why shouldnt you buy a dog online?

Question

is it faud or something

Answer 1

Only buy dogs from reputable breeders who go above and beyond and offer health guarantees. Never buy a dog site unseen, and without a contract. If a breeder is not willing to even create a simple contract walk away. You may pay more at first but what is worth more a little extra money up front and the piece of mind that comes with knowing that if your dog suddenly becomes ill and dies, they will refund your money or replae the animal or sending the money to someone and never getting the dog or worse getting an unhealthy dog that will cost you thousands of dollars in medical cost trying to fix what the breeder should have stood by.There are too many things that can go wrong and if you buy a dog online, you run the risk of losing your money and not getting the dog see article below

http://www.switched.com/2007/09/05/online-scammers-using-pets-to-get-your-cash/

This is just one that I found, I search online scammers and dogs. My advice to all looking for any animal is get it in writing and do your research before you purchase.

Answer 2

Anybody can post anything on the internet. You, as buyer, cannot tell whether the subject exists or not. That's why there're a lot of internet scams happened. You can spend a thousand dollars to buy a puppy with shipping, at the end, when you are waiting at the airport, nothing shows up. Also, if you buying a puppy, don't you want to examine the puppy first? You can't do that when you buy online. Puppy is a life, not a merchandise.

Answer 3

Breeders who sell their dogs over the internet are just looking for a quick sell. They just want the money, they don't care where the puppy ends up. Any reputable breeder breeds their pure breed dog to better the breed. They temperament and health tests all dogs before breeding. When they are tryng to find homes for their puppies, they want to make sure their puppy ends up in the right home. This means they want to actually meet the potential buyer in person, they want to ask you question, and probably visit your home. You can't do that when you are selling a puppy over the internet.

And you never want to buy a puppy from someone over the internet because YOU can't see the dog's first hand. You want to meet the parents of your puppy, meet any other pets they have, and see their living conditions.

The only website I recommend for finding a dog is http://www.petfinder.com This isn't a breeding website, it is a website that lists animal shelters and rescue groups who have animals available for adoption. All of these organizations listed require that you come in to see the dog, and fill out an application before you can adopt the dog. I think this is the best way to get a new pet.

Answer 4

You should see the dog before you bring it home. You're not buying a pair of shoes, you're adopting a living animal with its own personality - you need to know if you LIKE that personality before you adopt.

You should be able to meet the parents (or at least the mother) and see the environment in which the pups were raised - you can't do that on the internet.

Also, it's not unknown for website sellers to send pictures of "other" dogs and then not send the one that you thought you were buying.

Plus, shipping young puppies like so much warehoused cargo is stressful to them and unnecessary when you can find dogs anywhere in the nation.

Answer 5

Because dog's aren't shoes or chairs that you can order and expect within 3-5 working days. You could pay £1000 and be sent a sickly ill puppy, or non at all. Always see the puppy and mother in person before you agree to anything.
If I were to breed dogs (which I don't) I must certainly wouldn't pack them up and ship them off to a stranger.

However, there ARE good kennels that ship (I think leerburg do?) you just need to be VERY carefull. It's realy risky and theres no getting your money back.

Answer 6

Sometimes it is. Sometimes they post a photo of a dog, you think you are buying that dog, and get something totally different.

It is just common sense....if you are buying a living creature, you SEE where it came from and who bred it. If the place is a hell hole that smell like death and poop, why would you get a puppy from there????? Websites are great at covering up the things they do not want you to see.

And many of them give you a 48 hour health guarantee......most viruses can incubate for 10-14 days...so what good is it to have a 48 hour guarantee??? And I have seen some say thatthey do not vaccinate the puppies because they are too small, the vet said they were too young, it is too stressfull...whatever. It is all so they don't have to spend any more money than they have to on the pup before it goes!!!!!

Answer 7

Buying a dog online does not allow you to see paperwork on the puppy or his/her parents. Nor does this offer you the opportunity to test your potential companion's temperment BEFORE forking over any money. Just a bad idea all around in my opinion if you're tyrying to decrease the odds of having genetic/behavioral problems that could impede the development of a productive and happy relationship between your dog and your family long term. BAD IDEA.

Answer 8

Hi. Professional Breeders sell their puppies online and you must go through a backround check in order to be able to purchase a puppy from a responsible breeder. Breeders do NOT sell to anyone with money. Mine does backround checks and our puppies have ALL been healthy, beautiful and perfect in every way. They have all had DNA testing on the Sires and Dames for eye disorders, hip disorders and any blood disorders. Papers come WITH the pup...not an afterthought.
Petfinders.com is also a great web site trying to place the puppy with the perfect family. Again....the customer is checked out!
I'm not sure what sites you refer to...or if you mean in the newspapers or in puppy stores. However NO GREAT BREEDER will place their puppies for sale in a newspaper or ever in a store.
Hope this helps. Blessings, Patti
PS: As owners, it is our responsiblity to check the web sites out with the Better Business Burea as well and any state agencies.

Answer 9

You need to investigate the breeder. Many who have websites and show dogs are on the up and up but there are far more who are puppy mills and back yard breeders with out a clue. You need to talk with breeders extensivley and make sure you are getting a healthy puppy with breeder support. There are litterally thousands of puppy ads online daily and the majority of these are scumbags who do not know much about breeding or their breed. If you don't know where your puppy is raised and by whom, you may end up with a dog that cost you thousands in medical bills.
Puppy mills have a nice way of making their pups look like they are in clean environments and on blankets surrounded by people, love and toys when in reality, they are born and living here:
http://www.atourhands.com/pupmills.html
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/kgaeding/puppy/picsmills.html
http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/Fair/1901/puppymills.html

Answer 10

It's relatively easy to design a good looking website and create an image of a place where animals are well cared for and great animals, but the reality might be a horrible puppy mill where the dogs are mistreated and undernourished and have all kinds of parasites, etc. You don't want to support that kind of treatment of animals, do you?