Chickentrain's Dog Q&A

[CharcoalDragon]

Big yikes on PuppySpot. That's a lot of money for a glorified petshop.
Breeders who care about their dogs will want to screen families themselves and will remain in contact for the dog's entire life.

 

[NatJ]

https://www.puppyspot.com/ , which allows you to find available puppies, find one that specifically matches your needs, and transport them to you. They screen breeders before allowing them to list puppies (only around 10% of breeders are accepted), and all dogs have health tested parents.

I found the "Terms and Conditions" page. It's always a good idea to look through that before buying anything expensive. (And maybe extra important if you're buying something alive!)

https://www.puppyspot.com/terms-and-conditions-of-sale

 

[black_cat]

This one is precious.

https://www.puppyspot.com/puppies-f...iever/puppy/672036?puppy_index=3&breed_id=228

Accurate

 

[black_cat]

Yessss!!! They’re adorable! Where do you buy them? I’d like to save up lol.

It’s called cuddleclones
If you google you’ll find it

 

[black_cat]

it looks so angry

https://www.puppyspot.com/puppies-f...usky/puppy/671975?puppy_index=19&breed_id=245

Omg he does

 

[black_cat]

its smiling https://www.puppyspot.com/puppies-for-sale/breed/australian-shepherd/puppy/673610?breed_id=258&sort=search_sort_order asc&page=2&puppy_index=1

Eww for red Merle but awwww

 

[black_cat]

Big yikes on PuppySpot. That's a lot of money for a glorified petshop.

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).

Breeders who care about their dogs will want to screen families themselves and will remain in contact for the dog's entire life.

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

 

[NatJ]

You're missing that these dogs are sourced from breeders, not puppy mills.

So they say--do you have a way to verify that?

Besides, "puppy mills" ARE breeders. They breed dogs, right?

Take a look at the standards for care that their breeders must follow:
https://www.puppyspot.com/puppyspot-standards

You can click the little text underneath each of their "breeder standard pillars" to get more details.
I click on "housing" and find this:
"The primary enclosure must be large enough so the dog(s) can sit, stand, lie down, and turn around comfortably with no overcrowding or physical constraints."
(If you saw dogs living in cages or crates of that size, even if they were let out for daily exercise, would you think it's a puppy mill?)

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).

I can find a few other sites that do the same thing, and they ALL have cheaper puppies than puppyspot:

https://www.greenfieldpuppies.com/
They also talk about how good their breeders are, and how they don't approve of puppy mills, and how their puppies have a health guarantee. And they provide info to directly contact the breeder BEFORE you buy the puppy, because you buy directly from the breeder.

And their puppies are cheaper, too.

And greenfieldpuppies lets you claim stuff under their health guarantee if a vet diagnoses a problem within 30 days. Puppyspot insists you have a vet check within 3 days if you want to claim anything.


https://www.lancasterpuppies.com
They also have you directly contact the breeder.
They don't brag about checking out the breeders themselves, although they do ask people to report any problems.
And they specifically have a page on how to identify reputable breeders:
https://www.lancasterpuppies.com/how-identify-reputable-dog-breeders
(They recommend that you use that advice to check the breeders you contact through their site.)
They also talk about health guarantees--apparently most states legally require health guarantees, so ALL puppy websites have some form of guarantee.


https://www.pawrade.com
Also has a "no puppy mill" pledge, has a health guarantee. They handle the sale, instead of connecting you with the breeder. I clicked on some of their golden retriever puppies, and they already have microchips!


https://www.gooddog.com
This one's a little different, because they are listing by breeder instead of by puppy, and most of the Golden Retriever ones say they have a multiple-month wait time. I do see a few with puppies available now. Honestly, the wait time makes me wonder if they are dealing with better breeders than the others, but I don't know for sure.

Of course it also talks about how they screen for good breeders, and require health testing.


(I'm not in a position to recommend any of these, but most of them look pretty similar to me, if I just go by what their websites say. If I was considering buying from any of them, I would be doing a LOT more research, because at this instant I pretty much distrust them all.)

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

Some breeders would prefer to do their own screening, rather than trusting the company to do it for them. I suppose such breeders just won't be selling on that site. Which is part of why I might avoid the breeders who DO sell on that site.

 

[ShrekDawg]

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First of all, that is NOT tri color.
Second of all, isn't that crossing of giant dog to tiny dog a really bad idea?

That’s pretty common to get the “mini” doodles and stuff sadly even though they won’t even be guaranteed to be mini! And I bet they are counting that teeny tiny white patch on its chin as the tri color hahah

 

[ShrekDawg]

WOW. THAT IS A LOT.

I’ve never heard of that doodle. I’ve only heard of the goldendoodles and labradoodles. Though to be fair I’m not really well versed in the dog world.

They’re very popular lately. And many other doodles and cavapoos etc.