A
FEW WORDS OF ADVICE: Please be careful where you buy your pet. If you
want your Pom to LOOK like a Pom when it is grown, buy from a breeder who SHOWS. Please DON'T buy from a Pet Shop, where you can't see
the puppy's parents or meet and talk to the breeder. Are you aware that many Pet Shop puppies come from large
commercial puppy farms in the midwest? Many toy puppies are taken away from their mothers long before they
are eating well, and die of hypoglycemia while they are being shipped to the pet shops--or shortly after. Don't be fooled by a high
price. This is
not always an indication of high quality. Do
some research before you buy. One of the best things you can do is go to the American Pomeranian Club website
American Pom Club
members sign a Code of Ethics and you are more likely to find a quality, healthy, beautiful Pom. You may be able to go
see the puppies (and their parents) in person before you buy.
To read
the Pomeranian Standard, click on this link..
Many
websites advertise registered puppies, but what kind of registry do they use? Is it AKC?
If the puppies are registered with anything other than AKC,
the chances of your pup being bred by an irresponsible breeder rises dramatically. The pet registries
these breeders use do not have the same integrity as AKC, who requires DNA testing of sires, and requires good records
to be kept. MANY PET breeders use poor quality Poms that weigh 10 to 20 pounds or more. These Poms are often
the ones found discarded in the shelters.
Some
of the registries the Pet breeders use are CKC, ACA, AKA, APRI, APR, NAPDR, UABR, WKC, or
another one of the MANY new registries created by the COMMERCIAL PUPPY
BREEDER INDUSTRY. Some of these registries have been in existence less than 10 years. Some brag
that they will register a dog without papers, all you have to do is "tell" them it is purebred. Some give out "papers"
for any combination of mixed breeds. Can you trust a breeder using one of these kinds
of registries to have quality purebred puppies? ALWAYS ASK if the puppies you are interested in are AKC REGISTERED, and always
ask to see the parents. Do remember tho, the mother will always have a coat shed after having pups, but you can see her
size and features.
If you just want
a small or medium size pet to love, or don't mind if your Pom doesn't look like a show dog, please consider
adopting from a Pom Rescue or a shelter, and save the life of a discarded pet that did not meet someone's expectations.
One sure sign you are NOT dealing with a responsible breeder is if they
do not ask YOU any questions ! If this happens, run the other way-- they are breeding only for money not quality.
Buyers
beware.... it is next to impossible to get your money back from irresponsible, unethical breeders when you realize
you didn't get the pretty little Pom you were expecting.
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