Buying your puppy:
Once you have made that important decision to have a puppy would you know where to go to find a responsible breeder and where you can find a puppy who will be credit to both you and to the breeder?

As a prospective new owner it is understandable to want some kind of reassurance that you are purchasing a pedigree puppy from someone whose priority is the health and welfare of the puppies that they breed. Someone who will provide you with a quality, supportive and informative service both before and after you take your puppy home. One way to do this is to contact a Kennel Club Accredited Breeder. The scheme, which is voluntary and was launched in 2004, promotes good breeding practices, giving prospective owners the best opportunity to bring home a healthy well adjusted puppy. As a puppy buyer there is now some kind of benchmark to help you in your search to find a responsible breeder.

While the Kennel Club Accredited Breeder Scheme is a good starting point for people wanting to find their way in the sometimes tricky process of choosing a puppy, it is not the only route to finding a suitable breeder as the Breed Clubs and Societies are also an excellent resource.

Tips to follow:

Make sure the breeder hands over the dog's registration certificate at time of sale if available, or forwards it on to you as soon as possible, chase any delays up if they do not send it to you, ask why you have not recieved it?
(Explains any endorsements that might pertain and obtain written and signed confirmation from the new owner, at or before the date on which the dog is physically transferred, that the new owner is aware of the endorsement(s), regardless of whether or not the endorsed registration certificate is available.)

Provide written advice, in a Puppy Sales Wallet, on feeding and worming programmes.

Provide a written record, in a Puppy Sales Wallet, on the immunisation measures taken.

Provide reasonable post-sales telephone advice.

Gives you a contract of sale for your puppy, signed by both parties.
Gives you a full health screen from their own vet, if necessary. It is always adviseable to have your new puppy registered with your own chosen vet, as soon as you get your new family member home, a quick health check over of your puppy by your own vet as always adviseable, and appointments can be made in advance for any immunisations your puppy will require in the future.