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Khel · 09-22-2006, 01:45 PM

I got a black lab puppy 3 months ago, I went through an established breeder and never regretted it. If you can go meet the breeder and see the environment they raise the puppies in for the first 8 weeks it will show you if they are a true breeder vs a puppy farm. The breeder we got our puppy through was awesome, they had a great big room for the puppies, they got lots of socialization from visitors, and we were allowed to drop by for a visit anytime from the first week they were born to the time we took him home.

You do pay more from a breeder, but you get good bloodlines, our pups parents are both obdienence, hunting and confirmation champions, and judging from his looks and intelligence he's well on his way to doing the same. You also get the health guarentee and if the breeder is like ours you can watch them grow from the small wiggly thing that fits into your palm to the happy puppy he or she is when you take them home. Well worth the investment for a pet that will share your life for the next 12+ years...

And CowPerson is dead on, Puppy classes are an amazing help. I recommend Sit Happens up on McKnight, their "puppy playtime" is more fun for the owners than the puppies I think... 20+ puppies having free rein to play for 45 mins is priceless

09-22-2006, 01:45 PM	#8
Khel Crash and Bang Winger Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Calgary Exp:	I got a black lab puppy 3 months ago, I went through an established breeder and never regretted it. If you can go meet the breeder and see the environment they raise the puppies in for the first 8 weeks it will show you if they are a true breeder vs a puppy farm. The breeder we got our puppy through was awesome, they had a great big room for the puppies, they got lots of socialization from visitors, and we were allowed to drop by for a visit anytime from the first week they were born to the time we took him home. You do pay more from a breeder, but you get good bloodlines, our pups parents are both obdienence, hunting and confirmation champions, and judging from his looks and intelligence he's well on his way to doing the same. You also get the health guarentee and if the breeder is like ours you can watch them grow from the small wiggly thing that fits into your palm to the happy puppy he or she is when you take them home. Well worth the investment for a pet that will share your life for the next 12+ years... And CowPerson is dead on, Puppy classes are an amazing help. I recommend Sit Happens up on McKnight, their "puppy playtime" is more fun for the owners than the puppies I think... 20+ puppies having free rein to play for 45 mins is priceless Last edited by Khel; 09-22-2006 at 01:53 PM.