How not to buy a pet from the breeders?

To distinguish still complicated

According to Indre Aleksynė, the founder of Dogspot, some people want to give home a homeless and do a good job when looking for a four -legged friend, but those who want to buy one or another breed should not be condemned. Most importantly, the choice in both cases is well thought out, considered, discussed with family members.

« If you make a decision to buy a breeding animal, you should first look for kennels approved by the Lithuanian Cynology Society (LKD). Very often people are greatly influenced by the price or the desire to buy an animal here and now, but we always recommend doing homework: interacting with several breeders

Almost five years ago, the scandal of illegal multipliers was hopeful that the situation would change fundamentally, but it did not happen. The illegal multi -houses still exist, and some of them have been punished by the breeders of the State Food and Veterinary Service (SFVS), who are now officially submitted to buyers to buyers.

LKD breeders and legalized multipliers in the breeders’ registration system are now shaken into one pile. In 2020, in the wake of the scandal, most illegal multipliers rushed to register their activities to the SFVS and became « legal ».

Care: When the animal has recovered, it is placed on the paws, it is very important to find houses and loving hosts. / Photo by Dogspot

Sales – in parking lots

According to Dogspot’s manager, the breeders like to emphasize that they are legal breeders, mislead buyers, often offer to buy exceptional colors, but juveniles with various health problems, convincingly claiming that animals have origin documents are perfectly healthy, but rarely invite you to the real animal housing or outbuilding.

« Very often, the animals sold are still brought to the store, to a gas station. True, we are now seeing a tendency to sell chicks before the potential buyer is transferred to the dwelling, although the main space for the dog is near the house or at a remote farmstead, a few kilometers away. »

According to her, when you arrive, it is important to pay attention to whether the room where you look at the animal seems to be constantly living. The breeders are also increasingly wise – the buyer is asking for a consent before he or she purchases the puppy, confirming that the animal is healthy and that the buyer will not have any claims in the future.

Illegal multipliers usually choose varieties that people desire the most. Yorkshire terriers, retrievers, Spitz, French Bulldogs are still particularly popular in Lithuania. Also, hybrid varieties such as maltype (Malti bicheth and poodle crossbreed), Cockapoo (Cocker Spaniel and Poodle Mixer), Cavapoo (Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and Poodle Mixer).

Arrives crippled

Each breed is characterized by its weaknesses, so illegally breeding crossbreeds often have many health problems. Spinal hernias, kyphoses, disappearing knees of knees, esophageal diverticula, hip dysplasia, epilepsy, hard -to -control allergies, eye problems – only the main physical disability.

We always look forward to and looking for hosts who have both perception and opportunities to give our ward a new home.

« I would like to emphasize not only the physical but also the affected mental problems that the hosts who have purchased illegally puppies face. Sometimes behavioral problems are even harder to deal with than physical adjustments, not only financial but also a lot of person’s time, efforts,

About 50 % of the Dogspota are coming from the dials, sometimes more foster animals. Some are plagued by parasites: tapeworms, subcutaneous worms, others have long -standing skin, eye trouble.

« These are dogs who couldn’t be just dogs in their lives. They were a business tool that has to make a profit, » Alexynė shares the sad reality.

Can become a star

One of the most stunned stories of the Animal Welfare Home is the Dogspoto team in ads, found a tiny pug crossbreed in the ads.

« It was obvious from the photos that the situation was a poor. The skinny body, the blurred eyes, the crooked legs. The baby had to have the praises of both legs, and after the rehabilitation it became completely unlike the poor from the ad and moved from us to a new home, » says the founder of the care home.

Who would have thought that a weak baby would grow and become a television screens star – today FRO is the face of one supermarket advertising – a pug crossbar.

« We are always waiting and looking for a host who has both perceptions and opportunities to give our ward a new home. We do not see the goal of rescuing an animal, building it on their paws, restoring trust in people, and then giving it the first one, whose main argument is great desire, » the spokeswoman emphasizes.