Please: NEVER get a puppy from places such as a pet store, puppy mill or backyard breeder.

A puppy mill is where dogs are bred only for financial gain, without concern for their health and the conditions in which they are raised. The genetic health and temperament do not matter, as long as the pups can be sold for cash.

You may pay a cheaper price for a pup from a backyard breeder, but you will not have solid informationabout the health and temperament.In most cases, these people do not know anything about the genetics of their breeding pair or how to produce a healthy puppy.

A puppy from an ethical, reputable breeder will normally cost more. However, your arenot just paying for a puppy: you are paying for years of accumulated information, education and experience. The reputable breeder has put time, knowledge and dollars into a well-planned, thoroughly researched breeding program.

They are looking at the latest scientific data in an effort to produce the healthiest, happiest puppy possible, in order to offer you more years of loving companionship