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Bichon Frise 101: Why You Should Go To Bichon Frise Breeders
December 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment
There are many advantages of getting your Bichon Frise puppy from a Bichon Frise breeder rather than a pet store. Bichon Frise breeders spend lots of time on only a few puppies, making sure they are healthy and properly socialized. Pet store puppies get very little attention and are stuck in cages at the time of life when they should be getting training. And, most importantly, Bichon Frise breeders are not puppy mills.
All pet stores get their puppies from puppy mills without exception. If they tell you otherwise, they are lying. They are just trying to make a sale and will say anything in order to close the deal. Pet shop owners and employees use the exact same sneaky selling tactic that you are probably already familiar with in other stores and car lots. No respectable and caring Bichon Frise breeder (or any other dog breeder, for that matter) would sell his or her puppies to a pet store.
Puppy mills are barbaric places where dogs are treated like unfeeling breeding machines. They never get to play, they never get affection and they certainly never get veterinary care. The puppy mill workers do all the vet care, whether they know what they are doing or not.
Pet stores that sell puppies rely on impulse purchases and do not do any background checks on what kind of person this puppy is going to. Quite often, people who have no idea what is involved in raising a puppy buy these puppies on a whim. Most puppies bought in pet stores wind up being abandoned when the puppy gets to be about nine months to one year old. Half of all dogs and cats that are surrendered to shelters are euthanized.
A reputable Bichon Frise breeder takes the responsibility of finding good forever homes for each and every precious puppy very seriously. If you’ve ever been forced to give away an animal, you know exactly what they are going through. So Bichon Frise breeders will check you out very thoroughly, often including background checks and requesting a letter of character reference from you veterinarian. He or she will also drill you on your Bichon Frise knowledge to know what you are getting in for.
Bichon dogs need a lot of grooming, for example. If you are not sure of how best to care and train your Bichon, now is the time to ask for Bichon Frise information.Here’s another way in which Bichon Frise breeders differ from pet shops. They will take the puppy back, even when full grown, if you should run into a spell of bad luck and can no longer take care of a dog. You won’t get your money back, but that shouldn’t matter in knowing that your friend will have a good home with people he or she likes. Check your contract carefully before signing to see if this is included.
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