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| Puppy Buyer "Do" List - things to do when looking for a good breeder! |
1. DO - Shop around - look at different breeders
2. DO - make sure to buy a puppy from a breeder that is a member of at
least 1 breed club (LRCC)- Labrador Retriever Club of Canada or (LRCA)
Labrador Retriever Club of Alberta (or any local breed clubs for the provice/state of the
breeder) these are just ones available for breeders in Alberta. These clubs are in place and run by
volunteers to make sure the quality out of breed does not deteriorate. Not just anyone can join, there are
certain requirements to be able to join and the new member must have 2 references from other club
members. Breeders that are not members may be unable to join due to unreputable practices, so please
investigate!
For a list of other reputable breeders in Alberta: http://lrca.homestead.com/litters.html
3. DO - Make sure your breeder lists all registered names of their dogs,
pedigrees and all clearances(hips, elbows, eyes, PRA and EIC) if this info is not readily
available to the public, then that to me is a little fishy.........it is a common practice among "silver" breeders
and I don't understand what hiding stuff is all about. It has happened on more than a few occasions that
these "silver breeders" request money to give out the pedigrees of their dogs, this is obsurd.
4. DO - buy a puppy from a breeder that ONLY produces the 3
recognized colors of BLACK YELLOW CHOCOLATE. Breeders that are producing
silvers, charcoal, champagne are breaking the rules of the breed clubs and putting false information on the
CKC legal registrations(as these colors are not accepted for registration, they put them as black, yellow or
chocolate, and they are clearly NOT these colors) So what does this mean for the future of our labradors?
Does this sound like an honest breeder with any integrity? Would you support someone who falsifies legal
documents? Wouldn't you consider this fraud? A legal offence?
They do this as these colors might sell well and the breeder will profit from it, when in fact, the very first
silver was that of a breeder that also bred weimeraners, so you tell me how the silver color was brought in?
Breeding purebred dogs should be taken seriously as the future of the breed is in the hands of breeders.
Us breeders are responsible to preserve and better the breed, and we need to do what is in the best
interest of our breed, not what is best for our pocketbooks.
5. DO- know that reputable breeders DO NOT make any profits from
their dogs. Breeders who rely from income from their kennels should not be confused with eithcal
breeders. The intent of any good breeder should be to produce puppies NOT for profit, but for the
protection, betterment and advancement of the breed. Experienced breeders know that there is no money
to be made when ethical proper breeding practices are followed. I have been breeding soley labradors
since 2001 and I have yet to turn a profit, and that is just fine as I do this because I love labradors!! In
order to make money breeding dogs, one would have to cut corners, like not doing all health testing, not
attaining any titles on their dogs(championships, obedience, working certificates, hunt tests etc), not making
sure the quality is there, so breeding very poor examples of the breed because they can't afford to let a
dog out of their breeding program just because it is not pretty! I will place anything that is not sound with
health testing, conformation or temperment. Also to make a living breeding dogs would require a LOT of
puppy sales and this practice spells out the words p-u-p-p-y- m-i-l-l
5. DO- Visit the kennel and meet the breeder - if you feel you would like to go and meet a
breeder in person and visit their facilties, that should be available to you. I always love to meet potential
puppy buyers as I feel I know them throughout the whole process then! A lot of my puppy buyers become
my friends, so I do like to get to know who is taking my beautiful babies into their home! If a breeder does
not allow you to visit the litter as it grows, it is not because they don't want you to see the babies, it is for
health reasons and the risk of viruses being brought to the unvaccinated litter. The worst time to visit a
litter is between about 4 1/2 weeks up until a week or so after their first vaccination,(which should be given
between 6 and 7 weeks). This is when puppies are most susceptible to becoming infected with a virus if in
contact with one.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to e-mail me labs@eagertrieve com)
2. DO - make sure to buy a puppy from a breeder that is a member of at
least 1 breed club (LRCC)- Labrador Retriever Club of Canada or (LRCA)
Labrador Retriever Club of Alberta (or any local breed clubs for the provice/state of the
breeder) these are just ones available for breeders in Alberta. These clubs are in place and run by
volunteers to make sure the quality out of breed does not deteriorate. Not just anyone can join, there are
certain requirements to be able to join and the new member must have 2 references from other club
members. Breeders that are not members may be unable to join due to unreputable practices, so please
investigate!
For a list of other reputable breeders in Alberta: http://lrca.homestead.com/litters.html
3. DO - Make sure your breeder lists all registered names of their dogs,
pedigrees and all clearances(hips, elbows, eyes, PRA and EIC) if this info is not readily
available to the public, then that to me is a little fishy.........it is a common practice among "silver" breeders
and I don't understand what hiding stuff is all about. It has happened on more than a few occasions that
these "silver breeders" request money to give out the pedigrees of their dogs, this is obsurd.
4. DO - buy a puppy from a breeder that ONLY produces the 3
recognized colors of BLACK YELLOW CHOCOLATE. Breeders that are producing
silvers, charcoal, champagne are breaking the rules of the breed clubs and putting false information on the
CKC legal registrations(as these colors are not accepted for registration, they put them as black, yellow or
chocolate, and they are clearly NOT these colors) So what does this mean for the future of our labradors?
Does this sound like an honest breeder with any integrity? Would you support someone who falsifies legal
documents? Wouldn't you consider this fraud? A legal offence?
They do this as these colors might sell well and the breeder will profit from it, when in fact, the very first
silver was that of a breeder that also bred weimeraners, so you tell me how the silver color was brought in?
Breeding purebred dogs should be taken seriously as the future of the breed is in the hands of breeders.
Us breeders are responsible to preserve and better the breed, and we need to do what is in the best
interest of our breed, not what is best for our pocketbooks.
5. DO- know that reputable breeders DO NOT make any profits from
their dogs. Breeders who rely from income from their kennels should not be confused with eithcal
breeders. The intent of any good breeder should be to produce puppies NOT for profit, but for the
protection, betterment and advancement of the breed. Experienced breeders know that there is no money
to be made when ethical proper breeding practices are followed. I have been breeding soley labradors
since 2001 and I have yet to turn a profit, and that is just fine as I do this because I love labradors!! In
order to make money breeding dogs, one would have to cut corners, like not doing all health testing, not
attaining any titles on their dogs(championships, obedience, working certificates, hunt tests etc), not making
sure the quality is there, so breeding very poor examples of the breed because they can't afford to let a
dog out of their breeding program just because it is not pretty! I will place anything that is not sound with
health testing, conformation or temperment. Also to make a living breeding dogs would require a LOT of
puppy sales and this practice spells out the words p-u-p-p-y- m-i-l-l
5. DO- Visit the kennel and meet the breeder - if you feel you would like to go and meet a
breeder in person and visit their facilties, that should be available to you. I always love to meet potential
puppy buyers as I feel I know them throughout the whole process then! A lot of my puppy buyers become
my friends, so I do like to get to know who is taking my beautiful babies into their home! If a breeder does
not allow you to visit the litter as it grows, it is not because they don't want you to see the babies, it is for
health reasons and the risk of viruses being brought to the unvaccinated litter. The worst time to visit a
litter is between about 4 1/2 weeks up until a week or so after their first vaccination,(which should be given
between 6 and 7 weeks). This is when puppies are most susceptible to becoming infected with a virus if in
contact with one.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to e-mail me labs@eagertrieve com)