Puppy Broker – A reseller of puppy mills

Puppy Broker – A reseller of puppy mills

Thinking of buying a dog and considering buying from a broker instead of directly from the breeder? Buy Beware! Here are some tips on educating yourself to determine if the person you’re buying a dog from is reputable or really a puppy mill reseller.

What is a puppy broker?

A puppy broker is someone who buys “many” animals in bulk to resell rather than breed dogs within their own kennels. Since these dogs are not seen in pet stores, they can be passed off as quality dogs, or from champion lines, or whatever puppy brokers want the buyer to believe. Someone who sells an entire litter that they did not raise themselves is probably selling farm animals as puppies. A reputable and contentious breeder would never sell puppies in bulk or in “lots”.

Puppy brokers, also known as puppy mill representatives, know how to market themselves to potential buyers and will take advantage of an individual’s lack of knowledge. They will pose as people who care about dogs and want to protect the integrity of a given breed.

import brokers

A trend among puppy brokers is to present the dogs as quality imports that come from “healthier and more studious” European lines. Such claims that the lines are healthier are often false and these may be dogs purchased from overseas puppy mills. The only way to guard against potential medical problems is to detect genetic defects within a breeder’s program. Ask for health authorizations and get them in writing.

The actual journey from Europe is very hard on the dogs. It is now said that for every three dogs imported in this way, two die. Many die during the flight or shortly after arrival. Stories of puppies dying shortly after being purchased are too numerous.

How to identify a puppy racer

There are two factors that allow a puppy broker to do business: his ignorance and his impatience to have a dog of a certain breed. If you want a quality, healthy dog, don’t let these things be used against you! Educate yourself and be patient! You could pay for your impatience for the next 15 years.

What to look for:

Puppy brokers always have dogs available. How is this? If they don’t have one in stock for you today, they will shortly. You just know a great litter of champion lines that is about to be ready for new homes! Use common sense! Reproduction is not an overnight process! Quality breeders have waiting lists for their dogs, and puppies are often sold before the actual birth. How did this broker find you such a good dog in such a short amount of time?

meet the prey

Always meet the mother of a litter and pick up the pup from where the dogs are boarded or live. If a seller won’t let you go to the actual property where the dogs live, he’ll be very suspicious. If they are hesitant to let you meet the mother, it is because they have not raised the dogs themselves or the mother is not who they say. The father is usually not on the property, but he always has the right to communicate with the father’s owners. Be careful: they will go to great lengths to cover up the fact that they themselves are not the actual breeder of a litter and may outright lie about this.

Champion Dog Lines: Maybe Not

Does the seller claim that their potential puppy is from a bloodline of champions? In the age of the Internet, it has become common for puppy brokers to take photos of champion dogs from reputable kennel sites and claim that these are the parents of their puppies. Often the actual father and mother owners have no idea that their dogs are being used in this way. Contact them. If a puppy broker doesn’t give you contact information, search the Internet and contact them yourself. Good breeders will not hesitate to tell you about their litters. We cannot stress enough how often this happens.

References

Check references. Those who sell dogs must be able to produce a list of references from breed clubs, previous buyers, and at least one veterinarian. Contact all references! We have encountered dog resellers who neglect the severe medical care their personal dogs need, have a bad reputation for being banned from breed clubs/sports/shows, or fail to vaccinate puppies but sell them too young. to avoid “unnecessary” expenses.

Before buying:

Do not support this growing puppy mill reseller industry. There are many ways to determine if you are buying from someone who wants to make a quick profit. Do your research, ask breed/sports/show clubs, which often have online forums, and make an informed decision about where your puppy comes from.