Where Would You Advertise Your Puppies for Sale

[Janimal]

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>A breed is no less reputable where they advertise. They can be knowledgable about all the bloodlines and will care about their reputation. What makes a reputable breeder is one who vets the homes that their pups
I think that you've misunderstood what Jac was saying.

To be reputable then the breeder will have built up a reputation for breeding good, quality dogs.  So they will be known for the quality of their stock and thus have prospective puppy buyers approaching them for a puppy.  They have no need to advertise because their kennel name will speak for itself.

Last year I was interested to see that people were wanting to buy whippets purely because of their colour.  I know of someone who bought a whippet pup without even seeing it first.  They saw it in the flesh for the first time the day that they handed the money over. 

All of which means that they didn't meet the pup in the nest.  They didn't meet the other pups, they didn't see how the pups interacted and played together and they didn't see how the dam treated those pups and how she reacted to strangers.  Thus they hadn't a clue as to the temperament of that puppy before they took it home.  They didn't see the conditions in which the pups were raised or really get to know the breeder at all.

IMO no amount of 'virtual' interaction between breeder and prospective buyer will ever mean as much as actually meeting people face to face.  AND certainly not when it comes to assessing a puppies suitability as a companion animal.

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Can I just add something from an owners point of view here too.

I obtained both my dogs from K9 in this manner as stated above. I came onto K9 looking for a whippet, spoke to a few of the breeders on the telephone and emailed some too. I never met the puppy beforehand or the breeder and they never met me until the day I bought my puppies. So does that make me a bad owner...... :blink:

I have owned whippets before (only 2 - I might add)

Both dogs have ended up in my own opinion in a brilliant home and I also stay in touch now with the breeders too, and Im sure they love to see pictures of them on K9.

I hope I have fulfilled what the breeders wanted in a home and I have two wonderful dogs I wouldnt change for the world.

 

[Lynn-Alexandria]

>A breed is no less reputable where they advertise. They can be knowledgable about all the bloodlines and will care about their reputation. What makes a reputable breeder is one who vets the homes that their pups
I think that you've misunderstood what Jac was saying.

To be reputable then the breeder will have built up a reputation for breeding good, quality dogs.  So they will be known for the quality of their stock and thus have prospective puppy buyers approaching them for a puppy.  They have no need to advertise because their kennel name will speak for itself.

Last year I was interested to see that people were wanting to buy whippets purely because of their colour.  I know of someone who bought a whippet pup without even seeing it first.  They saw it in the flesh for the first time the day that they handed the money over. 

All of which means that they didn't meet the pup in the nest.  They didn't meet the other pups, they didn't see how the pups interacted and played together and they didn't see how the dam treated those pups and how she reacted to strangers.  Thus they hadn't a clue as to the temperament of that puppy before they took it home.  They didn't see the conditions in which the pups were raised or really get to know the breeder at all.

IMO no amount of 'virtual' interaction between breeder and prospective buyer will ever mean as much as actually meeting people face to face.  AND certainly not when it comes to assessing a puppies suitability as a companion animal.

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Can I just add something from an owners point of view here too.

I obtained both my dogs from K9 in this manner as stated above. I came onto K9 looking for a whippet, spoke to a few of the breeders on the telephone and emailed some too. I never met the puppy beforehand or the breeder and they never met me until the day I bought my puppies. So does that make me a bad owner...... :blink:

I have owned whippets before (only 2 - I might add)

Both dogs have ended up in my own opinion in a brilliant home and I also stay in touch now with the breeders too, and Im sure they love to see pictures of them on K9.

I hope I have fulfilled what the breeders wanted in a home and I have two wonderful dogs I wouldnt change for the world.

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I dont think that makes you a bad owner at all. At the end of the day it may not be practical to go to the breeders establishment several times as they may live quite a bit away. Speaking on the phone or e-mail can give a good idea of the persons personality. It is not always possible to continually visit a breeder whom you would like to get a pup from.

 

[dawn]

suprising how many reputable breeders do advertise on the net! was looking at a site the other day with whole heap of K9's listing themselves as breeders, one of those seem to be a critic in this affair!

I assume you are meaning me?

We only ever have a litter of puppies when we want something ourselves.

We NEVER post pictures of them on our website until after they have gone to their new homes.

Yes we are listed as breeders on Champdogs BUT never advertise on there or any where else for that matter.

Our Website is purely for our own pleasure not to sell puppies!

yes like anyone else I like to show people pictures of my dogs BUT non of them are for sale and never will be.

Having been asked over the years for various bits of advice regarding showing it is a place where there is a little information for people to read.

 

[Lynn-Alexandria]

suprising how many reputable breeders do advertise on the net! was looking at a site the other day with whole heap of K9's listing themselves as breeders, one of those seem to be a critic in this affair!

