Finding A
Breeder
How to Sort through
breeders and weird websites:
http://www.angelfire.com/anime/gdrsw/sortbreeders.html
Buyer
Beware- Do's and Don'ts:
http://www.angelfire.com/anime/gdrsw/buyerbeware.html
I think puppy buyers need
to learn more about what to look for on websites. You can find many
red flags
on webpages. They need to have a list
of things to look for and print it out, so they can refer to it.
They should see.....
Stacked pictures of their dogs.
Show win photos of WD, WB, BOB.
Stacked photos of the puppies.
They
should be able to tell you what faults each of their dogs and puppies
have.
Health
Testing info. - Hips, Thyroid, Heart and eyes. They
need to verify. The very minimum should be hips.
Pedigrees
with lots of champions listed - Not just in the last generation.
Breeder
should mention puppy application and contract.
All pets should be placed on
LMT Reg and Spay/Neuter contract.
**Personally, I
don't think pet puppies should be shipped, unless it's
to someone you already know. I've only had to ship one of my pet puppies, due to the fact there is enough homes close to me. I
don't breed that often, so I'm not over populating my area with pups.
Red Flags-
No
show pictures. No titles. No win brags. No stack photos.
NO
OFA, CERFs, Thyroid, Heart Certificates.
Young
dogs being bred.
The
own a very large breed stock- Several Dams and Sires.
Breeding
every color under the sun, including mismarks
Pick your own puppy.
Asking
for full payment in full and NO refunds - Could be a scam and you will never see
a puppy or your money.
Charging more for full AKC Reg. papers.
Stressing to get your payment in right away to reserve a
puppy.
Listing Weight and Height.
They
misuse terminology
Offer
universal bloodlines as if their own (Meistersinger, Riverwood, BMW)
Watch
out for breeders advertising Euro bred. No such thing as german type. Then they bad mouth all of the US AKC danes.
Selling
"rare" & "Exotic" color danes.
Bad
mouth dog shows.
They should have a list of questions to ask
the breeder.
They need to know why the dam was bred.
Why did they choose
this stud dog.
The answers will tell you if are
dealing with a reputable breeder.
Buyer
Beware- Do's and Don'ts:
http://www.angelfire.com/anime/gdrsw/buyerbeware.html
The
Great Dane Watchdog
http://www.angelfire.com/anime/gdrsw/greatdanewatchdog.html
AKC
suspension index, all breeds, by breeder last name.
http://www.barkbytes.com/suspend/suspindx.htm
Puppy
Selection Considerations
http://www.doglogic.com/pupconsd.html
How
to Pick a Puppy
http://www.gglrc.org/pickingapuppy/picking.shtml
http://www.mindspring.com/~lenandzippy/pickpuppy.htm
Questions to ask a breeder
http://www.phouka.com/puppy/bdr_questions.html
Recognizing an unethical breeder
http://www.phouka.com/puppy/bdr_irres.html
The
Ethical Breeder
http://www.phouka.com/puppy/bdr_ethics.html
A
puppy mill is . . . .
http://www.canismajor.com/dog/puppymil.html
Different kinds of
Breeders
Backyard Breeder vs Reputable Breeder
Good Breeders, Bad Breeders
Use this guide to obtain a quality puppy from a
responsible breeder
Puppy Lemon Law States
Search OFA
Records
http://www.offa.org/search.html
Great Dane Club of America
http://www.gdca.org/