The man is not proffessional breeder, and is charging 600.00. Should I still buy the puppy?
2007-01-28 06:51:43 · 13 answers · asked by Razzles 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
No, this person is a BYB - back yard breeder and is not producing animals worth anywhere near $600. Try seeing if he'll sell ya one for $50, because that is all the dogs are worth.
A dog that is worth $600 will have a pedigree chart showing champion lines of both sire and *****. The dogs will have the knees, retinas, etc certified. Ask the breeder about history of stenoic nares, elongated soft palates, luxating patellas, progressive retinal atrophy, and legg perthes disease, portal systemic shunts, etc before buying. If he doesn't seem to know about any of these, then do not pay him a dime.
Make sure the puppy you buy have been given or started on vaccines given by a veterinarian from the age of 6-8 weeks and every 2-3 weeks afterwards, dewormed make sure ***** and sire are negative for heartworms and current on heartworm preventative. If not - go somewhere else.
Why not rescue a pug in need of a home instead of promoting BYB and animal over-population? There are many pure breed rescue groups and adult dogs are much better then puppies. They are already potty trained, you know their adult size, they already have their personalities, they are healthy, most are already spayed or neutered, etc. Try looking on petfinder.com for one. Most rescue groups charge anywhere from $100-300 for a pure-bred dog that has been taken care of by their rescue. And many rescue already have provided veterinary care, behavior training, etc.
2007-01-28 07:16:36 · answer #1 · answered by Diana 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't. If you plan on using the Pug to show or to breed, it is probably a bad idea, but if you just want it for a companion, it should be fine. You may not know if the dog will have health problems until later in it's life, so I (personally) would try to find a more reliable breeder or look elsewhere for a better deal.
2007-01-28 07:01:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know,,,,,,,try to haggle the price and about the puppy I would Because if you say no someone else that takes it may not love it or will leave it for several months at a time and the puppy may end up at the pound and then it may never get picked because the previous owner never gave it food and it was all gross looking and then it will just sit at the pound!
2007-01-28 07:08:29 · answer #3 · answered by Zoey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Inbreeding is NEVER okay. It leads to many health issues. They may not be prominent or present right now, but as the puppy gets older, the health concerns can reveal itself. It can develop health issues that become so bad that you will have to euthanize the little guy.
Look for a puppy that has not been inbred would be your safest and best bet.
2007-01-28 07:06:22 · answer #4 · answered by Pom♥Mom Spay and Neuter 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is known as line breeding and should only be done in the very extreme caeses such as rare breeds that have perfect breed standard offspring, if not there are far too many risks involved that will destroy the genetic make up of any breed.
My advice would be research if he shows his dogs, if they are tested for any known genetic faults and if not STAY AWAY !
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2007-01-28 07:02:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have a pugs and my female is pregnat but they are not sibblings I think is like people they can have healthy or physical problems I don't think is good idea. My pug had the most beautiful puppys one was with blue eyes
2007-01-28 07:07:11 · answer #6 · answered by Noemi P 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2017-02-17 12:41:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
people breed like that to get their own line started. I've heard of breeding the son back to the mom, or the daughter back to the dad, but I don't know about breeding siblings. How do you know that they are siblings? Did the guy tell you that?
2007-01-28 08:12:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do NOT, I repeat, do NOT buy a $600 dog from a non-reputable breeder!!
http://www.canismajor.com/dog/responbr.html
http://www.jlhweb.net/Boxermap/reputablebreeder.html
2007-01-28 07:06:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
OH MY GOD ABSOLUTELY NOT breeding to siblings is too close... you could end up with horrible genetic defects etc.. please go to the AKC.ORG website and get in contact with some reputable breeders....
2007-01-28 06:58:31 · answer #10 · answered by <3 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