Buying a puppy

rwaite

Hello all.

I'm looking for some advice please. We are hoping to buy a puppy and i was wondering if anyone can help me with wording for a sort of agreement that the lady we are buying from can sign to agree that purchase is subject to a satisfactory examination by your vet.

Thank you in advance

krlyr

I wouldn't waste your time. Find a breeder who is more than willing to tell you all about the health tests they have done on your puppy's parents (and show you the paperwork to prove it) and the proof that they have researched the lineage of the parents to ensure they know they are of sound health and temperament - this will be far more likely to prove pup will be of good health (or the best that they can predict/influence) than 10 minutes in a veterinary surgery.

http://www.apbc.org.uk/articles/good_breeder
http://www.apdt.co.uk/dog-owners/choosing-a-puppy
http://www.champdogs.co.uk/info/puppybuyer

DTDfanBoy

Any breeder worth buying from will already have a contract stating something similar to this :


The Purchaser(s) shall have ..X.. days to have the Dog examined by a practising veterinary surgeon and

shall have the right during a period not exceeding ..X.. days after such examination to return the Dog


because of a defect (other than described below) on production of a written report from the said veterinary


surgeon, at which time the Purchaser(s) will be refunded the full purchase price.


[Where appropriate, add: The Purchaser(s) hereby acknowledge(s) that the Breeder has disclosed the


following faults or defects in the Dog:...............]


Should it become necessary, the Purchaser(s) should be aware that the return of a Dog can be very difficult,


especially emotionally and, having drawn the attention of the Purchaser(s) to this, the Breeder cannot be


held responsible for any distress caused by the return of the Dog.




And as stated by krlyr they should have copies of all the relevant health checks for the breed for both parents, any good breeder will be very keen to show you the documents, if you have to ask to see them I would be concerned.

soupdragon10

Have you thought about a rescue puppy? There are loads available at the moment and the aftercare from rescues is, in my opinion, often much better than a breeder who is making a living out of their dogs. I am not saying that all breeders are bad, but some certainly are more interested in £ than anything else.

skintandscared_2

My sister bought a pup from a kennel club breeder who had a big family history chart thing for the parents, but omitted to mention that the mother carried the gene for muscular dystrophy, which sadly their pup had. When it became obvious something was seriously wrong with the pup (he grew bigger but more skeletal every day) the breeder renounced all responsibility and continued to breed with the mother as it's apparently not illegal to do so.

We got a "heinz 57" mutt instead who is healthy as anything.

krlyr

skintandscared wrote: »

My sister bought a pup from a kennel club breeder who had a big family history chart thing for the parents, but omitted to mention that the mother carried the gene for muscular dystrophy, which sadly their pup had. When it became obvious something was seriously wrong with the pup (he grew bigger but more skeletal every day) the breeder renounced all responsibility and continued to breed with the mother as it's apparently not illegal to do so.

We got a "heinz 57" mutt instead who is healthy as anything.

But a mutt from unhealthy lines can develop issues like this too - out of my pirebred and my crossbreed dog, the cross has needed more veterinary treatment (purebreed has had one tummy bug and that's it)

MrsAtobe

On the other hand, my current dog came to us as a private rehome arranged by his breeder, when his first owner could no longer cope with him. I was grilled by her prior to us even meeting the dog. We have kept in touch via Facebook, and she has been incredibly supportive with his SA problems.

Not all breeders are just in it for the money. The difficult thing is finding them.