Preloved

sheramber

Many Tears have recently had several pups available. Only one seems to be still available

http://www.manytearsrescue.org/display_mtar_dog.php?id=18558

Pups in rescue go very quickly and may be rehomed before boing advertised on the internet.

marliepanda

If you want a crossbreed there is not such thing as a 'genuine breeder.'


Go to a rescue.


If you want a specific breed, look for reputable breeders who tend to have such a waiting list they never need to advertise on preloved.

krlyr

melbury wrote: »

The term "breeders" is a bit ambiguous, as surely anybody who breeds even the occasional litter could be classed as such. Do you mean the only safe way to buy is to contact a Kennel Club registered breeder? How can you be 100% certain that they are actually OK?

You ask a lot of questions, you ask for proof of health testing (good breeder should be happy to show you health test results), you get recommendations, you visit on several occasions to make sure nothing is out of the blue, you speak to owners of previous litters to make sure there's no health or behavioural issues cropped up, and so forth. You don't just go by KC registration too - it's not that difficult or all that expensive to get registered.

Still no 100% guarantee, but certainly better than going by the breeder who has pups nearest/cheapest/earlier available/cutest!

saker75

I got my spaniel on Preloved - but she wasn't from a puppy farm. I would never buy a pet, just give one a new home. I echo the comments above about puppy farms - preloved is a great site but it doesn't validate sellers.

krlyr

Also, be careful taking on a "rescue" dog from Preloved that isn't from a rescue (or even take some care with rescues if they're not known to you). You need to consider if you could cope with the dog without any backup from a rescue if the owner's description turned out to be wrong, or even just if the dog showed a different behaviour in your house.

My parents (when I was still living at home) naively adopted a dog from Dogs4Homes 9 years or so ago - drove to see her, brought her home. We'd asked a few questions, been told she was fine being left (we all worked different shifts in the house but there'd be some times she would be home alone)...first time we left her, she gnawed partway through the wooden back door! Second time it was the wooden window frame....we then had to do some work on teaching her it was OK to be home alone, and we were fortunate with everyone's work shifts that we could avoid leaving her for a period of time, and it wasn't terrible separation anxiety in the great scheme of things...but it was a lesson learned in taking on an unknown dog just on the word of the owner. Maybe she had been fine being left in her old home, but maybe that was the reason she was being rehomed. And the owner was in no position (from the story we were told) to take the dog back, had it not worked out.

Going via rescue means jumping through a few hoops to get a homecheck, pass their questions etc. but there are so many rescues that you will usually find one who will accept you (even with kids, full time jobs, etc. as long as you've planned how to work things) and the huge benefit is that a decent rescue will give you the support to make things work with your dog if you're struggling, or will take the dog back if it's really nto working.