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***PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR INVESTMENT-BUY FROM A BREEDER, AND FROM ONE WHO ETHICALLY TESTS THE PARENTS OF HIS PUPPIES, AND PROVIDES A MINIMUM 2 YEAR WRITTEN HEALTH GUARANTEE***
OUR LIST OF PREFERRED PUG BREEDERS IS AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE.
Please always let the breeders know that you were referred by our club.
www.pugbcrescue.com
WE ARE PROVIDING A DIRECTORY SERVICE WITH NAMES OF PUG BREEDERS. IT IS UP TO YOU TO TAKE THE INFORMATION FROM THIS WEBSITE AND USE IT TO FIND AND ETHICAL BREEDER.
CANADIAN & AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB ARE ONLY REGISTRIES OF PUREBRED DOGS. THEY DO NOT POLICE WHICH OF THEIR MEMBERS ARE TESTING OR SELLING WITH GUARANTEES. BEING A MEMBER OF CKC/AKC OR THE BREEDER ADVERTISING IN THE ‘DOGS ANNUAL’ DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE PURCHASER AN ETHICAL BREEDER.
If you buy from out of the paper, unregistered, or any breeder whether or not the breeder is on our list or has top winning pugs (we all have top winning pugs!), get a written GENETIC (hereditary) health guarantee (2 years minimum-or it is our advice, not too buy!).
We have the story (2006) of someone who bought a pug puppy out of the newspaper because it was "cheaper" than the ones from an ethical breeder. At 4 months of age, the puppy needed $8000.00 worth of hip surgery. Plus it has severe eye problems. Plus the patella’s need to be operated on, and it has Stenotic Nares (pinched nostrils) . So …. This pug for $600.00- $850.00 turns out pretty expensive. If the purchaser would have bought from someone who was held accountable by a club, they could "at least" had there expenses paid for.
Of course, we are warning you against buying from pet stores (even with a hereditary guarantee (unless it is for a minimum of two years); or the net where breeders will ship a dog to you sight unseen, for the same reasons as above.
Read the pug standard, which is the blueprint for the pug in the world. Check the "undesirable traits" or "disqualification’s".
Pug Breed Standard- the best, most excellent Illustrated Pug Standard is on the PUG DOG CLUB OF AMERICA Website.
http://www.pugs.org/indexIllusStandard.htm
CAUTION!!!!!! THE ONLY COLOURS IN THE BREED SINCE 700 BC (this is 2006 AD), ARE FAWN AND BLACK. THERE ARE NO OTHER COLOURS IN THE BREED SINCE THIS TIME. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR 2 FAWN PUGS, OR 1 FAWN AND 1 BLACK, OR ANY COMBINATION OF THE AFORE TO PRODUCE A BRINDLE, A WHITE PUG. REGISTERED OR NOT, THESE ARE NOT PUREBRED PUGS. SOME BREEDERS OF BRINDLES ARE CLAIMING THAT MANY YEARS AGO BRINDLE PUGS WERE DISTROYED AT BIRTH. THIS IS A LIE. ACCORDING TO HISTORY, THIS NEVER HAPPENED. ANY STORIES OF SUPPOSED ETHICAL BREEDERS PRODUCING REGISTERED BRINDLES ??? IT IS EASY TO PRODUCE A LITTER OF PUPPIES FROM A QUESTIONABLE SIRE OR DAM, AND THEN REGISTER THEM WITH THE REGISTRATION OF A PUREBRED PUG. THE AKC/CKC DOES NOT ASK TO SEE THE SIRE OR DAM OF THE LITTER.
An ethical breeder wants to try to leave the breed a little better (or at least not any worse) than how he found it. He will not keep as breeding dogs those with either "disqualification’s" or "undesirable traits", or those who produce them. He does not try to breed colours that he knows are not true to the breed. That is why he researches the pedigree of his breeding stock for good and bad genes. That is why he only breeds Registered pugs, and true to the standard of the breed. So that he has some blueprint of all of the ancestors for at least 6 generations, but a maximum of 30 generations.
No breeder of unregistered dogs can ethically guarantee their dogs, as they could not possibly have a past history of the related dogs.
THE BEST ADVICE ANY CLUB CAN GIVE A FUTURE PURCHASER
NEVER buy from a newspaper or other print which also sells unregistered dogs; never buy from a broker (someone who buys up litters of puppies to sell) ; never buy from any breeder who won't give you a WRITTEN health guarantee on LIFE threatening hereditary disease.
BE WARY of any sale in which you do not meet the actual breeder, or to which you may be asked to meet the seller at some rendezvous at a "1/2 way" point. Always insist on going to the home of the seller. Don’t buy a puppy for "sympathetic" reasons (to get it out of a bad situation).
