Would you believe that Pedigree dogs, the site, is 2 years young at the end of next month…
It’s been a real roller coaster of a ride so far, and getting to grips with all it contains has been fun to say the least.
There is a saying, there is nothing as queer as folk, and when you put yourself out there on the world wide web, this is certainly true as you never know what is going to come at you, and from whom.
One thing I know a bit about is dogs, I don’t know everything, and would never admit to the same, but what I don’t know I will always try and find out.
There have been many highlights on the short road so far, and Saturday gone proved to be one of them.
On the 12th November, Pedigree Dogs got a phone call early in the morning from somebody that was looking for a Labrador puppy, and had come across our site pedigree dogs.ie
They had made contact with a person who had advertised this breed on our classified site, but there were no pups available, and were wondering if I knew of anybody else that had a pending litter. I said I would make a few enquiries, and revert, but if they in the meantime sourced a pup, advised them to ask the breeder if the parents of the pups had been hip scored etc.
This was all new to this person, and I went on to explain what hip dysplasia was, and why it made sense to buy a pup from a breeder that carried out the breed specific health checks for this breed, and pointed them in the direction of the following Blog
Getting back to Saturday, and why it ranks up there as one of the many highlights in our nearly 2 year existence, well, we received a text to say that Michelle, the lady that contacted me on the 12th November, was on her way home with a beautiful yellow Labrador pup from a litter that she was made aware of by the reputable owner / breeder of Labradors I put them in contact with.
This pup has had the best possible start in life, and comes from very healthy breed lines, and I am sure that Michelle and the pup will go on to have a mutually rewarding long life together.
We at Pedigree Dogs were able to talk to somebody who was interested in a Labrador pup, and give them information on hip dysplasia etc, and also put them in touch with a contact we made through this years Pet Expo, with the end result that they sourced a healthy happy puppy that has come from a responsible breeder.
As another saying goes, Rome wasn’t built in a day, but if we all can educate just one potential puppy buyer, as to what to look out for when sourcing a pup form a dog breeder, and what to insist on regarding health checks etc, and the pitfalls of not checking into these, then it’s one less unhealthy pup bought, one less distraught family when / if the pup falls ill, and one less pup that is sold by an irresponsible breeder, that only sees dogs as commodities, and a form of income
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