Hi all,

My wife, daughter and I have an appointment to "meet the parents" of a potential new family member (puppy)

With this particular breeder we had to submit a written (emailed) letter and detailed application form prior to them allowing a meeting to gauge our suitability to go on a waiting list for a puppy. It was a bit like a job application but I guess it shows that they are very responsible breeders.

I have noted down some question/discussion points that I want to go over at the meeting. If anyone has any thoughts or opinions on these, or things that I have missed I would greatly appreciate it.


History

Hip displacement
Eyes – Cataracts
Longevity of relatives in same line
Colouring expected

Training

What training is done in first 8 weeks?
Socialisation? Dog, and human during this time
Errorless training? Dr Ian Dunbar??
Confinement training short, long ?
Trainer recomendations?

Expected delivery date

Puppy released at 8 weeks ?
Micro Chipped?

Food

Puppy food used?

Recommendation for foods available

Canidae
Artemis
Holistic
Earthborn

Raw?

Fish Oil?

Crate size

Puppy (hire)
Adult

Grooming tools

Did you check out our breeder sticky?
https://www.itsahuskything.com/t1042-how-to-find-a-reputable-breeder

Good for you to get a list ready to ask them, looks good so far, #1 thing is to make suer they health check the parents and show you the paper work!

jbealer wrote:

Did you check out our breeder sticky?
https://www.itsahuskything.com/t1042-how-to-find-a-reputable-breeder

Good for you to get a list ready to ask them, looks good so far, #1 thing is to make suer they health check the parents and show you the paper work!

Thanks for the heads up on the sticky. I've been reading so much over the last few weeks, its a bit silly of me to miss the sticky

I will be sure to ask them about the parents health. Many thanks