I assume you are meaning me?

We only ever have a litter of puppies when we want something ourselves.

We NEVER post pictures of them on our website until after they have gone to their new homes.

Yes we are listed as breeders on Champdogs BUT never advertise on there or any where else for that matter.

Our Website is purely for our own pleasure not to sell puppies!

yes like anyone else I like to show people pictures of my dogs BUT non of them are for sale and never will be.

Having been asked over the years for various bits of advice regarding showing it is a place where there is a little information for people to read.

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Being listed on champdogs could be construed as advertising. Being listed there means people will see contact details and will contact you to see if pups are available. No matter how it is looked at it is still in some senses seen as advertising be it deliberate or incidental.

 

[*Lesley*]

suprising how many reputable breeders do advertise on the net! was looking at a site the other day with whole heap of K9's listing themselves as breeders, one of those seem to be a critic in this affair!

I assume you are meaning me?

We only ever have a litter of puppies when we want something ourselves.

We NEVER post pictures of them on our website until after they have gone to their new homes.

Yes we are listed as breeders on Champdogs BUT never advertise on there or any where else for that matter.

Our Website is purely for our own pleasure not to sell puppies!

yes like anyone else I like to show people pictures of my dogs BUT non of them are for sale and never will be.

Having been asked over the years for various bits of advice regarding showing it is a place where there is a little information for people to read.

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Being listed on champdogs could be construed as advertising. Being listed there means people will see contact details and will contact you to see if pups are available. No matter how it is looked at it is still in some senses seen as advertising be it deliberate or incidental.

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I suppose it could be seen as that but then anyone with an entire bitch could be seen as advertising

I for one am very very glad that dawn had a website so I could contact her and that I was able to see peoples puppies on the internet otherwise I wouldn't have this bunch, all through the net in some form or other :thumbsup:

 

[wild whippies]

Brilliant pik, the minute I open the velcro on my camera case these minxs all move! :- "

 

[dawn]

LOL 50p hates his photo taken. :- " The minute u get the camera out he legs it!

I suppose i took a lot of him as a babe so is sick of it (w00t)

 

[Lynn-Alexandria]

suprising how many reputable breeders do advertise on the net! was looking at a site the other day with whole heap of K9's listing themselves as breeders, one of those seem to be a critic in this affair!

I assume you are meaning me?

We only ever have a litter of puppies when we want something ourselves.

We NEVER post pictures of them on our website until after they have gone to their new homes.

Yes we are listed as breeders on Champdogs BUT never advertise on there or any where else for that matter.

Our Website is purely for our own pleasure not to sell puppies!

yes like anyone else I like to show people pictures of my dogs BUT non of them are for sale and never will be.

Having been asked over the years for various bits of advice regarding showing it is a place where there is a little information for people to read.

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Being listed on champdogs could be construed as advertising. Being listed there means people will see contact details and will contact you to see if pups are available. No matter how it is looked at it is still in some senses seen as advertising be it deliberate or incidental.

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I suppose it could be seen as that but then anyone with an entire bitch could be seen as advertising

I for one am very very glad that dawn had a website so I could contact her and that I was able to see peoples puppies on the internet otherwise I wouldn't have this bunch, all through the net in some form or other :thumbsup:

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Exactly Lesley. Im glad that breeders do have web sites becuase it means that new owners can go on there and check for information on the breed that they choose to home. :thumbsup:

 

[~Helen~]

I voted other, because (like Kim) if I was going to breed I'd be here all the time getting advice before, during and after the event so I'd have said K9, if it was an option in the poll :thumbsup:

I don't think it matters where you advertise, really. The internet is only a tool, after all. Puppy farmers will probably always exist, as will bad owners, sadly All you can do is hope to educate people so that the market for puppy-farmed pups is minimised, and vet potential owners as thoroughly as possible.

I'm glad we have threads like this, they are educational in so many ways. Over the past year I've gone from thinking how nice it would be to breed from my lovely-temperament bitch so that I could keep one of her puppies for myself and always "have a little bit of my Josie" even after she's gone :'( to thinking, "Eek, there's so much to learn about whelping and I was previously a midwife so should have reasonable skills and similar knowledge" to "Double eek, I'd never be able to let the puppies go even if I had vetted the homes, what if I made a mistake, goodness this whole breeding idea would be a daunting undertaking".

So anyone who feels that nobody except experienced breeders should breed - job done! :lol:

 

[wild whippies]

I'm glad we have threads like this, they are educational in so many ways. Over the past year I've gone from thinking how nice it would be to breed from my lovely-temperament bitch so that I could keep one of her puppies for myself and always "have a little bit of my Josie" even after she's gone  to thinking, "Eek, there's so much to learn about whelping and I was previously a midwife so should have reasonable skills and similar knowledge" to "Double eek, I'd never be able to let the puppies go even if I had vetted the homes, what if I made a mistake, goodness this whole breeding idea would be a daunting undertaking".

