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Almost no one can resist the embarrassment of baby dogs, but what if the business is done with feelings? Where did you get your dog? I got it from an animal protection organization that cooperates with an animal shelter in Athens and then they practically keep the dogs that are adoptable are here, it comes from a breeder from the Westphalian association. We bought our dog Bella privately from a family who had to move and couldn't bring a dog of this size into the new apartment. It comes from Spain, a truly wonderful killing station for dog B. Now in almost no other country in the world are pets as popular as in Germany, cats come first, but right after comes Bello.

More than 5 million dogs live here and the number is increasing every time. year where they all come from Dogs from official breeders of friends or neighbors of animal rights activists from southern Europe or from the neighboring animal shelter Which path should you take if you want to have a four-legged companion? This question is for the sake of animals Many people want a dog that they can raise from childhood a very specific breed, which raises the first important question: which dog is right for me, come here quickly, that's good. People have no idea why such a dog was created.

He was bred in the first place and that is why they cannot maintain the dog properly and the drama is seen again and again, especially here in the cities. They have the first dog in their life and they only bought it because the neighbor has it or because it is fashionable because the ideal of beauty is subject to constant changes, that is why you want a comfortable companion. For your part, you prefer the happy and sporty version or the Should your four-legged companion be more the size of a handbag? This is the first question in every future dog owner who should ask and answer where she is going, just as Astrid knows that she was only able to fulfill her childhood wish of having a dog late in her life.

Then we searched for a long time to see which dog suited us, who fit. In our family, what breeds were definitely out of the question and the main thing for me was that I didn't want a hunting dog, not a professional hunter, not a terrier, one of medium size and short hair. Dog without hunting instinct and then I know that back then you could still make one like that somewhere on the Internet and then an Entlebucher senhund and a Mittelschnauzer appeared. I didn't know Entlebucher and then I started researching the breed and found him visually very attractive and He met all the criteria I had imagined but where do you get the dog of your dreams?

That is the second important question because dog breeding is not only carried out by responsible animal lovers but also by people who do business, especially illegal ones. The trade in puppies, produced on an assembly line and under difficult conditions in Eastern Europe, is now extremely lucrative, despite all the education, dubious offers from dubious breeders and traders are still accepted in Germany. Many have now understood that under no circumstances can they buy a dog in a market like this. You should buy it for €50 or €100. Oh, it is better that they are cute and not out of pity because these dogs are almost always too young and are usually seriously ill. sick, but The business with dogs and other animals on Internet sales platforms is thriving even more.

On sites like eBay Classifieds or markt.de, many puppies of all breeds are sold, but in between serious offers from real hobby breeders or from people who want to leave their dog in loving hands, you will always find offers like this: the same merchant offers more puppies at the same time. More than 20 different breeds obtain their products from commercial sellers of this type, because the animals are probably nothing else. Many of them come from so-called Eastern European breeders, a big problem that also worries the official veterinarian of the Dame Spree district . With the removal of borders, the doors are open for dogs.

I really regret having to bring them to Germany, especially from Eastern European countries. The statistics and cases we work on show that there is a lot of abuse towards the puppies themselves, which is why it is so important that you can understand exactly where a dog is coming from when purchasing puppies through internet marketplaces. This is almost impossible. Although there are now warnings about dubious or even illegal offers, the corresponding ads are rarely removed from sales platforms. There are only suggestions and links to sites like wühltischwelpen.de. Here you will find purchasing tips. given away by puppies, but of course they also read enterprising dog sellers, who seem to respect these rules and deceptions, which is why often even critical buyers Nina D from Berlin bought in June 2014 a small playmate for his French bulldog Betty to a supposed hobby breeder in Brandenburg.

Look. She was also looking for a puppy on an Internet platform because she had discovered what to look for when buying. She felt well prepared. There were three of us there because I didn't want to trust my instincts. alone, so the three of us went there, I have to say the way she presented herself and the way she presented everything, people just believed her. I really have to say, so I definitely didn't fall into the trap and neither did the people I was with and we still fell in love so it was well presented, it was like a small extension, I'll say like a garage, where the puppies were kept in individual boxes Well, that's an exaggeration because it was very well done, with trash on the floor and then there was a heat lamp, a little playground.

