Golden Retriever Breeders: Your Guide to Choosing the Right One

Responsible pet owners will only buy pets from reputable and professional breeders. When choosing a Golden Retriever breeder, there are several things you need to know before making the deal.

Knowing how to spot a professional will save you time, money, and heartache. It is always wrong to assume that cheap puppies will turn out to be like prized breeds. Below are the basic things that you need to look for a breeder.

Must Not be an Eager Beaver

Professional Golden Retriever breeders will not sell their puppies to every person who has the cash. A reputable breeder will ask you several questions to ensure that you are capable of taking care of their puppies. Some of them may even ask where you live.

In extreme cases, they will even ask to see your property to see if you really have the space for a dog. They will ask your purpose in buying a puppy and some of them will not even sell you their puppies unless you agree to neuter or spay the dog.

Serious breeders will be much more concerned about their puppies’ future and well-being than your money. Also, professional breeders will not give you the puppy if it is still weaning, no matter how much you ask for it.

Good Golden Retriever breeders should ask you a few of the following questions:

• Do you have a dog now? Is it your first time to take care of a dog?
• How many children do you have?
• Is your house an apartment?
• Do you have a fence?
• Do you have other pets?
• What are your plans to train your dog?

Must Have Strong Breed Knowledge

Reputable Golden Retriever breeders should display sound knowledge about Golden Retrievers. They should have adequate experience in the breeding business and this is shown through their tenure in the industry.

It takes years for a breeder to master a particular breed so it is important that the breeder has been in business for long.

He should be able to answer your questions about Golden Retrievers such as health conditions, dam and sire information, genetic defects he has observed about his dogs, vaccinations given to the puppies, and so on.

It is also not wise to deal with a Golden Retriever breeder who bounces from one breed to another just because of fad. Breeders should have the right reasons for breeding such as keeping the lineage or improving the breed, not just money.

Must Care for the Puppies

The first thing you need to do once you get to the breeder’s location is the condition of the puppies. They should be living in spacious locations and the entire place should not be dirty. Ask the breeder if the puppies have been vaccinated or dewormed.

Good Golden Retriever breeders are responsible enough not to compromise their puppies’ health. You also need to ask what the puppies are eating and other details such as the frequency of the veterinarian’s visit.

The steps required above may seem trivial but these are very important things that breeders should possess.

Great breeders are difficult to find, especially now that any of your neighbors with a spacious backyard can go ahead and breed his own dogs.

As a responsible dog owner, you owe it to yourself and society to choose breeders carefully. If you do not do so, you are risking the possibility of breeding dogs that have genetic diseases.

Good breeders know very well that dog lines with genetic diseases should not be bred. If you are having difficulty locating a good breeder, you can always check websites about accredited breeders or get a list of reputable breeders from your local animal department.

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