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作者: sko 時間: 2009-3-9 20:17 標題: Purchasing a Puppy

Hi LYKs, after years of consideration and parents' approval, I have finally decided to home a puppy in the family. Please chip in your precious advices in regards to this decision for I'll be a first time dog owner with no past experiences. Thanks!

No franchised pet stores from puppy mills... Hence, any recommended local Toy Poodle breeders?

Most importantly, I came across this local pet store called "Pets Wonderland" in Empire Mall, Richmond. They seem very decent and responsible. Anyone bought puppies from them in the past? Comments/concerns bout their reputations??

Again, many, many thanks!

作者: 吳孟達 時間: 2009-3-9 20:46

My little boy was adopted (purchased) from Pet Wonderland. He is almost 6 months old now.
You can ask us questions here as I owned 3 dogs before... All my family members are dog lovers.

作者: sko 時間: 2009-3-9 21:06

Thanks! and your maltese is sooooo cute!

Do you know where they get their puppies and such? Local breeders as they claim?

作者: ACooperFan 時間: 2009-3-9 21:07

just make sure you are aware of the responsibilities....all the walks, the pooing, the attention, training, love a dog would need...

but then i'm just blahing...i don't own a dog...

作者: sko 時間: 2009-3-9 21:12

Yes, tons of responsibilities and care for the coming decade or two, but I think it'll be all worth it.

作者: 吳孟達 時間: 2009-3-9 21:13

原帖由 sko 於 2009-3-9 21:06 發表
Thanks! and your maltese is sooooo cute!

Do you know where they get their puppies and such? Local breeders as they claim?

Yes, puppies are from local breeders...
But you can always go check out puppies from
http://vancouver.kijiji.ca/f-pet ... -sale-W0QQCatIdZ126

My little guy is attending obedience class, so far so good. He can sit, heel, on leash and stay now. Looking forward for more fun with him.

作者: sko 時間: 2009-3-9 21:18

原帖由 吳孟達 於 2009-3-9 21:46 發表
My little boy was adopted (purchased) from Pet Wonderland. He is almost 6 months old now.
You can ask us questions here as I owned 3 dogs before... All my family members are dog lovers.

And while I was in the store, I was playing with this adorable maltese. She's around 5 plus months old and possibly a sibling of your puppy?

I so wanted to take her home; she was so attachy and 'deh'. Always climbing up for hugs.

作者: decane 時間: 2009-3-9 21:24 標題: 回復 1# 的帖子

get a puppy from SPCA, don't buy a new puppy, help the dogs who need help.

It's free, animals are inspected. They have a program that make sure you will be able to handle an animal (not buy one and regret because you cannot take the responsibility).

[ 本帖最後由 decane 於 2009-3-9 22:29 編輯 ]

作者: Hyde 時間: 2009-3-9 21:32

i got my dog from a breeder, it was a special order LOL if you want the dog you want, you'll have to order it usually. its much cheaper to buy from breeder then retail too.

but i havnt seen him for a few months

作者: sko 時間: 2009-3-9 21:35

I actually did look into SPCA few days ago, but their toy poodles were all fairly old, ranging from 7-12 only.. and their other dogs are usually huge, which my house cannot hold (neither can I handle).

作者: 吳孟達 時間: 2009-3-9 21:38

原帖由 sko 於 2009-3-9 21:18 發表

And while I was in the store, I was playing with this adorable maltese. She's around 5 plus months o ...

Yes, the one you played with is my Maltese's sister....If you get her, we can meet up.
For sure my Maltese is healthy and so pure white...

作者: 吳孟達 時間: 2009-3-9 21:44

He love to run and run !!!

作者: 布小熊 時間: 2009-3-9 21:45

If you have set your eyes on miniature/toy poodles, then it's pretty hard to adopt one.
I google around and only found this poodle site so far. It on Vancouver Island and the up coming miniature litter are almost all taken. Their poodles seems to be happy and well taken care of.
http://www.demedicipoodles.com/index.html
One thing about getting puppies from breeders is that you can possibly see their parents and know what characters and look they will become.

This one is in Nelson, BC:
http://www.kootenaypartipoodles.com/

btw you want toy poodles not teacup, right?

