Discover Secrets Today Before You Buy A Puppy

Getting a new puppy dog into your home is an exciting time, but is it the right choice? Discover the secrets today to avoid the expensive mistakes that many people make when buying a new puppy dog.

Adopting a puppy is probably the most exciting time once you have made the decision to get one, it feels like Christmas all over again, however before you make a snap decision to getting a puppy there are a few things to consider.

The question is which option are you going to take the free option or the paid option? This may not seem important but it is for many reasons.

Let's consider the alternatives the free one is first on the list, this is okay, however this option is comparative to your situation and who ever else may be involved.

When free puppies are available the owner is usually desperate to get rid of them, due to the fact it was not a planned event for the dog, and are often stuck with lots of puppies that they can ill afford to keep. The feelings are mixed to make a decision to have them destroyed or give them away as a gift, obviously the choice would be to save their lives and give them away.

On the other hand it does depend on the breed of dog to whether this is going to be suitable for you, for example; is the animal going to grow to be a large dog and will you have enough room for him in your home when he is fully grown? You want to avoid buying a dog that is too big for the house when it becomes an adult.

Do you have young children? In which case you want a dog that is tolerant around children, some dogs can turn quite nasty and nip and bite when they are poked a prodded by children.

What's more if you get a puppy with no cost the chances are it will not be a pedigree, unless the breeders own the mother and father and have collectively produced the pup, if this is not the case then you are taking a chance and it will be described as a cross breed, and often they don't turn out with regard to disposition the same as the mother.

When you look at the possibility of buying a puppy you have more options, primarily you can choose the dog you want, in the case of catering for children you might consider a Labrador they are great around children. But you may want a dog for protection in which case your choices would be totally different.

In the case where you may want to breed dogs, in this case you need to look for a dog and bitch pedigrees that you are able to research the family history.

Some dogs need more exercise than others, however they all need a certain amount of it and that should also be considered.

Do you work long hours leaving the dog on its own all day? In this situation I don't think keeping a puppy would be an option, a puppy that spends all day cooped up in a confined space makes a very miserable puppy, dogs are not toys they like to be cared for just like we do.

And finally the health of a dog is arguably the most important what you don't want to be doing is getting a puppy from a unhealthy family of dogs, this can lead to ongoing veterinarian bills that can empty your bank account plus all the stress that goes with it.

These are just a few pointers to take into consideration before getting a puppy. I regret I am only able to touch the fringe in this short article, however hope this has put you on the right track.