How to buy a dog in a pet store?

First of all, don't buy a dog from a dog dealer. Everything in the pet store is not credible now. If you bought it in a pet store, it is recommended to negotiate with the merchant to ensure his health for a week.

The following is taken from the forum, hoping to help you.

Nowadays, keeping a dog seems to have become a trend and a new way of life. Many friends plan to buy a lovely dog as their pet, but a realistic problem is how to choose a healthy dog. What is the standard of a healthy dog? Below I will talk to you about some problems that should be paid attention to when picking dogs.

1. Prepare in advance.

Before buying a dog, you should be fully prepared, that is to say, you should at least know what kind of dog you want to have and what kind of dog you want, so that you can have a clear goal. Focus on the dog's appearance, size, color and approximate market price (online price can only be used as a reference). If possible, it's best to look at the photos of this puppy and adult dog online to make a psychological spectrum.

2. Market choice.

The choice of market is equally important. Here I only focus on regular kennels, large dog markets and mobile vendors.

Ordinary kennels:

Regular kennels are characterized by a fixed business address. Most of the sources of dogs are breeding dogs from well-known kennels at home and abroad, and puppies are self-bred. The feeding procedures and technical specifications are standardized. Therefore, the quality and blood system of dogs are also very good, and the price of dogs is relatively high for the above reasons. Generally, it will be twice the market price of dogs, and individual racing dogs and popular dogs may reach 4 to 5 times. However, with the development of the pet industry, many kennels began to cut prices sharply. After all, it is a market economy, and any industry must follow the law of supply and demand.

Large dog market:

In fact, this market is a bit like a monopolistic competition market in economics. The price of each seller is basically the same, and they all have their own special varieties. Due to fierce competition, the price is relatively low. However, the source of dogs in this market is uncertain, there are good and bad dogs, and most of these vendors are private, so it is hard to say what their reputation is. Because it is a big market, dogs are concentrated, and the probability of disease infection is relatively high. This is also the reason why many friends get sick after buying dogs from there.

Mobile hawker:

These people are like street vendors selling pirated CDs. If there are still some hardcover pirated products in the big dog market, they will definitely sell pirated products and parallel imports. Just like telling you, this is the shaven skin of a local puppy, and the dots are spots. It is estimated that if the puppy is born fat and wrinkled, it should be called sand spot! So I suggest you don't buy dogs from them, because you don't know what kind of risks you are facing.

Ok, now let's get down to business.

3. How to choose a healthy puppy?

Dogs, like people, will show up in physical and behavioral characteristics if they are uncomfortable, mainly mental outlook, secretions from ears, mouth, nose and eyes, hair, excrement, walking posture, body temperature and foot pads.

Mental outlook:

A dog's mental outlook is an important sign of its health. A healthy dog should be active and show curiosity and fear of new things. And the quality of spirit is also the first signal to you. I think everyone should know how to judge a puppy's mental outlook, which is the most external and intuitive, so I won't say much.

Ears:

The first thing you should do when choosing a puppy is to put it in a stable place, and then flick your fingers on its side or behind its head with your hand. If the puppy's reaction is to look at the sound source actively, it means that his hearing is normal and there is no obstacle. Then turn his ear out and observe the situation inside it. If there are peculiar smells or sticky attachments, redness, trauma, bleeding and other conditions prove that his inner ear is damaged or his ear has parasites, these are unhealthy manifestations; If not, the puppy's ears are completely healthy.

Mouth:

Oral examination mainly focuses on secretions, teeth, gums and breathing. Healthy dogs have no strange secretions except saliva. If there is foam secretion, it means that there is something wrong with the dog's health. Healthy dogs should have white teeth. If there is tartar or damaged teeth, it can be considered that there is something wrong with the dog's health, although it is not a big problem. Gums, dogs' gums should be pink. If his gums are gray, it means that there is something wrong with the dog's health, which may be caused by internal bleeding, weakness, malnutrition or congenital anemia, or other diseases. Breath is no more a matter of principle than teeth, but most dogs with bad breath prove that there is something wrong with their diet.