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作者: 布小熊 時間: 2009-3-9 21:46

原帖由 吳孟達 於 2009-3-9 09:44 PM 發表
He love to run and run !!!

that's a super cute puppy! looks like it has so much energy ^_^

作者: katamari 時間: 2009-3-9 21:48

usually pet shops like pet hxbitat, supxr bet etc got their dogs from puppy mills, I'm not surprised if pet woxderland got their pups from puppy mills too. Not 100% sure but I don't think pro breeders they sell their dogs to pet shops. I got mine directly from a breeder, sorry mine's not a poodle so I dun have any helpful info on that.

have you looked into petfinder.com?

作者: 吳孟達 時間: 2009-3-9 21:51

If you like poodles, here is another choice.
Goldendoodles

This is a very popular breed.
http://www.winsomekennels.com/

作者: 吳孟達 時間: 2009-3-9 21:53

Pet wonderland got puppies from breeders...
Maybe breeders don't know that they are a pet shop.....

作者: tofu 時間: 2009-3-9 21:54

http://www.buysellcommunity.com/classifieds/14-1735751-1-R-S/

try this website, it has lot of puppies for sale.
but make sure you are ok to loss your freedom in the future wor.

作者: sko 時間: 2009-3-9 22:08

Thank you all for the good info!

Yeah, I will for sure avoid those popular franchised pet stores due to the puppy mill concern. That's why I opened this thread in regards to Pets Wonderland (making sure they won't be like those usual pet stores where good breeders would never sell their good pups to).

I tried looking for local toy poodle breeders, but none were found... and I also tried all the previous listed websites in the past 2 weeks or so but they rarely have anything I want.

toy poodles are sooooo cute.

作者: sko 時間: 2009-3-9 22:11

And maltese would be my other choice; they're also duper adorable.

Tough decision.. lol

作者: sko 時間: 2009-3-9 22:13

吳孟達: How did you keep your maltese's face so white and clean? Are the tearing eyes a large concern? Can you maintain his face white and clean all the time?

作者: 小叻 時間: 2009-3-9 22:15

they are all so cute

too bad that I can't have one ><

作者: katamari 時間: 2009-3-9 22:21

原帖由 吳孟達 於 2009-3-9 21:53 發表
Pet wonderland got puppies from breeders...
Maybe breeders don't know that they are a pet shop.....

maybe you info is more correct, I had my guess because when I bought my dog, the breeder needed us you sign a contract for no reselling the purchased dog, and the dog has to be neutered. Maybe different breeders have different policy?

And just curious, are home breeders = certified breeders or puppy mills? So many people they breed their own dogs and selling them on craigslist, do they also consider as breeders?

作者: 吳孟達 時間: 2009-3-9 22:31

I did a lot of researches on web and ended up with the followings:

1) Dog Food - we bought the one which is grain free
2) A facial scrub product supposed to clean his face every 2 days or daily
3) Boiled water - no tap water

作者: mollinbaggio 時間: 2009-3-9 22:43 標題: 點解唔領養

好多貓狗係BCSPCA等人道wai滅,領養仲有愛心啦!如果你係純粹玩,我唔建議你養寵物.

作者: sko 時間: 2009-3-9 22:43

原帖由 katamari 於 2009-3-9 23:21 發表

maybe you info is more correct, I had my guess because when I bought my dog, the breeder needed us you sign a contract for no reselling the purchased dog, and the dog has to be neutered. Maybe diffe ...

Same concerns/inquiries over here. And since there are no well known local Toy Poodle breeders in town (not according to the internet anyway..), how can I tell if a particular so called 'breeder' is a good breeder? I mean.. basically anyone can be a 'breeder' on kijiji.ca/buysell.ca right?

Pets Wonderland promises 1 year of health warranty so that was kind of good?

作者: sko 時間: 2009-3-9 22:45

原帖由 吳孟達 於 2009-3-9 23:31 發表
I did a lot of researches on web and ended up with the followings:

1) Dog Food - we bought the one which is grain free
2) A facial scrub product supposed to clean his face every 2 days or daily
3) Bo ...

Nice! Thanks, will definitely keep that in mind if I do get the Maltese.

