Many people want to buy or adopt a puppy, but they may not know how much attention and time it takes.If you want to prevent your puppies from being abandoned in a puppy mill, you should make sure that their new owners treat them well.You can use a variety of ways to reach out to people.Once you have a few interested parties, you need to screen them to make sure they can give the puppy a good home.Before you give the puppies away, you should have the new owners sign a contract promising to follow certain basic principles.It's your job to inform and educate the new owners about how to care for and raise a puppy.
Step 1: It's a good idea to begin early.
Before they are born, you should look for homes for the litter.This will give you time to find a new home for a puppy, and it can also help you find someone else to take the puppy.You should start looking for homes if the puppies have already been born.
Step 2: Ask the breeding clubs.
The breeding club that the dog is registered with should be contacted if the puppies are purebred.This can be a national club or a breed specific club.You can find experienced owners through breeding clubs.They can give references for people who have owned the breed before.Puppies should be registered with their breeding club as soon as possible.You can find good homes for the puppies if you register them.
Step 3: You can post a profile on the adoption website.
If the puppies have already been born, you can try posting individual profiles for each puppy on an adoption website.The puppy's temperament, age, breed, and other details can be listed here.You should also post a picture of the puppy.You will be contacted through the site.Petfinder is one of the good adoption websites.
Step 4: Let other people know about it.
Word of mouth is a powerful tool.Tell your friends and family that you are going to have a litter of puppies.Ask them if anyone wants to adopt a puppy.Puppies who need homes can be posted on your social media pages.
Step 5: Potential adopters should be researched.
You should perform a basic background check on interested parties to make sure they don't have a history of animal abuse, irresponsible breeding, or selling puppies for profit.They should get a copy of their driver's license.They need to verify that they live at that home address, and do a basic internet search to see if there are any bad details.
Step 6: Interview candidates.
Before you hand over a puppy to a stranger, you should thoroughly investigate them to make sure they are capable and willing to raise the puppy properly.A good home should provide enough attention, exercise, food, and medical care for the dog.You want to know if the candidates are dedicated to the time and effort it takes to raise a puppy.What do you want a puppy for?Do you want to breed a puppy or have a family pet?Have you ever owned a dog?Can you tell me about them?Have you ever owned a puppy?Have you trained a puppy before?Do you know what type of care this dog needs?What is your job?How much time will the puppy be alone?Do you live in an apartment?Do you own a fenced-in yard?There are children in the house.There are other animals in the house.How will you introduce them to the puppy?
Step 7: Ask for friends and family.
Puppies aren't an ideal choice for first time dog owners.To make sure the new owner is a good one, you should ask the vet for references.This will show you how well this person cared for their pets.If you have a litter of puppies, you might want to inquire about the reference from the breeding club.This reference will let you know that they have owned a dog of this breed before, and they are aware of the breed's specific needs.A vet's referral may still be adequate if they have never owned the breed before but have experience with other dogs.
Step 8: It's a good idea to perform a home visit.
Some people might lie about their home or address.If you want to make sure that the puppy doesn't end up in a puppy mill, shelter, or otherwise bad home, you need to ask the adoptive family if they will let you do a home check.You can schedule a time when you can visit.This will allow you to make sure the address they gave you is correct.You can see the size of the home, whether there is a yard or not, and whether it would be safe for a puppy.A clean home is ideal for a puppy.Smaller dogs may be fine in apartments.Larger dogs may need a bigger home and a fenced-in yard.Don't do a home visit by yourself.When visiting a stranger's house, always bring a friend with you.
Step 9: Candidates should be allowed to visit the puppies.
You should schedule a time when potential adoptive parents can come to visit the puppies.You can see how well they handle puppies if they experience the temperament of the puppy.You can ask them questions about their suitability to own a puppy.When strangers come to visit, you should always have another person at home.Puppies should be allowed to play with potential new owners if they are old enough.The candidates may be able to finalize their commitment to the puppy by signing a contract.If new information comes up that makes you reconsider, do not be afraid to tell them that you won't give the puppy to them.You can say, "After some consideration, I do not think you would be a good candidate for this dog."
Step 10: The basic requirements for care should be established.
The minimum level of care should be spelled out in the contract.The puppy will be treated well if you specify every aspect of the care.It can help the new owner understand how to care for a puppy.The puppy will be fed enough food every day.Positive reinforcement and not physical punishment will be used to discipline the puppy.The puppy will get the right amount of exercise for their temperament.A quiet place to sleep is what the puppy will have.The puppy is going to live inside.The puppy will be scanned.
Step 11: A return policy needs to be established.
The buyer may not resell the puppy.Puppy mills will not be able to sell puppies at a profit.If the new owner can no longer care for the puppy, you will be informed first.Before the dog is taken to a shelter, the new owner must give you the puppy.If the new owner can't care for the puppy at any point in their life, you have to let them go.
Step 12: A spay/neuter clause should be added.
Adding a statement in the contract that the new owner will not breed the puppy is a way to prevent it from ending up in a puppy mill.Both you and the new owner should agree that the dog will be neutered before moving in.Spaying or neutering the dog will be your responsibility.If someone wants the puppy to breed, they should be able to present a reference or credentials from a breeding club.If you don't have these references, you should not give a puppy away.
Step 13: The new owners should sign the document.
You should have the potential adopters sign the contract once you have discussed it with them.Just in case, you may want to get it notarized.You may want to look for someone else if you don't get the adopter to sign it.
Step 14: The puppy is young.
Puppies shouldn't be separated from their mothers before eight weeks of age.The puppy is ten weeks old.The puppy can thrive on their own.
Step 15: Provide the puppy with all the necessary shots.
The puppy's necessary vaccinations and medical treatments can't be guaranteed by the new owner.If you want to give the puppy away, you should take the entire litter to the vet to be vaccined.The puppies should have shots between six and eight weeks of age.They should have shots between eight and ten weeks of age.Vaccinations for coronaviruses and other diseases are recommended.
Step 16: The owner should be given information about the puppy.
A packet should be given to each new owner that explains the puppy's temperament, breed, feeding needs, and a basic outline of its development over the first year of life.The puppy's medical records should be given to the new owner.Puppies can get sick if the brand or type of food they are fed suddenly changes.You might want to give the new owner a small bag of the brand of food you have been feeding them.
Step 17: Don't place them in a shelter.
You are responsible for raising puppies if you can't find a good home.Puppies will not be abandoned at a shelter.Within two weeks of being left at a shelter, many puppies are killed.If you don't find a home for the puppies, care for them as though they are your dogs.If you can't find a permanent home for too many puppies, you might have to find temporary homes.