looking for a puppy in mass

[lookin4afurbaby]

I've tried pet finder.. I'll try again but last night it was saying on of the closest poms was in CA and I'm in MA..

 

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Seriously? Because last night I was browsing around and came across a TON of Poms and Chis in my area, and I'm in KS.

 

[lookin4afurbaby]

What was the age.. I looked under poms that were babies.. and I was suprised that in like the first page there was CA

 

[lookin4afurbaby]

Also I had it for female too.

 

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Rodney in Boston

Connie in Rhode Island

Chino in Plymouth, MA

 

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It usually helps if you widen your search criteria a bit. I leave age and sex at "all" because people judge ages differently. One of those that I just listed is a one year old listed as an adult. That's still pretty young, really.

 

[Baxter'smybaby]

http://search.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=7756439

 

[showpug]

The website is www.dingersdogs.com

:yikes: Run far away from this breeder.

While it is always good to check references for breeders, you can tell if it is a good breeder by knowing what to look for and what questions to ask. That is why I supplied the link previously. If you read it, you would be able to look at that site and know it's a horrible breeder.

 

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You could also just dig through here and see if anything catches your eye. http://search.petfinder.com/search/search.cgi

It's set for a national search centered around my region

 

[lookin4afurbaby]

I saw Pagoda and she is a doll! Looking at these puppies make me realise that I don't need a purebred.. I'm not showing or breeding just a companion.. Luckily there are alot of rescue and shelters around here. Next weekend hopefully I'll be able to go over to the MSPCA and look at the puppies

 

[lookin4afurbaby]

Your from bradford? Haha me too

 

[Baxter'smybaby]

http://search.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=7919850

http://search.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=7919865

http://search.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=7919873

http://search.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=7919883

I'm sure there are many more!!

 

[Maxy24]

I'm so glad you decided to adopt/rescue! Keep us updated with your adoption progress. I live in MA too we got our dog from a rescue though, and he was a shar-pei mix anyway so I could not have been much help with a breeder.

 

[lookin4afurbaby]

Where did you adopt from?

 

[Maxy24]

Sorry I was four, I don't remember my parents don't either, we picked him up from a foster home somewhere in Brockton I believe, sorry i don't remember My parents think it was just called Shar-Pei rescue but I can't find anything that simply goes by that name. Of course it was 11 years ago so it might not even be around any more.

 

[Whisper]

I think you're making a great choice to adopt!
Yes, that breeder you were looking at has many, many huge red flags. Glad you chose to get away from there fast.

 

[lookin4afurbaby]

OKay so I've found three adorable pups. In order of how I like them so far is:
1. http://search.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=7853214
2. http://search.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=7875270 (third pic)
3. http://search.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=7919883

what do you guys think.. you know more than i do!

 

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I think the last two might be better...the Pom is going to be more difficult since it's lacked it's mother from 5 days old. There are going to be some behavior things arising from that.

The chi/rattie will be cute, as will the pug/silky.

 

[lookin4afurbaby]

What kind of behavioural problems?

 

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Issues with bite inhibition for starters, higher levels of sep. anxiety probably (those with more experience can tell you better than I), a harder time comprehending the idea of "no" since mom hasn't been around to teach it. It'll probably be a velcro dog extreme, which might be nice for you. I don't know you well enough to say.

But most of the dogs I've met that have been handraised or taken from mum too early have some form of aggression.