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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.

 

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.

Backyard Pomeranian Breeders are a little better in that most do care for there dogs . But there pomeranian breeding bitch is still just a pomeranian puppy producing machine. These "backyarders" have no idea of the lines and faults behind there breeding bitch. They have no interest in mating there girl to the best possible male to improve the puppies or to insure that they do not double up on faults. There only reason for breeding is greed and they mate their girl to any male that is available with no regard to genetic compatibility. In the majority of cases these backyarders do not have any registration papers for their so called breeding dogs . A lot of backyarders even mate brother and sister, father and daughter, why worry about the resulting problems in years to come, as long as they obtain pomeranian puppies that look cute and fluffy at 8 weeks.

 

Important safeguards include purchasing your Pomeranian Puppy from a reputable, registered Breeder and avoiding "breeders" who sell unregistered Pomeranian puppies. If you do not have a kennel club issued registration certificate for your puppy, you have purchased in my opinion a cross breed puppy. Why settle for second best?

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 or a so called pedigree document is not a kennel club issued 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 or just check my links section of this site.

 

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.

One of the most common scams is the request for you to forward funds for the freight for a free puppy that is in need of a good home. You think you are giving a puppy a loving home and getting this puppy for free. If you send money the only thing that will happen here is the scammer will disappear with your funds.

If it sounds too good to be true, it is usually not true. Another scam is to request you the buyer to only send half the purchase price of the puppy prior to shipping. NO registered breeder will ship a puppy without full payment for the puppy and freight.

 

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 more photos of the puppy that they claim to be selling. Ask to see photos of the parents of the puppy. If the person claiming to have this puppy for sale refuses to comply with your request for more photos. Look elsewhere for your new family member. The majority of people can quickly take a photo with there mobile phone if they are a genuine seller.

 

I often find photos of my lovely Pomeranians used on dubious puppy sales sites. One "lady"even used her intiative and drew a pink heart over my watermark. When I emailed her, she tried to sell me my own puppy.

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]. If the "breeder"does not have a website go elsewhere for your puppy. 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 ?

Has the Puppy been wormed on a regular basis?

Has the puppy been vaccinated and will a vaccination certificate signed by a veterinarian be available with this puppy?

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.

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.

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.

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?

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?

 

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".

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 .

Visit our other web sites Pomeranian Resources and Show Poms.Com for more information on the Pomeranian Breed.

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