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A Family Pet Cocker.
If you are looking for a Cocker for a family pet only and not
for a
show dog it may be worth checking out the local rescue centre the RSPCA take very good care of their dogs an d you can be sure that
they have had all the necessary injections and health problems
sorted out. The next place to look is in the local papers to see if
a family has had a litter of puppies they wish to go to a good home. If you are set on buying a pedigree Cocker then most probably you
will have to approach a dealer.
Never buy a puppy from a pet shop, no matter where the pet shop
says the puppy came from, no reputable breeder would ever sell
puppies to a pet shop. Pet shop puppies never come from parents who
have been tested for hereditary defects such as hip and eye
problems. Most pet shop puppies come from puppy farms where huge
numbers of adult dogs are kept in small cages and treated as
livestock. Paying good money for a puppy at a pet shop only keeps
puppy farms in business. Pet shop puppies are not properly
socialized. For a healthy Cocker Spaniel puppy that will grow up to
be a great pet, a pet shop is the worst place you could look.
Buying a Pedigree.
Buy from a reputable dogbreeder that has both parents available for you to
inspect. Spend as much time checking out the parents as you do the
puppy. Observing the parents is your most accurate way to gauge what
the puppy will be like as an adult.
Being separated from mum for the first time is traumatic enough for
a puppy, so be extremely wary of anyone willing to ship a young
puppy to you, this would certainly tell me that this person was not
truly concerned for the welfare of the dog.
Visit the dog supplier and get a feel for whether the puppies are a
business commodity or cherished and spoiled. Puppies that have grown
up in a family environment are much more likely to be properly
socialized than puppies who have not received much attention from
humans. A dog that has not been properly socialized will be much
less loving and may especially have trouble dealing with children.
Ask if the dogbreeder had health tests performed on the parents to be
sure they are free of genetic defects.
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