"Buy Genuine Puppies- Next Day Delivery" this should be satire. Unfortunately this is the reality of pet businesses contributing to irresponsible behaviour.
Genuine puppy for sale
A Google search will lead you to dozens of 'reputable' pet shops and websites with leads to purchase 'genuine puppies' or virtually any breed imaginable. Purchased online these puppies are deliverable to your doorstep.
When we turn to quick door step delivery of living beings.
The 'Amazonisation' of our brains and values is complete.
3 reasons why buying a puppy online is a bad idea
- You cannot visit/ interact with the mother or litter
- Responsible licensed breeders interview prospective families in person
- Impersonal and reduces a life to a commodity
Are puppies bought online at higher risk of abandonment ?
Yes, because the they are purchased by individuals or families who have a little understanding of dog behaviour or breeds. It is vital, and this cannot be stressed enough, to see the mother of a pup you buy. Licensed educated breeders who breed not for profit but for preservation of a particular breed will not sell a pup to an unknown family.
Breed knowledge is vital. Shelters are packed with high energy breeds and working breeds which are expected to live as house pets.
Why do responsible breeders not sell online?
Placing a puppy with a family involves a well rounded understanding of the family. Here are a few questions a breeder will ask
- Are they active?
- Is the family young or older?
- Do you plan to move?
- Where does the family live? In a city or out on a farm/ country side?
- How much time can the family dedicate to the dog?
- Are there young children in the family?
- What are the financial circumstances of the family?
These may seem like a long list of questions and irrelevant but they are instrumental in assessing compatibility of the family and their lifestyle with a particular breed.
