where can i get a free puppy?

Answer 1

look for ads in your local paper.

G.G.

Answer 2

Even "free" dogs cost money to take care of. If the dog isn't properly trained, it can chew up your house and your stuff. If it's not housebroken, it can ruin your floors and your furniture. How "free" is a dog that does $1000 in damage to your house? Many "free" dogs turn out to be sick - how "free" is a dog that costs you $800 at the vet because he has Parvo or distemper or heartworm?

Quality dogs are expensive to buy and take care of. An adopted dog may cost as little as $35 - a good purebred pup can cost $1000 or more. Puppy shots are another $200, then $100 a year for boosters. Annual Heartworm test and preventative medication $100. Professional trainer $600 and up. Going on vacation? Boarding kennel $40/day. Spaying? $250.

Dogs are terrific companions but they require training and discipline and exercise. You can't hang out and party all night with your friends, because you have to be home to walk the dog. The smaller the dog, the more often they have to go out. What happens if you go away to college?

You could get a rabbit or a guinea pig - they're friendly, easy to keep, live in a cage, don't have to be walked or trained.

BEFORE you get any dog you should read some great books on training, so you'll know what to do. (Try not to pick books randomly - there are a lot of bad books out there also!) These are some of my favorites and you can get them on Amazon.com
What All Good Dogs Should Know - Volhard
Good Owners, Great Dogs - Brian Kilcommins
Dog Tricks : Eighty-Eight Challenging Activities for Your Dog from World-Class Trainers by Haggerty and Benjamin
Don't Shoot the Dog - Pryor
Training Your Dog: The Step by Step Method - Volhard
Dog Problems - Benjamin
Cesar's Way - Cesar Millan
Also, watch the Dog Whisperer on the National Geographic Channel. Cesar Millan is the best trainer I've ever seen on TV.

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.

Answer 3

We just got a free puppy from one of my boyfriends hunting buddies. If you are looking for a hunting breed for hunting or a pet, you can ask family/friends/neighbors that are into hunting. The puppies and the breeder was good quality, but it was a big litter and they were 3 months old already, so he said we could have a male and the females were only $100. If the breed you want is too expensive, check for ads that have been in the paper a long time and maybe they will bring down their price, or go to a shelter because the dogs are fixed, vaccinated, and usually go for around $150 or less. Senior dogs at our shelter cost only $42 and are more mellow and sweet.

Answer 4

If you can't afford to buy a puppy (even a small $75 adoption fee from a shelter), you can't afford to own one.

Spaying/neutering (included in cost of shelter adoption, but not if you get a free puppy randomly from "some guy")=$150

First set of shots (again, included in shelter adoption fee, but not in a "free puppy")=$50+

Yearly vet check-up and booster shots=$65+

Random visit to emergency vet clinic when your puppy eats something he shouldn't have, gets bitten by a snake, stung by a bee, is injured in a fight with another dog, come down with a life-threatening illness=$200+

Dog food that is better than just the equivalent of feeding your dog chicken feet and sugar=$50/month +

Heartworm Preventative=$30/three month supply

Flea/Tick Preventative=$30/three month supply

None of these costs are optional. Optional costs (toys, chews, treats, leashes, collars, obedience classes) are extra and run into the hundreds of dollars a year.

So, still want that free puppy?

Answer 5

look for adds in the news paper, or local sighns sumtimes just on the side of the road. The humane society in your area is prolly not totally free, but it is pretty cheap. Around $50 dollars maybe. But before you adopt any puppy, make sure tht they are friendly, well - behaved, and your kind of dog.

Answer 6

The humane society is a great place to adopt. Just remember, though, that no pet is actually FREE. You have to have regular vet care for shots, spay or neuter, quality dog food and pet insurance if your pet gets ill. Vet bills for an ill pet can cost thousands of dollars. But having a dog is worth every penny!

Answer 7

Watch for ads in the newspapers. People looking to get rid of unwanted puppies often post ads in the paper.

Answer 8

Keep an eye out in your paper. Also look on the internet at other area newspapers around you, I am sure there will be some in there.

Answer 9

look in your local papers and adds.

but if you want it free because you cant afford to buy one then dont get one as you wont be able to pay vet bills.

Answer 10

Check the newspaper.

Answer 11

in streets,u can get thousands puppy.