Puppies for sale | Pets4Homes (2024)

FAQs

What do breeders do with unsold puppies? ›

Ethical dog breeders almost never have excess puppies. If they ever do, they keep them until they can find them homes. Backyard breeders and puppy-mill operators may hang on to them, turn them over to a rescue or shelter, or give them away.

If you can, talk about nice quirks or habits that will endear the animal to an owner, such as tricks they have mastered. One important thing is to talk about is how the dog gets on with other animals and children, which can be critical to certain buyers.

Travel and shipping can also be stressful for a young pup. To screen potential buyers and keep your pup safe, prioritize selling to buyers in your area. Some of the top puppy-selling websites include Puppies.com (formerly Puppy Find), Nextdaypets.com, and Puppyspot.com.

Eventually, puppies are marked down to the price the store paid the puppy mill broker — usually a few hundred dollars. If the puppy still doesn't sell, stores will often cut their losses and give puppies away to employees, friends, or rescue groups.

Disposing of Dead Puppies

Depending on their facilities, they may incinerate or bury the animals. You may also request the remains if you want to dispose of the animals yourself. Typically, the vet will dispose of any dead animals for free after performing a necropsy.

The ideal time

Eight weeks after birth, the puppy is eating solid food on their own, they have benefited from socializing with litter-mates and observing mom, and they are well within the ideal timeframe to bond with new owners. Breeders may also opt to keep the puppies until 10 or 12 weeks of age.

Health checks

Every pup should be wormed and vet-checked before they are sold. Parents and pups should also be checked for conditions common to that breed, such as deafness in Dalmatians.

When the puppies are taken away, the mother can experience a range of emotions, including sadness, stress, and even depression. Puppies should go to their new homes no earlier than 8-12 weeks, depending on the breed. Again, not all female dogs experience the same level of distress when their puppies are taken away.

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The Chihuahua is the most popular dog breed in 21 states, the French Bulldog comes in as the top breed in 3 states and the Golden Retriever is a favorite in 14.

Is there money in selling puppies? ›

So, yes, ethical breeders can make a profit, but if they are doing their job right, it isn't much because they prioritize the well-being of their dogs and puppies.

What happens to the pups that don't get sold? Mostly, they end up in shelters, one way or another. Ethical breeders will have a queued list of owners before even considering breeding their dog, so they'll never have a situation where a puppy isn't possible to rehome.

In most cases, puppy mill dogs are fostered or adopted quickly, but getting them in the door is complex when the shelter is already full. By working together, shelters can spread the dogs out as much as possible to lessen the impact on one organization.

The failure in marketing comes from two things: failure to market in general, as in you simply didn't put it out there that you had puppies, or only put it on your website, but you don't have traffic to it, OR you don't know your ideal puppy buyer well enough, so your marketing is falling flat when it lands in front of ...

Keep them, sell them, give them away, shelter. Backyard breeders will euthanize dogs that they cannot profit from. Our rescue used to get dogs from one of these places.

Those dogs just don't get adopted. If your dog doesn't get adopted within its 72 hours and the shelter is full, it will be destroyed. If the shelter isn't full and your dog is good enough, and of a desirable enough breed, it may get a stay of execution, though not for long.

The breeder will rehome the animal with someone who will love and care for it properly. A good breeder will never put up with abuse or neglect from any owner; if anything like that happens at all, they'll take action right away and make sure those owners can't get another puppy from them ever again.

The ideal time

Eight weeks after birth, the puppy is eating solid food on their own, they have benefited from socializing with litter-mates and observing mom, and they are well within the ideal timeframe to bond with new owners. Breeders may also opt to keep the puppies until 10 or 12 weeks of age.