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Choosing your Puppy and your Breeder

The following pages were found at www.phouka.com, with some points edited to match Canadian standards. My hope for these pages is to give you a foundation of general knowledge when searching for your perfect puppy.

Everyone always tells you to buy a puppy from a "reputable breeder". Sound advice, but how do you find one? How do you tell a reputable breeder from an unethical or irresponsible one?

Choosing a puppy is hard - it's hard to look past those adorable faces and fuzzy little bodies and realize that you are making a decision that is going to last ten years or more, and you are responsible for their health and well-being. You have to make sure that you are getting a puppy that is going to be healthy, well-adjusted, and happy.

While many dogs bought from newspaper ads and yard signs are healthy and happy, far too many are ill, poorly socialized, genetically flawed dog-catastrophes waiting to happen. When you are trying to screen prospective breeders, here are some questions that might be useful.