Buying a new puppy? Warning signs that you’re dealing with a bad breeder
December 4, 2008 by Chloe Findlay-Harder
Filed under Pets
I shared some of my tips for finding a responsible breeder yesterday, but today is all about the bad breeders!
It’s your responsibility to educate yourself about the breed you’re interested in – it’s going to make finding your puppy so much easier. You also need to find a good breeder, but how do you tell if the person you’re talking to isn’t a responsible breeder?
They tell you they don’t do any health testing of their breeding stock “their breed doesn’t have any health problems”.
Their dogs don’t look healthy, have poor coats or act lethargic.
They don’t belong to the national breed …read more
Dogs in the news
November 25, 2008 by Chloe Findlay-Harder
Filed under Pets
It’s time to catch up with the week’s doggy news! What’s been happening to our furry friends this week?
Why it’s important to microchip your dogs – a Dachshund is reunited with his owners after going missing five years ago.
Want to know why I recommend getting your purebred puppy from a responsible breeder? 90 puppies were rescued from a backyard breeder in Florida – mostly toy breeds.
Did you know that dogs are trained to sniff for cell phones now? A prison in New Jersey is using specially-trained sniffer dogs to find cell phones that have been used to smuggle contraband into …read more