BROKERS - are business people (FOR PROFIT) who buy up puppies from unethical breeders. These puppies end up costing the buyers far more in Veterinarian fees then they can ever imagine. Eyes, hips, crippling diseases. SAVE YOUR MONEY, AND DON'T HAVE YOUR HEART BROKEN!
UNETHICAL BREEDERS-who don't want you to know who they are because they have something to hide about what they are breeding, so they use a middleman (the broker).
ETHICAL BREEDERS- cannot guarantee you that nothing will happen to your pug if you buy from them. They can guarantee you that they will stand behind their dogs in writing, and will replace them if necessary.
IDEALLY, THE PURCHASER SHOULD…1…Avoid any seller that does not provide a written agreement for sale that protects the purchaser against any hereditary health problems of the breed, regardless whether the seller is aware of any such health problems in the breed or not. All man made animals (including man) have hereditary disease.
2. …Buy from a seller who is knowledgeable about health problems of the breed, and the pedigrees of the dogs he is producing. For their own protection, purchasers should never buy Pugs from pet stores, nor from any individual who sells Pugs that cannot be registered with the Canadian Kennel Club (CKC).
3. …Listen for the openness/honesty of the seller. The purchaser may have to deal with this seller during adverse circumstances in the lifetime of the dog. Ask the seller what, if any health problems they may have seen in their dogs.
4. …Go to the seller’s residence to look at the puppy or mature dog if possible. Meet the seller and check out the environment that your prospective Pug was raised in. An ethical seller will want to meet the purchaser as well, to ensure it is getting a good home.
5. …Take the purchased Pug for a veterinarian health check-up within 48 hours of purchase. Take along all health records provided by the seller. Most sellers will have a clause in the agreement for sale which provides for the seller to take the dog back if necessary, or pay for extra care if a valid problem is found by another veterinarian.
6. …Insure that the written agreement for sale provides a clause on exactly when the dog is considered paid for in full. The Canadian Kennel Club by-laws state that the seller shall provide the purchaser with the registration certificate not more than 6 months after full purchase price has been paid. When purchasing a Pug as a pet for an agreed monetary sum, a CO-ownership may often continue until a copy of the spay/neuter certificate is provided to the seller, as a condition of the sale. Or, the seller may simply have the purchaser sign a non-breeding agreement from the CKC. For breeding/show puppies the contract may include co-ownership until a copy of a championship certificate is given the seller. Co-ownership until a puppy (ies) from the female are returned to seller, or co-ownership until a certain number of stud services are provided to the seller from a purchased male Pug are frequent conditions of sale.
7. …Avoid dealing with any seller who does not sell his pet stock with spay/neuter or CKC non-breeding agreements. The breeding of pets, male or female almost always creates inferior specimens, and is never in the best interests of the breed.
IDEALLY THE SELLER SHOULD…
1. …Avoid releasing puppies under 8 weeks of age for reasons of health. The first veterinary check-up and vaccinations usually occur between 7 and 8 weeks of age.2. …Provide a written agreement for sale which includes the dates before sale that the puppy/dog had a veterinarian check-up and any health problems noted by the seller’s veterinarian.
3. …Provide a record of the type and date of all vaccinations given.
4. …Provide a veterinarian’s assurance in writing that the puppy/dog has no contagious disease.
5. …provide a written guarantee that if the Pug has any health problem that proves to be hereditary and life threatening, the seller will replace this Pug with another at no extra cost to the purchaser, or will refund the cost of the purchased Pug. …provide a written guarantee that if the Pug has a hereditary health problem that is not life threatening but requires veterinary treatment, the seller will pay all or some part of the treatment.
6. ...Provide a clear written statement of when any co-ownership conditions of the sale cease.
HOW CAN YOU TELL AN ETHICAL BREEDER FROM AN UNETHICAL ONE AT FIRST GLANCE??
Read the pug standard, which is the blueprint for the pug in the world. Check the "undesirable traits" or "disqualification’s" . An ethical breeder wants to try to leave the breed a little better (or at least not any worse ) than how he found it. He will not keep as breeding dogs those with either "disqualification’s" or "undesirable traits", or those who produce them. That is why he researches the pedigree of his breeding stock for good and bad genes. That is why he only breeds Registered pugs, so that he has some blueprint of all of the ancestors for at least 6 generations, but a maximum of 30 generations. No breeder of unregistered dogs can ethically guarantee their dogs, as they could not possibly have a past history of the related dogs.
WHAT IS A PUREBRED PUG?
