2006-07-11 00:15:10 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
Chocolates and apricots are rarer colors and may have flakier temperaments than the black or white ones. If you mean Melb. Australia, obviously you can't find a breeder on the American Kennel Club website, but I'm sure you have a kennel club there, right?
Find a good breeder by going to www.akc.org or talking to people at dog shows. You can also find info about the breed clubs on the akc site - they probably have a rescue group where you can get an older dog for less money. The best breeders will be members of their breed club, promoting healthy dogs with great temperaments. They should ask you a bunch of questions to make sure their puppy will be getting a good home. If all a "breeder" seems to care about is whether your check will clear, you can be sure he won't care a week later when the pup is dying from distemper or parvo and you want your money back.
Whatever you do, DON'T go to a pet shop, a flea market or buy one sight-unseen off the Internet!!!! You'll pay top dollar for what is usually a poor quality puppy mill dog. And you'll be supporting one of the cruelest industries in the country. The breeding animals are often kept in deplorable conditions - spending their entire lives in small wire-bottomed cages. They probably haven't been vaccinated against contagious diseases or tested for any health or temperament problems or genetic diseases - that costs money and cuts into their profits. A female is often bred every time she comes into heat. When her poor little body can't take it any more, she is often clubbed in the head and tossed into a dumpster or an open ditch. Most puppy mills ship their pups to pet stores at wholesale prices and many pups die before they even get there.
These so-called "breeders" have now figured out that they can use the internet to ship a dog directly to the customer and thus make more money by cutting out the middleman. If you buy a dog from out of state, good luck getting your money back if there's something wrong with the pup. These people count on you becoming instantly attached to the poor little guy and being willing to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars at the vet to treat whatever is wrong with him.
2006-07-11 07:20:44 · answer #1 · answered by Danger, Will Robinson! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should look up reputable breeders in your area. You could even use the white pages. But remember, a dog is a living thing, not a fashion accessory. Just because the color isn't right doesn't mean it's not the dog for you. It's more important to focus on the temperment of the dog than the color. You want a beautiful dog with a lousy temperment, do you?
2006-07-15 15:05:18 · answer #2 · answered by Chit P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to your local shelters. Those dogs are dying for a home.
2006-07-11 07:18:03 · answer #3 · answered by Stick to Pet Rocks 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.ludwiglanepoodles.com/puppies.php, They're from Oregon, but she can ship the puppy out to you
2006-07-11 07:37:54 · answer #4 · answered by pureessence 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to your animal shelter and adopt a puppy that would be killed soon without someone adopting it.
2006-07-11 07:17:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