April 4th 2008 10:41 pm
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I thought this was worth posting here on Dogster. I found this on Oprah.com as part of the investigation on puppy mills.
When choosing a breeder look for one who does the following:
1. Ideally, keeps his or her pets as part of the family.
2. Encourages you to meet and spend time with your puppy's parents, and allows you to see where they spend most of their time.
3. Area is clean and well maintained.
4. Insists on meeting potential adoptive families. Will not sell their dogs to just anyone.
5. Doesn't sell animals too young—sells puppies only after they are 8 to 12 weeks old, and 8 to 10 weeks old for kittens.
6. Can provide references from other families who have purchased puppies.
7. Keeps breeding dogs healthy, well fed, and well socialized.
8. Provides professional veterinary care for all their animals.
9. Performs health tests on fathers and mothers prior to breeding to ensure their puppies do not have genetic defects.
10. Has a good relationship with a local veterinarian and can show you records of visits for the puppy.
11. Bases breeding frequency on mother's health, age, condition and recuperative abilities.
12. Does not breed extremely young or old animals.
13. Discusses positive and negative aspects of particular animals and breeds with potential owners.
14. Encourages multiple visits to meet the puppy.
15. Will take back any of their animals, at any time and for any reason.
Related Resource
Find more on Main Line Animal Rescue at www.mlar.org.
Find more on the Humane Society of the United States at www.hsus.org.
Find more on the ASPCA at www.aspca.org.
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