Before anybody yells at me or lectures me on the evils of backyard breeding...
My friend (who I'm asking the question for) is not a BYB. She was told by the rescue that her female dog was spayed. Either someone lied or was misinformed, or her german shepherd mix is the doggie holy Mary. Her dog will be spayed after the litter is born. This is all I know!!!
My friend is ONLY concerned with finding good homes for these puppies. She can keep one, and has family that can take another two.
Should she list the rest in the newspaper? Should she charge anything for them, or say "free to a good home"? What information should she get from the potential owners so that she knows that they are going to a good home?
2006-12-29 04:46:39 · 9 answers · asked by Pink Denial 6 in Pets ➔ Dogs
This is the reason why I quit Breeding dog. Finding homes much less a good home is hard to do. Once the pup is out of your hands you will never know what happens to him/her.
Do not ever give a pup away unless you know, beyond a shadow of doubt, that it is a good home. You, I'm sure know how you feel about something given to you and what you pay for. You take care of something you paid for.
Put a price on the pups. Even if it is only $20 or $30. Or charge at least as much as it cost to get their first shots & food & care.
I would not list them in the news paper but you can put up flyers in your neighborhood and you will know the pups will be close enough to check on if you want or need to.
Get as much information from the new owners that make you confrontable about them taking a pup. Do they have space for a large breed dog?, How much experience do they have with dogs? Questions that you feel you need to know about them and where the pup is going.
2006-12-29 05:07:04 · answer #1 · answered by bluebonnetgranny 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Listing in a newspaper is fine, but you may want to have her contact the rescue where they received the dog. A lot of rescues have sites where they can put up dogs that need homes that aren't in their rescue program. Whatever they decide make sure they don't put "free to good home." There are a lot of dangers of where these dogs end up when given away for free. Typically they go to labs for research or are used as bait in dog fights. People respect what they pay for so even if they ask for $10.00 the dog has a much better chance of finding a good home. Good luck!
2006-12-29 13:01:33 · answer #2 · answered by eastonpress 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Vet reference and at least one personal reference. Fenced yard?
Your friend might want to consider asking the vet about early spay & neuter, this way she'll know they aren't going to be used to produce or allowed to produce more pups that will be needing homes.
I would not place "Free to Good Home" ad anywhere. If she can get early spay/neuter done, she can probably ask a small adoption fee that will cover the spaying or neutering.
Just a suggestion.
2006-12-29 12:56:15 · answer #3 · answered by Pam 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She should charge a nominal fee for them. People don't tend to value things they get for free. If she keeps them until they are 8 weeks (which is the minimum age that a pup should be kept), then she should be deworming them and taking them for first shots. It's fair to charge enough to cover the cost of this.
Instead of giving you a long list of questions, I suggest you/she visit the websites of several rescues, since many of them have online application forms. Many good breeders do too. That should give her an idea what questions to ask potential adopters.
Here are some samples:
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Cottage/7787/pupquest.html
http://members.petfinder.org/~FL179/dogapplication.html
http://www.geocities.com/caroline_humane/dogappnew.rtf
http://www.humanesocietyyukon.ca/pdfs/Dog%20Adoption%20Application%202005.pdf
2006-12-29 13:15:29 · answer #4 · answered by DaBasset - BYBs kill dogs 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes it is best to charge a little like $25.00 or something around there because someone will not pay for a dog if they have bad intentions for it. If someone approaches you and is willing to pay that much then give it to them for free because they were already willing to pay that much for a mixed dog, you know that they will take better care of it.
2006-12-29 12:58:44 · answer #5 · answered by *BRI* 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Never,Never give a dog away FREE!!!! You can put an ad in the paper or place an ad at her vet's office. Good luck
2006-12-29 13:27:45 · answer #6 · answered by ® 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to www.petfinder.com and see if you can find a rescue near you that might assist with placing the puppies.
2006-12-29 12:50:41 · answer #7 · answered by msnite1969 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She needs to take them to the rescue that said mom was spayed. They need to alter all of them now. Use their resources to find them good homes.
2006-12-29 12:57:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm looking for a puppy what breed are they?
2006-12-29 12:51:49 · answer #9 · answered by godsnoriel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