作者: katamari 時間: 2009-3-9 22:55

原帖由 sko 於 2009-3-9 22:43 發表

Same concerns/inquiries over here. And since there are no well known local Toy Poodle breeders in town (not according to the internet anyway..), how can I tell if a particular so called 'breeder' is ...

Did you check on pet habxtat's policy too? Because I knew they have this kind of money back policy even they sell puppy mill dogs...

That's why I drove all they way to buy my dog from a certified breeder, I don't trust any of the home breeders at all even if they claimed themselves pro breeders, I don't want to take any risk

I understand adopting one from SPCA is the best idea, however if the dog size is sko's concern, I don't think she can take care of a big dog at all. It's good that sko already know how much effort she could make in a long run, rather than take one home from SPCA and then dump him/her once again when sko found that she cannot take care of a big dog afterwards.

[ 本帖最後由 katamari 於 2009-3-9 22:56 編輯 ]

作者: sko 時間: 2009-3-9 23:04

原帖由 布小熊 於 2009-3-9 22:45 發表
If you have set your eyes on miniature/toy poodles, then it's pretty hard to adopt one.
I google around and only found this poodle site so far. It on Vancouver Island and the up coming miniature litt ...

Oh I was on those sites before too, but they're mostly miniature poodles which will be slightly larger than the toy ones.

Yeah, teacup ones are cute, but they're too fragile with more health problems. Toy sized poodles would be my top pick (not as big [difficult to handle in my town house], and not too small [they say first time dog owners should avoid teacup ones because they are inexperienced since teacup poodles would require extra care and caution]).

作者: 邊少 時間: 2009-3-9 23:11

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my good girl

作者: sko 時間: 2009-3-9 23:14

原帖由 katamari 於 2009-3-9 23:55 發表

Did you check on pet habxtat's policy too? Because I knew they have this kind of money back policy even they sell puppy mill dogs...

That's why I drove all they way to buy my dog from a certified ...

Oh, good to know cus I didn't check on the Pet Habxtat/etc's policies (can't seem to find them online either).

I was actually at Pet Habxtat today. They sell them for so much more as well. $2100 plus tax for the Toy Poodle compared to the usual $1600-1800!

作者: sko 時間: 2009-3-9 23:15

原帖由邊少於 2009-3-10 00:11 發表
3590

my good girl

She's so white and cute!

作者: its_visa 時間: 2009-3-9 23:19

due to some personal reason, and an incident happened....
i....would suggest you not to go 2 pet wonderland......

this is all im going to say

作者: sko 時間: 2009-3-9 23:41

原帖由 its_visa 於 2009-3-10 00:19 發表
due to some personal reason, and an incident happened....
i....would suggest you not to go 2 pet wonderland......

this is all im going to say

any elaboration/info??

作者: 布小熊 時間: 2009-3-9 23:48

most of the certified breeders are not in the city area. You may need to make some effort (a trip) to check out the puppies/mom/pap. Another way is to check to see if the vet (if you know any already) has a recommended breeder.

作者: Hyde 時間: 2009-3-10 07:43

my frd got a toy poodle last year for like $1500 only. and she gave it away after a few months cuz it was a boring dog and won't get along with her dog.

作者: 吳孟達 時間: 2009-3-10 09:25

Dog will never be boring as it is not a toy...
It is the problem of the owner....
If your friend is care, your dog should be a fun and smart one....SAD !!!

Example:

You have a son or daughter, and she or he don't talk and don't play, will you throw him out on the street? Please ask your friend to be responsible.

作者: 吳孟達 時間: 2009-3-10 09:27

Since many LYK are dog owners, maybe we can setup a LYK dog meet when the weather is warm..

Let me setup a post about this.

作者: 布小熊 時間: 2009-3-10 09:29 標題: 回復 38# 的帖子

can I come without a dog? I love them~ Just that my 2 cats don't like dogs..

作者: Hyde 時間: 2009-3-10 09:52

原帖由 吳孟達 於 2009-3-10 10:25 發表
Dog will never be boring as it is not a toy...
It is the problem of the owner....
If your friend is care, your dog should be a fun and smart one....SAD !!!