Outside everything was very clean, very tidy and gave a very good and well-kept impression. The self-proclaimed breeder even gave Nina D a supposed mother animal and presented the sales contract and vaccination certificate for the puppy, which seemed absolutely healthy. Nina D bought it, but the joy was short-lived. That same day the dog had diarrhea and also seemed to have a cold. The puppy feels miserable from hour to hour. Nina D takes him to the vet the next day, who immediately sends the puppy to a veterinary clinic, but also in this case the puppy can no longer be helped, he dies a few days later despite intensive treatment because the supposed breeder claims that the puppy He was completely healthy at the time of sale.

Nina D has an autopsy report prepared at the veterinary clinic of the Free University of Berlin and it also emerged that this dog had a terminal illness and was two and a half years old. months, so to summarize it briefly, this is the autopsy report that covers three pages, it can be said that the dog had a chronic tissue alteration, chronic pneumonia, chronic nasal lateral heights, aging, pulmonary edema, yes, the whole thing could have continued in An additional report would probably have revealed that the dog had dust, so these are all diseases that the dog could not have contracted from me in three days.

Dog dealer who tries to deny all guilt, but according to the court ruling, he has to return to Nina D part of the purchase price and the treatment costs, even if she cannot prove her suspicion that she probably bought the puppy cheaply at breeders from Eastern Europe, the problem really is that these traders, of course, are now very smart and of course they can also read all these serious tips that you can read on the Internet and apply them one by one, which means that the dog was not a bargain, yes, me, this dog cost €650, this bulldog with papers costs €1100 and as a hobby breeder there were no papers for the dog and that's why they said okay, 650 is an acceptable price for a dog which you can't breed with, which I wouldn't do anyway, but it's not like someone thinks that for €200 you have to be clear that this is a dog that is probably also sick, so it wasn't like that. .

Animal rights activist Stefan Klippstein knows the Brandenburg dog trader and knows better. he just sold a terminally ill puppy to Nina D. Klippstein has been following the man's business practices for years and has tried several times to stop him, so we tried a lot to take action against this dog trade, we filed complaints several times, We filed extensive reports with the local veterinary authority and explained very clearly why this dog dealer is not trustworthy and why he cannot do business to trade animals, we have filed and documented a large amount of paperwork and the authorities have not responded.

The human rights activist cannot understand why authorities are often so hesitant to take action against the illegal puppy trade, but he also knows from experience that it is very rarely possible to prove that a puppy already has one that was visibly sick. at the time of sale and The illegal importation of dogs from countries such as Poland or Hungary can almost never be documented in court, so official veterinarians like Dr. Jana Gut often have only one option: then they can only ask the population, if such quantities are known, to inform us of this and provide objective evidence of it, which is what we often get.

I've heard it or it's supposed to be something like that that we can't do anything about. We need evidence. We need things that can be used in court. We need sales contracts, proof of treatment, autopsy reports can also be used, so it is important that buyers take their puppies immediately to a trusted veterinarian and have them examined there. Dr. astd Rodewald also has to treat dogs like this. He visited one again and again in his office in Heidelberg. A client also had this little French bulldog. She bought it from a dealer in Brandenburg, probably discovered it on the Internet, decided on the dog in advance and then drove there.

She then saw that the dog was not well and she bought it anyway and brought it. The dog came in and they put him on the table, he sat down and first spit all over the table because he also had bad diarrhea. The doctor examined him. for single-celled giadiene pathogens found in puddles and even drinking water. His suspicions were confirmed and the dog was surely already sick when the owner picked him up and really broke out on the long trip back, Dr. Rodewald also confirmed. the result of this test in writing. The puppy survived the serious infection, but had to be treated and cared for for months.

The dog, for example, always had to be fed in an upright position, standing in the padded box and with its paws up. the edge of the box so he couldn't eat anything. With the help of the veterinary diagnosis, the buyer managed to sue the dealer at least in a local court for reimbursement of the purchase price and the immense treatment costs, but this dealer could not be stopped either. That would be the most important thing for me right now. It's just that no new puppies came through this dealer and then he offered other breeds on the Internet and continued in the same way.

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d, even though many veterinary clinics have a big problem with this commercial practice. I think that at the time when puppies are being traded, a lot of behavioral problems and diseases are inevitable, which is why we personally reject the commercial puppy trade, just like animal rights activist Stefan Klippstein, he knows exactly the puppy market thanks to years of research, so we often have the problem with these dogs that they basically exploit the weed areas and of course they disguise it and make it illegal. "They have registered the dogs for the dog trade.

