If you are thinking of having a new puppy in your home, you need to do your research before you start browsing the ads and making calls. Shopping for puppies for sale through small breeders is one of the best choices you could make. Compared to larger breeders, kennels or pet stores, these small professional breeders usually offer much more help with questions, and have more care and respect for their puppies. As a result, you have a bigger chance of getting a good, healthy puppy.



These small professional breeders are usually devoted dog lovers, and many of them are very active in dog breed clubs whose goal is the betterment of the breed. You can find them at local dog shows or competitions. They literally eat, sleep, breath, and live for dogs! On average, the small professional breeder usually will have one or two litters a year, which are products of patience, care and carefully planned breeding.

These Breeders Are Careful When Selecting New Owners

When you are shopping for puppies, be prepared when talking to these professional breeders. They will question you to details to gather as much information about you as possible. They want to make sure that their puppies will end up with the right families in the best environments because they care about the well being of these dogs. These are some of the questions they might ask when interviewing people who want to buy their puppies for sale.

1. Other dogs in the family

?Do you have other dogs in your house?? ?How old and how many are they?? ?What are their sexes?? ?Where do you keep your dogs?? ?Do you have a fenced in yard?? ?Where are you planning to put your new puppy??

2. Your schedule

?Do you work?? ?Who is at home during the day?? ?How much time during the day are you able to spend with your new puppy?? ?What about the weekends?? These should be self-explanatory. No puppy should be left alone all day to fend for itself. It certainly cannot be expected to housetrain itself, or teach itself the necessary do's and don'ts of living with its new family.

3. Children in the house

?Do you have any children?? ?If so, what are the ages?? In some instances, very young children are unintentionally cruel to small puppies. The small professional breeder need to make sure that the children, no matter the ages, will not be solely responsible for the puppy's welfare. Youngsters' interests wane quickly. As great as their intentions, other things and entertainments can readily replace the constant attention first given to the family's new puppy.

At times, prospective buyers have found this to be offensive, but actually, it is to be admired. These questions make a good deal more sense than the novice puppy buyers can sometimes understand. Many dog owners do not give sufficient thought to the proper adjustments that the new puppy will have to make in his different surroundings.

Some small breeders do not like doing business at a distance. Do not be disappointed if you hear: ?Oh I'm sorry, we do not ship puppies but if you'd like to come and see us, we'll be very happy to meet you.?

Your Chance Of Getting The Best Puppy

The small professional breeder is seldom in the breeding business to make money. They may make money boarding, they may make money with grooming, or even handling dogs in the show ring, but they know there's no profit in raising two or three litters each year. They firmly believe that the litters they raise are absolutely the best specimens of their favored breed.

Truly, theirs is a labor of love. The small professional breeder has invested more time, love, and attention in the puppy then what he or she is being paid for. By careful and selective breeding, these small breeders have attempted to eliminate any and all known faults, and to improve certain characteristics of the breed; so it is possible that you may have to pay a lot more if you select one of their puppies.

In essence, these professional dog breeders know that puppies are trusting little bundles of love and they feel that it is their responsibility to do everything in their power to guarantee the most loving and permanent home possible.