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Purchasing a Pomeranian Puppy
How and Where to Purchase Your Pomeranian Puppy
Firstly I must point out that impulse buying has no place in pet ownership.
Your Pomeranian puppy will be a member of your family for many years.A little
extra time spent doing research will save you lots of heartache.
The purchase price of a pomeranian is a minimal investment, compared to
the emotional investment - or the vet bills, if you are unlucky enough to
buy a weak, sickly dog, from a sub-standard, unregistered, kennel, pet breeder
or a pet shop puppy.
Do a lot of research before you purchase. If you are reading this article
you are searching for Pomeranians on the Internet.
My advice is to never purchase your Pomeranian from a Pet shop, Puppy Farm
or Backyard Breeder. These "breeders" are only interested in producing
puppies with no care at all about the quality. Pet shop puppies come from
Puppy Farms, where the mother of the Puppy whelps 5 litters in squalor and
is then put to sleep. The puppies reared in horrid dirty conditions are
very hard to house train.Do not purchase the puppy because you feel sorry
for the puppy. This only continues the cycle, next day the puppy you have
purchased will be replaced by another.
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Important safeguards include purchasing your Pomeranian Puppy from a reputable,
registered Breeder and avoiding "breeders" who sell unregistered
Pomeranian puppies.
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If you purchase a puppy without the original documentation there is no
guarantee the puppy is purebred. Please do not support puppy mills, unregistered
breeders and unregistered puppies.
In Australia Registered breeders must register all puppies.A typed or
written pedigree chart is not a registration certificate. A registration
certificate, in my state in Australia, Victoria is a blue form for full
registration and an orange form for pet puppies on limited registration.This
is to certify the puppy is a pedigree purebred.
- Puppies sold for Breeding/Exhibition or Export must have full registration
i.e. a Blue kennel club form. Pet Puppies will be sold with an Orange Registration
form.You are entitled to check with the kennel club in your state if the breeder
is a registered breeder by contacting the kennel club. A quick search with
Google will quickly give you contact details.
Do a lot of research before you purchase. If you are reading
this article you are searching for Pomeranians on the Internet.
- The internet has made it very easy for a puppy farmer/sub standard breeder
to present there wares to the unsuspecting puppy buyers. There are many scams
on the internet. Some of the scammers are stealing photos from the Top Breeders
web sites and representing the puppies pictures as there own inferior quality
puppies. In some cases these scammers do not have any puppies for sale at
all.
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Ask for more photos of the puppy at different ages and different angles. If
the photos are stolen the person selling the puppy will not be able to supply
suitable photos.
Always ask to visit the Breeder and to see the parents of your new baby. Seeing
the parents and the environment the Pomeranians are raised in will give you
a very good idea of how the Pomeranian Puppy will develop.
If distance prohibits visiting the breeder, ask for photos, details of size,
colour of both parents .
Carefully check the photos sent to you by the Breeder. Does the puppy look
happy and confident? Puppies that have been handled properly will not look frightened
and miserable in photos. No amount of dressing the puppy up in beads, flowers
etc will change the expression on a nervous , very frightened puppy.
Carefully check the Breeder's web site [ Good Breeders will have a web site].Check
the quality of the Pomeranians displayed.Check the grooming.
Purchase your new family member from a Pomeranian breeder who is interested
in protecting and promoting the Pomeranian Breed.
- Ask the Breeder a few questions if the information is not readily displayed
on there web site.
How big will the puppy grow? Ask about the size of both parents. If this
seller tells you they have teacup, miniature or toy Pomeranians, go to another
Breeder. Registered Reputable Breeders do not describe there Pomeranians
by these terms. The correct size for a Pomeranian is 2 to 2.5. kilos. There
is no such thing as teacup, miniature, brushtail or toy Pomeranians- just
POMERANIANS.
Has the puppy been Health checked ?Ask about any health problems found
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Has the Puppy been wormed on a regular basis?
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Has the puppy been vaccinated and will a vaccination certificate signed
by a veterinarian be available with this puppy?
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Is the puppy micro chipped? Most states in Australia now require Breeders
to microchip all animals prior to sale. Do not purchase a puppy that has
not been microchipped.Upon purchase you should receive a vaccination certificate
signed by the Breeder's Veterinarian and a Microchip Certificate.
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Are the parents of the puppy DNA profiled? A good breeder will DNA profile
breeding stock Ask whether it is possible to see the parents DNA certificate.
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Does the Breeder do Health testing? A good breeder will be screening breeding
stock for genetic problems.Ask the breeder what health testing they are
currently doing.
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- A Breeder that is not interested in using modern advances to better the
Pomeranian Breed should be regarded as suspect.What could the reasons any
Breeder have for not DNA profiling or doing genetic testing on Breeding stock?
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Is the Breeder involved in exhibiting Pomeranians, or agility
, Pomeranian Rescue or obedience? A good Breeder will be involved in these activities.
Only purchase from a Breeder who is actively involved in the Pomeranian Breed
. Ask yourself the following question -Why would any Pomeranian Breeder not
exhibit there Pomeranians and want to be proud to show the world there Pomeranians?
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A Good Breeder will have a contract that should be signed by both parties.
You will also be provided with a diet chart for your new puppy.
Avoid breeders who offer credit card , paying by installments or instant
methods of payment online, including paypal. Beware of any "Breeder"
who is in a hurry to close the "deal".
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- Beware of any breeder who will accept a deposit on Pomeranian babies who
are only a few days of age, or even unborn Pomeranian babies. Pomeranian babies
are very easy to sell. There are always more buyers than babies .Ethical breeders
breed mainly to obtain show dogs for themselves and only extra puppies will
be available. Ethical breeders will require time to evaluate the litter before
making any choice on the puppy to be retained for show purposes. So again,
Beware if you are asked to pay a deposit on day old Pomeranian babies or if
you are asked to pay a deposit to reserve a puppy in any unborn litters.
Good Breeders will expect you to have your new Pomeranian baby checked
by your Veteranian within 48 to 72 hours of purchase and will offer to refund
your purchase price if any health defect is found .
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