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Buyer Beware!
It does not matter where I got my puppy.....I only wanted a pet-WRONG
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here. I find it ridiculous how some of the worse Bloodhound
breeders speak so highly of themselves on their sites.
they say their dogs are "top ranked" or "top bloodhounds" . Top ranked
in what exactly? perhaps top producers! If you want to know the
top
ranked bloodhounds in conformation.....go on the American
bloodhound club page,
or look up Best dog in Canada under bloodhound......the information is
out there.
I love how people say Champion lines......then you look at the
pedigree and see 2 champions in the whole thing! I have called many of
these breeders pretending to be a person interested in a puppy, they
can't even tell me the lineage of their dogs! How can they be breeding
healthy dogs when they have no clue about any of the ancestors? how can
they say they are breeding healthy dogs when they do NO health
clearances. How can they know a show quality pup when they have never
shown? The more a breeder knows about their dogs
pedigree......the more their breeding program will benefit. Of course
this only applies to those interested in bettering the breed....not
filling puppy demands. to be honest type in bloodhound puppies for
sale on goggle...see what you find......most likely nothing good.
Sadly the good breeders are hard to find. Some of the top
breeders in the U.S are not big licensed kennels.....they are
humble people....with a few dogs.....that do everything they can. The
dogs can be found lounging in their house...not in a kennel run with
more than 15 other bloodhounds! Sadly the truth is these reputable
breeders may have long waiting lists and do not breed often ......The
general public seems to want puppies yesterday so.......all the bad
breeders with their adds all over are filling puppy demands. To both
good and bad homes. How frustrating is it for us? It breaks my
heart to see those adds where clearly the pups are poorly bred, by bad
breeders....going to anyone who will pay regardless if they are a good home or not . But like I said before if people would
wake up.........then we would not have this problem.
None of the dogs you see in rescue are from reputable breeders. Because
reputable breeders take their dogs back and usually place them in good
homes.
Most of us good breeders are all friends. If you are looking for a
puppy and are a good potential home....we will gladly point you in the
right direction if we have no litters planned at the time. The Canadian
and American bloodhound club also does breeder refferal.
Here are some reasons to walk away from a
breeder in my own opinion.
1. The puppies are not American Kennel Club or Canadian Kennel
Club registered. Ignore this statement if you are looking in Europe. In
my own opinion the united kennel club is a bogus registry....any dog
can be UKC registered meaning it may not be purebred.
2. There has been no health clearances done on the Parents of the
puppy, ask for OFA results or proof of these tests. If you are looking
at a breeder's site ....you can always go to www.offa.com and look up the breeder's dogs....anyone can
3. The Dam of your puppy is under the age of 2
4. The breeder is not asking you a billion questions trying to find out if you are right for a bloodhound
5. You are not obligated to sign a non-breeding contract for a pet
quality pup. If this breeder does not care where their lines go they
must not care where their puppies go
6. If you can purchase the puppy via paypal without ever talking to the breeder, RUN AWAY FAST!
7. If the breeder tells you there are absolutely no problems in their lines....they are lying
8. If the breeder is discouraging you from coming to pick up your
puppy, and wants to have the puppy shipped or meet you at a location,
they probably have something to hide
9. Please ask for refferals from other reputable breeders you should
be asking this breeder as many questions as they are asking you, do
your homework!
10. If the breeder says you will have to pay more for registration
papers, they are breaking the law, if they advertise purebred puppies
they must provide you with the papers!
11. If the breeder is willing to let the puppies go to their new home before the age of 8 weeks .
12. Lastly your puppy should come to you De wormed, vaccinated
and tattooed/micro chipped. You should receive a pedigree,
contract, and in 6 months or less receive your registration papers in
the mail.
13. Avoid advertisements that suggest sale, christmas puppies! , get
them before they are gone!, A must see! Cute ands full of wrinkles!
14. From what I have seen bloodhounds are 1000.00-2.500.00 $, if you
cannot afford that consider rescue . But the initial price of the pup
is small compared to the price of raising one!
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If the breeder seems to be on every pet 's for sale website please
carefully screen them......there is one breeder in particular from N.C
that is not only a "puppybroker" but the biggest puppy mill for
bloodhounds......please watch out! I cannot mention the name .But this
person always has a litter on the ground.
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