A large portion of income is taxable. They are registered and many dogs just run around. It cannot be controlled or prevented, and these are mostly dogs. They are imported cheaply from Poland, near the Polish border, and sell very quickly. Actually, that's not a problem. The parents of these puppies are usually malnourished and sick. The small ones are bought by traders for little money and then brought illegally to Germany. as supposedly native animals with a high price. Profits sold in mixed breeds can be purchased for €30, €40, €50. Pedigree dogs cost a maximum of €180, so I can buy a mopswelp bulldog for €180.

The dogs sell for €6,700, the profit margin is of course huge and people buy them. Animals en masse, not that you will sit on these animals for long, no problem five pugs in a bulldocken wpen in Z days for sale on Ebay. One way to restrict this type of puppy trade would be to impose general vaccination and microchipping for dogs. In Germany, a solution could be for all animals to have a mandatory chip. In my opinion, the chip would be desirable if this was only done by veterinarians and the vaccination was only carried out after the chip was placed.

Currently, veterinarians are only in Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt.Chippingof dogs is mandatory and vaccinations are no longer required in Germany. Only animals that can be proven to have come from abroad should be vaccinated at least against rabies. This leaves dubious traders and breeders a lot of room for maneuver. In the end, only buyers can truly stop the illegal puppy trade. An official breeder, for example from the VDH dog association, puppies from organized breeders and hobby breeders often cost much more than €1000 and not only because of the genealogical documents that document exactly where the dog comes from, but also because these breeders They try hard and are strictly controlled in their clubs, just like Fahland's Belz couple, whose Skyterrier Mette gave birth to for the first time at the age of two, completely pl

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They say this starts until the dog is ready for breeding. There are many obstacles to overcome, so a real breeding dog has to survive several exhibitions under the strict supervision of breeding judges and also undergo extensive medical examinations. Ol and his wife We have been breeding the very rare Skyterriers for many years, a breed that was originally used for hunting. We normally only have one dog and she only has puppies two or three times in her life. We do not breed dogs, we want to be active in breeding and breeding means that we want to bring more and more standard-like dogs into the world, so we first had to pass several tests before being admitted to breeding.

The male dog is also complicated and time-consuming, an experience that dog breeder and trainer Astrid Weiß has already had several times with her Endebcher mountain dogs and is a member of the Swiss mountain dog association SSV, an important requirement for the success of their breeding. If I have a desire to use my bitch for breeding then I contact the SSV working group and then they give me the names of the male dogs that initially fit my bitch and then I look at a mating plan and that is what that is used. In fact, today there is a computer program from a publishing house and in this document base, that's what the program is called, all the information about the last generations of heifers that are there flows into this document base.

White travels long distances so that her females mate with the chosen male. dog: €1,000 covers the trip and accommodation costs are not included, but not only are inherited genes important for a dog to be physically and mentally healthy, its social behavior is also formed in the first weeks of its life, so Ours grow in the living room and are always exciting to watch. When you first sit in front of the TV, clearly, the telephone, the kitchen, the machine, the normal everyday madness, that is what you will have in the family later. , because everything you have not come to know makes you worry later, which often applies to these dogs, especially about their origin.

You don't know him 100% like Astrid Flach's dog. I did a little research on the Internet. I really wanted to have a Tibetan terrier and then after a few calls I decided on a lady who sounded pretty good in Saxony. I drove there and then I had Jule. Then I must say that my heart overtook my mind relatively quickly and I took Jule. with me even though I knew certain things somehow didn't seem so right there. Astrid knew nothing about Jule's origins or how she was raised on the first visit. The vet proved that, contrary to her initial fears, Jule was not sick, but another problem quickly arose.

She was sitting under the couch with us, so she immediately hid. She was afraid of everything, when the washing machine was running, when the coffee machine was running outside. It was the same thing, in the end she was just in some kind of shed, she didn't recognize the grass when the grass moved, she went into the hedges when it was November when the wind was blowing, she sat there and was dazzled, Jule probably had it in mind During the first weeks of life, they did not see much of their environment, but it is this pre-formation phase that is very important.

