Bringing a new canine partner home is a fascinating and joyous task and a deed of extreme responsibility and care. Each of the steps is to be done very peculiarly and wisely. The main one is choosing the correct breeder to ensure you provide a healthy breed puppy.
Selecting the right breeder is very important, and make sure that he prioritizes the dog's health over his other profits. Let's get some insight into the peculiarities of a responsible breeder and how to find a good breeder for yourself.
Some basics to be known while searching for a breeder are :
1. Careful and responsible breeding: breeding is not just about mating two dogs; it goes beyond that. It's also about giving proper emotional and physical care to non-verbal creatures, adhering to ethical practices for breeding, and keeping in mind the comfort of the animals. His main aim or priority should be the welfare and health of the dogs rather than his monetary profits or greedy benefits by forceful breeding or unethical methods.
2. Your knowledge about breeds: before asking the breeder about different species and their traits, you should research other dog breeds, their features, temperament, and characteristics.
Once your research is done, ask the breeder about the breeds and your doubts. This will also help you gain insight into the knowledge and honesty of the breeder, his transparency with you about his work, etc.
Also, you can also ask your friends, relatives, and local veteran doctors to suggest good breeders and their experiences.
Some signs that can help you identify a good breeder are :
1. Health screening: see if the breeder does regular health screenings for their animals. Have veterinary checkups and genetic screening of all his dogs and newborns, get all the vaccinations done on time, and keep the breed-specific requirements in mind.
2. Cleanliness: Regular visits at the breeding facilities can help you check for the environment he provides for his pets, whether it's appropriately hygienic or not, and whether cleanliness is maintained. How is the play area? Do they have sufficient space or not?
3. Social training: early exposure to certain stimuli and society can help the puppies become more social and easy to interact with and improve their growth and nature. A responsible breeder will provide such a social environment to the puppies to ensure their social development and shape them into well-adjusting and socially adaptable dogs.
4. Transparency is the currency: a good breeder will be transparent about his work and will not hesitate to show you around or tell you if there is any potential health issue in any breed or if he has recorded any genetic problem in any likely parent. His honesty will be his priority before his monetary commission.
Red flags in a breeder:-
1. Puppy mills or commercial business: breeders who are in a vast retail business or involved with puppy mills are not highly favourable for selection as they prefer monetary profit over health care; also, their healthcare and words about the breed and their breeding techniques cannot be trusted entirely, so avoiding such breeders is a better option.
2. Doubtful health clearance certificate: Breeders who hesitate to provide health certificates for the puppy and his parents are a big NO for being selected as responsible breeders. A rightful breeder will give you a proper health certificate with all the vaccinations and potential health issues mentioned.
3. Lack of information: How can a breeder not fully aware of different dogs and their breeds and characteristics satisfy the customer's doubts and questions? A breeder with limited information should not be generally preferred for dog breeding.
4. Transparency issues: a breeder who hesitates to show you around needs to be more open about his working habits, and showing you around is not the right breeder for you to choose.
Conclusion
He is crucial in welcoming your new canine into the family by selecting the proper fundamentals. A reasonable breeder is responsible, committed, and sincere about his work and never tries to wrong his customers. You can seek information about good breeders from your friends and family and ask around about them for their experiences and work. A good breeder will take the process of breeding beyond just mating and look after the animal's physical and emotional health, train them to be adequately social, give them a hygienic, clean, joyous place to live, a healthy environment, and make the canine's overall welfare his priority