Example:

You have a son or daughter, and s ...

she already have a biscon, it doesnt get a long with the toy poodle and the toy poodle isnt active
i dunno y girls all like to get toy poodle... they are boring dogs

作者: 吳孟達 時間: 2009-3-10 16:58

before you are going to buy a puppy, be prepared you will have no freedom.............
To housebreak your puppy, you need to spend a lot of time for the first few months.

And be very careful with your puppy as it is very danger in the outside world.

My friend had a toy poodle and was died last 2 weeks. He was attacked by a walk by dog when he is on his front yard. This is a total accident.....
The medical care cost around $12000 and as he is seriously injured, he past away and went to the rainbow bridge...sad sad story.............

So, be a responsible dog owner and your puppy will be a happy one.

作者: 快樂牛郎 時間: 2009-3-10 20:38

原帖由 mollinbaggio 於 2009/3/9 22:43 發表
好多貓狗係BCSPCA等人道wai滅,領養仲有愛心啦!如果你係純粹玩,我唔建議你養寵物.

愛心呢D自欺欺人既者
咪又係一隻會郁既玩具

作者: sko 時間: 2009-3-12 00:54

My duper adorable BB <3

作者: sko 時間: 2009-3-12 02:26

作者: 吳孟達 時間: 2009-3-13 21:58

so, you got this Maltese from Petwonderland?

作者: 嘉嘉 時間: 2009-3-13 22:06

原帖由 sko 於 2009-3-9 21:17 發表
Hi LYKs, after years of consideration and parents' approval, I have finally decided to home a puppy in the family. Please chip in your precious advices in regards to this decision for I'll be a first ...

I would not want to get a dog from that store
I could tell maybe they were trying their best, but they seemed not very knowledgable about dogs
and I also feel sorry for the puppies in there because the ventilation isn't that good

I would google for a reputating breeder who actually knows about the breed

作者: Hyde 時間: 2009-3-14 12:48

thats one ugly dog

作者: Ultraman 時間: 2009-3-16 14:34

本帖最後由 Ultraman 於 2009-3-16 14:35 編輯

thats one ugly dog
Hyde 發表於 2009-3-14 12:48

I won't mind you to hate and insult any particular member here, but is it necessary to insult an innocent dog like that all because of you hate the person behind?

作者: porsche811 時間: 2009-3-16 15:30

but the dog really ain't that good looking.

作者: Ultraman 時間: 2009-3-16 15:37

It's like saying a new born baby (human) is ugly.
Many dog owners treat their dog(s) their human babies.
To them ("parents"), none of their "baby" is ugly. But only the person saying is ugly (at heart).

作者: 吳孟達 時間: 2009-3-16 19:03

The dog will be back on track after receiving new owner's love.
My Maltese is her younger brother and they should look very similar.
Check out my previous photos in this post.

作者: katamari 時間: 2009-3-16 20:37

Why do you guys think the dog is ugly? It's ok la and most important of all is the health of the dog, not the outlook.

I've told my dog, even if he becomes a 3 leg dog I will still love him, outlook does not matter to me at all.

作者: 嘉嘉 時間: 2009-3-16 20:55

As a dog owner, I also have some breeds of dog that i don't like (in terms of appearance)

but this is something that I always say:
Even if I don't like this dog, there must be someone else who loves him/her. There should be no need to insult anyone or any dog.

作者: Derek128 時間: 2009-3-16 22:17

幾得意丫

作者: sko 時間: 2009-3-17 18:04

本帖最後由 sko 於 2009-3-17 19:06 編輯

No worries i still love her dearly ^^

Appearantly the pet store didn't groom her well enough in the past month or two and her eyes are kinda shaped in a way that her tears would run down very easily (hence the excessive tear stains and stuff). She got a lot better now tho! I wash her face with Diamond's Eyes all the time and am thinking of giving her Angel's Eye or Missing Link supplement to elminate the tear stains. When her new far grows back out, she'll be all pretty again (the pet store just shaved her stained hair off the face instead of washing them @@).

She just got all her shots done for the year and in a week or two, I'll be taking her to the vet again for her ovariohysterectomy operation as well as a surgical flush to open her tear ducts. By then, her face probably won't be as red and teary and hopefully the new hair will grow back too!

Here's a pic of my baby's old picture with longer facial hair and minimal tear stains:

作者: PreciousMoment 時間: 2009-3-17 19:25

My BB will meet his sister...great !

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