Chickentrain's Dog Q&A

[chickentrains]

I like dogos! I am content to admire pits from afar, and have no issue with staffie bulls or american bulldogs!

wait wait you dont like staffies but you like staffie bulls? LOL

 

[black_cat]

wait wait you dont like staffies but you like staffie bulls? LOL

Wait no I do?
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I don't like these

I like all the rest

 

[chickentrains]

Wait no I do?
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I don't like these
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I like all the rest

you said this was scary

 

[black_cat]

you said this was scary

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I must have been mistaken, the cropped ears are something that I'm not a fan of but I am not scared (maybe slightly intimidated by the muscleyness)

 

[chickentrains]

I must have been mistaken, the cropped ears are something that I'm not a fan of but I am not scared (maybe slightly intimidated by the muscleyness)

loll

 

[CharcoalDragon]

It's not a glorified petshop. You're missing that these dogs are sourced from breeders, not puppy mills. It's also not a location- you're not going to a store and having rows of puppies. The purpose of it is to help people find puppies that aren't available near them (Example: there are no golden puppies in CT, but this one is in Indiana).

They do both of those things- they screen families before purchase and connect you with the breeder after purchase.

Nope to everything.
'Sourced from breeders' does not mean anything to me. Any person with two dogs can and will call themselves a breeder.
After reading the website and the fine print, they don't require anything that makes the hallmark of an actual breeder.
Being 'exclusive' tells me nothing. It's well-documented that people love "rare"/"collectable"/"top percentage" stuff, and when they can't even say exactly what makes them top-percentage (besides the fact that the dogs are in livable conditions...?), it looks even worse.

You've got puppies going for $3-$4k, which is generally $1k over what most breeders will ask for pet quality dogs. So that's the website's cut, and that's assuming the breeder is doing their due diligence in health testing, temperament testing, and breed planning.
By this website's standards, I could breed two dogs, keep them in bare bones 'clean' conditions and make at least several hundred dollars off each pup, if not a thousand or more.

A good breeder would not need to use a website like this, because their waitlist would be full.

NatJ also makes good points.

 

[SpotTheCat]

I need good youtube channels or website for puppy care can anyone recommend any?

And I think this question of mine got lost

What do you look for on a breeders website and what do you ask them to make sure they are good? If they don’t have a website what would you ask them?

 

[black_cat]

I brought up all of your points to my parents and got the response “we’re this close to getting a dog, now isn’t the time to push back on this”. I’m not in control.

 

[black_cat]

I need good youtube channels or website for puppy care can anyone recommend any?

And I think this question of mine got lost

For the bottom one: The pictures (or at least primary pictures) of breeders should be stacked, not sitting or lying down. All breeders should have OFA testing. They shouldn’t be focused on more than two breeds for breeding. On things with multiple sizes, the sizes should only be the standardizes toy, miniature, and standard (or in some breeds, giant), no weird words like “micro” or “petite”. Check what colors are supposed to be present in the breed, for example, poodles shouldn’t be Merle.

 

[chickentrains]

I need good youtube channels or website for puppy care can anyone recommend any?

And I think this question of mine got lost

kiki pup

think thats what it is