The fact that people like you and Lesley are putting so much thought into it though and weighing it all up just goes to show how much you care IMO

 

[lalena]

word of mouth...bar the one, that i did use epupz for, thats how the rest went. people making enquiries at breed clubs, who then got referred to the stud owners, then to us.

 

[Lynn-Alexandria]

Oh yeah I forgot to mention. I was reading the ad trader today and in the dog section there are guidelines by the Kennel Club and the Scottish Kennel Club on what people should be wary of when buying a puppy.

 

[kris]

Oh yeah I forgot to mention. I was reading the ad trader today and in the dog section there are guidelines by the Kennel Club and the Scottish Kennel Club on what people should be wary of when buying a puppy.

watch out for the ones selling dogs with 3 legs and 1 eye? :lol:

 

[ja jumper]

A reputable breeder should not need to advertise puppies. 
For those who do not move in whippet circles, a call to the secretary of a breed/racing club to inform them u have a litter and ask them if they could they pass on your details if they get any enquiries is usually enough.

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imo just because you own whippets does not mean that you are a good home ,having sold some horses in the past there are lots of lovely horsey people with lots of money that i would not sell a horse to as they are not suitable ,just because other people dont move in the same circles as others dont mean they are not good homes they may buy a local paper but not come on sites like this one and i think it silly where ever people advertise their litters ,you know by talking to people and meeting them if they are suitable whether looking on here ,a local paper or epupz

 

[Lynn-Alexandria]

Oh yeah I forgot to mention. I was reading the ad trader today and in the dog section there are guidelines by the Kennel Club and the Scottish Kennel Club on what people should be wary of when buying a puppy.




watch out for the ones selling dogs with 3 legs and 1 eye? :lol:

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They were pretty good. Outlined what a buyer should look for when they go to view a litter. Good guidelines for a first time dog owner.

 

[*Lesley*]

Brilliant pik, the minute I open the velcro on my camera case these minxs all move! :- "

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LOL 50p hates his photo taken. :- "  The minute u get the camera out he legs it!
I suppose i took a lot of him as a babe so is sick of it (w00t)

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Instead of cheese I just say Epupz and they all sit still :thumbsup: :teehee:

:huggles: sorry couldn't resist just trying to lighten up a controversial subject :huggles:

 

[Lynn-Alexandria]

Brilliant pik, the minute I open the velcro on my camera case these minxs all move! :- "

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LOL 50p hates his photo taken. :- "   The minute u get the camera out he legs it!
I suppose i took a lot of him as a babe so is sick of it (w00t)

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Instead of cheese I just say Epupz and they all sit still :thumbsup: :teehee:

Lol Lesley :lol:

:huggles: sorry couldn't resist just trying to lighten up a controversial subject :huggles:

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[imperative]

Brilliant pik, the minute I open the velcro on my camera case these minxs all move! :- "

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LOL 50p hates his photo taken. :- "   The minute u get the camera out he legs it!
I suppose i took a lot of him as a babe so is sick of it (w00t)

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Instead of cheese I just say Epupz and they all sit still :thumbsup: :teehee:

:huggles: sorry couldn't resist just trying to lighten up a controversial subject :huggles:

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:lol: :teehee:

 

[Lolcoe]

Just to add my thoughts about Epupz here. Yes there is a breeder (not sure if this is the one in question but i dont want to know!) She is basically and unquestionably a puppy farmer who, doesnt give a shoot where her pups go. I can remember ringing up and she just offered me one that i could take away from just a 2 minute phone call, no questions asked, thankfully i wasnt happy with this and declined and found my first Whippet from a lovely lady in Wales who i struck up a good genuine friendship with before getting Rebel who i found through word of mouth from a 'reputable' breeder.

The Epupz breeder that id say a lot of people would shudder if you said their name, gets into lots of spats on forums like this and has her defense carefully rehearsed and written down on a piece of paper as she gets badmouthed from a lot of people for her Greyhounds also.

So in honesty Epupz has a bad reputation because of 'breeders' like this person. Id say that if a member of K9 is breeding then they will probably be bombarded with PM's about the pups with no advertising at all.

 

[Seraphina]

I PUT WOULD'NT  ADVERTISE BECAUSE I WOULD PREFER TO TALK TO MY PROSPECTIVE OWNERS BEFORE SELLING THEM ANY PUPS I 'D LIKE TO KNOW WHERE MY DOGS WERE GOING

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What would stop you from talking to the prospective buyers? Internet, newspapers what ever ,are just means for seller and buyer to make the INITIAL contact. How the breeder proceeds from there is what then matters.