So during this period of time, when the dogs have gotten to know things there, they turn it off, so there's a plane flying, the puppy sits and looks at it, oh, a plane a plane a plane and then he puts a he ticks and says ok plane I have seen it, I know, I can't worry anymore, like in Julesf, he hasn't seen much because they are just scales, so everything scares him very, very much at first and he worries. Astrid quickly admitted that she and her dog needed professional help and so she sought out a dog trainer.

The rescue was named Astrid Knows Very Well, whose mother showed the scared pup how wonderful a dog's life can be. Equipment training was added later: exercises such as walking through a tunnel or between posts are intended to further strengthen Jule's self-confidence. and what looks like a dance together is actually a confidence-building measure. If it is too good. Yes, it is good for the dog. Unpleasant situation in which the person is completely above it, so in this case we also attract him with treats, shape the behavior by attracting him with treats to make him a little more charming for the dog, self-confidence simply goes away. strengthens, especially through team work, on top of that All exercises adapt well to all exercises that involve a lot of bonding work and especially with a dog who has a bad attitude towards people, as in the case of Jules , because there were few people around, it is even more important to work with her where she has a lot to do with her human.

That's why the puppies of the Belitz breeder couple grow up in the house so that from the beginning they establish a good relationship with people and do not consider the vacuum cleaner to be a hostile creature. The little ones are gently weaned from their mother's milk with treats such as sweet quark, which are kept for at least a week for the mother and siblings. This is a legal requirement in Germany and, with the same care with which children are raised, puppies, potential buyers are questioned very exhaustively, so we all have good contacts with the new owners, which is why it is also important for us to know where the dog is going.

A dog doesn't necessarily want to go there, so if an applicant comes in and you've already checked it out a little bit, time is very important. If he is so busy with work that he has no time for the dog, then there is no point in giving him a dog. We have a clause in our sales contracts that says we definitely want to see the dog again after a year. Holger BZ also finds people interested in his puppies, among other things, through the Internet, but he himself advertises Mette's litter on his own website and not on a sales platform, the question remains: does it have to be a puppy and a pedigree dog?

An alternative to the breeder is to go to the animal shelter, where you can look around and get advice on which dog might be right for you, but you will have to ask. You can also respond here, as the animal manager. The notes from the Buchholz shelter rightly emphasize. I have experienced that many times I ask people what the dog's job is with them. They usually look at me very strangely that a dog must have a job, that a dog must have a job. During the day, it seems completely strange to many people, but such a dog is not a sofa cushion, maybe one or the other will realize that it is not necessarily necessary to have a dog like DLE Liebenau, hello, I know there are two sitting there who are already waiting for you and more and more people know that it is your turn, so let's start little by little, who are you going to take again today?

Today I'm going to take Fritz dieberagira and maybe Paco. after checking again you shouldn't take as much Don't eat snow. The pensioner has been coming to the Merke Spuchholz animal shelter several times a week for many years and takes care of the dogs here. Then I choose my favorites and each one I would have to go for a walk in the forest or accompany them here to the animal shelter for half an hour and a half. Of course, I wouldn't come here so often if I had dogs and Since I also have three cats at home and my wife, Deadle Liebenau, the dogs here are a good alternative to puppies you don't really know.

You know where they come from and how they grew up. You get an animal that is a finished dog where you know what quirks the animals have and I think that's a really big advantage. However, if you decide to take a child to an animal shelter, those interested have to dedicate a similar amount of time to that of a demanding breeder. , we want those interested in dogs to make several visits to our animal shelter and really contact the animal they can see first, do they get along with it and does this animal react to the family?

How does the family react to him? "The animal can be something, so they have to put up with a lot of questions from us and we have to see who can go to whom. If people give us honest information, it is much easier for us to decide who fits where." Margot Wendland sees that, in view of overpopulation, animal shelters also criticize the dog trade. In general, I am not in favor of dogs being marketed in this way and I would be against it anyway, which I would greatly appreciate if all breeders stopped doing it. breed for a whole year, since in Germany we have so many animal shelters and so many animals, especially dogs that are in animal shelters and need to leave urgently, a family cannot replace an animal shelter, that's why there are so many dogs looking for a new home and many people want a dog, but everyone who decides on a four-legged companion also has a great responsibility and if everyone were aware of this, perhaps there would not be a big business with puppies.