t matted or overly submissive (fearful) then it’s fine.
Make sure the pups were kept in a healthy part of the breeder’s residence. Did they have a Kennel License and a Kennel Club name such as… "Broken Bulldogs Kennel"?
There’s lots more to look for but those are the main things to watch out for when buying a pup and wanting a reputable breeder.
But don’t worry too much so long as ur pug is healthy.
also a couple Qs:
Was the mother at least 2 years old?
How many litter had they had in that past year and a half- two years?
Dogs should only breed starting at 2 yrs of age and only once every two years and stop breeding safely at 8 years of age for most dogs.
Good Luck with what you need =)
Hope I helped, I tried as much as I could.
~:-)
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December 30th, 2009 at 8:12 am
A good breeder would have had a contract, that requires the previous owner to contact him, in case the dog needs to be replaced.
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December 30th, 2009 at 9:00 am
Since you have the registration papers you will be able to look on this website http://www.offa.org/ to see if the stud and dam have been OFA’d. If they have been, you have a good chance of having a puppy from a responsible breeder.
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December 30th, 2009 at 9:11 am
Well that’s a tough one, because there are BYBs who dogs are registered.
There is no way you will find out unless you can contact the breeder or the original owner.
If you can contact the previous owner ask if the breeder displayed papers to show that the sire and dam got their hips and eyes checked and if they bought their puppy at 6-7 wks. A reputable breeder will only sell puppies between 8-12 weeks.
Good luck!!
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December 30th, 2009 at 9:50 am
Having papers and AKC registered means nothing. If both parents are Champion Titled or Working Titled dogs, then you got them from a good breeder.
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December 30th, 2009 at 10:11 am
if they show and sell unhealthy pups that’s a reputable crap breeder.if they don’t then you got no worries.
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