How Healthy Is That Pug Puppy For Sale?

There are many ethical ways of going on a hunt for a Pug puppy for sale. First off, ask the Pug owners you know where they got their Pugs from. You can also find Pug breeders and recommendations from dog shows and Pug meet-ups. Legitimate Pug breeders only have a few Pug puppies for sale a year and never ship young pups.
There are many ethical ways to find a Pug puppy for sale that does not involve the support of any system that is cruel to dogs, such as puppy mills. Do not buy puppies from pet stores or online puppy stores, as they support puppy mills, overseas travel of far too young puppies and other cruel practices. If you really want a Pug puppy, and want that puppy to be a good companion for you during the fifteen or so years of a Pug's life, then you need to use other ways of going on a Pug hunt.

First off, ask anyone you can reasonably trust where they got their own Pugs. They will usually be able to refer you to a breeder or a Pug breed rescue group. If they say they got their Pugs from a pet store, don’t lecture them. Just nod, thank them for the information and keep on with your Pug hunt.

Besides, there are so many other humane ways of finding a Pug puppy for sale that you are better off in the long run going one of these routes. You can try your luck by answering Pug puppy for sale classified ads in the paper or on Craigslist, but you are taking a lot of risks. If you do not know how to tell a healthy Pug puppy from a sickly Pug puppy, then you will not be able to pick a puppy well. Also, you often don't get any training support from one of these breeders.

The best places to go to find a Pug puppy for sale is an American Kennel Club licensed Pug breeder or a Pug breed rescue. You can find a good Pug breeder from contacting the AKC, from attending a local dog show, from talking to friends and family who have Pugs, or from checking the Internet. A good Pug breeder doesn't ship a puppy and never has them for sale year round.

Considering that Pugs are relatively calm, highly trainable dogs and you can teach an old Pug new trick finding a Pug puppy for sale seems to be the best choice. Although puppies are cute, they are also a lot of trouble. Even if you have your heart set on a Pug puppy, please consider the advantages of adopting an older Pug from your local animal shelter or from a Pug breed rescue. You will be saving a life, and the Pug will be partly trained already.

Only buy your Pug puppy supplies from pet shops that do not sell puppies. Some large chains have afternoon events when dogs from local shelters are brought in. They may have Pugs. If they don't, the odds are the volunteers and workers can put you in touch with the closest Pug breed rescue. Sometimes they do have puppies, usually over six months old. Although not really having Pug puppies for sale, the adoption fees are a few hundred dollars. This is to discourage the Pugs winding up in bad hands.

Jenny Donaldson loves everything having to do with dogs, except Pug puppies for sale signs. Looking at Pug puppies can melt even the hardest heart. Pug puppy supplies can be found in many stores and also on the web.

By Jenny Donaldson
Published: 4/30/2008
 
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