A purebred Pug is bred from parents registered with the Canadian Kennel Club. The pup comes with its own individual registration papers. No other Pug is a purebred Pug in Canada or elsewhere.According to Canadian federal law - an act known as the Animal Pedigree Act -a dog is not purebred unless it is registered, or registerable (both parents registered and the litter registered with CKC).
There is no such thing as a purebred dog that cannot be registered. It is illegal and fraudulent to sell, advertise or allow an advertisement of any dog in Canada as purebred if it is not.
It is illegal for anyone to provide a pedigree as the heritage of an unregistered dog. An unregistered dog has no proven heritage.
It is the responsibility of the seller to register or transfer ownership of the purebred dog at no extra cost to the buyer.
WHY BUY A REGISTERED PUG IF I’M ONLY BUYING A PUG FOR A PET, AND IF THE ONE WITH NO "PAPERS" IS CHEAPER?The dog that you are looking at with "no papers" has no documented genetic past history. It is no more a purebred than a "designer dog", labradoodle, or other types of "doodles" any other mixed breed dog such as a "cockapoo" or a "maltipoo" (a cocker spaniel/poodle cross or a Maltese/poodle cross). These are MIXED BREED DOGS.
Not only will you probably pay almost as much for this puppy (within one or two hundred dollars perhaps), you will have absolutely no idea what it will look like when it grows up, nor how much you may end up paying a veterinarian for any hereditary disease that might suddenly appear.
Without the dog’s past ancestry, no reputable breeder can give you a guarantee against hereditary disease. Many breeds of dogs including Pugs may have hereditary diseases which cause crippling and even death at an early age.
Many of these diseases may show up later in life - after the dog becomes FAMILY. Reputable breeders of registered dogs might be able to evaluate from reading a pedigree (family tree) the chances of any dog having any inherited disease.
HOW DO I FIND A BREEDER OF REGISTERED PUGS?Canadian Kennel Club Specialty Clubs which specialize in the breed you are looking to purchase (in this case the Pug) will usually have knowledge of all of the breeders in their area of operation. Most of these clubs have a telephone referral service which will get you in touch with reputable breeders in their club.
However, remember not every breeder of a kennel club, or of purebred dogs is a reputable breeder.
WHAT CAN I EXPECT FROM A REPUTABLE BREEDER?1. A reputable breeder breeds only registered dogs and only allows his dogs to be bred to registered dogs.
2. A reputable breeder is concerned with the hereditary diseases within his breed, and without blame or denial is working with other breeders to eliminate hereditary disease from the breed. If there are tests available, he tests or x-rays his breeding stock for proof that at least they are sound.
3. A reputable breeder breeds and shows his dogs to their championships for the standard of the breed in the country he lives in with a goal toward the perfect Pug, and not toward advancing himself, the breeder.
4. A reputable breeder knows that a top winning dog does not necessarily produce genetically sound healthy progeny.
5. A reputable breeder knows what can happen to puppies sold to purchasers who buy on impulse and who haven’t researched the breed thoroughly before deciding which breed to purchase. Many of the unwanted dogs destroyed in pounds and humane societies are actually unwanted purebred dogs of every breed.
6. A reputable breeder will sell all pet puppies on a spay/neuter contract. He knows that allowing his pet stock to be bred will be detrimental to the breed; many unwanted puppies and dogs bred for all the wrong reasons and many which are bred from pet quality dogs end up in pounds and humane societies and are killed because there are no homes for them.
7. A reputable breeder will always take his puppies to the veterinarian for their first protective vaccinations and examination before letting them go to their new home.
8. A reputable breeder will always try to take back any of his puppies that are unwanted, and may provide a sales contract with a "claimer" for the same.
9. A reputable breeder will always provide a written hereditary disease guarantee to protect the purchaser.
10. A reputable breeder will never sell puppies under 7 weeks of age.
11. A reputable breeder will never knowingly sell sick puppies.
12. A reputable breeder stays with you for the life of your dog, answering questions, helping when asked, and being readily available when needed.
13. A reputable breeder never sells to pet stores, livestock or pet wholesalers, dog brokers or anyone who buys quantities of puppies and dogs to sell or breed. He wants to meet the purchasers and ask questions to ensure they are sincere about a lifetime commitment for the puppy. He knows that it is not in the breed’s best interest to allow pets to be bred for any reason.
14. A reputable breeder will patiently answer all of your questions about the breed or his own dogs. He will not become angered or defensive. The prospective purchaser should not be made to feel uncomfortable or uneasy about asking any questions dealt with in this brochure.
ASK THE BREEDER:
1. Can I see the mother of the puppies?
2. Do you offer any written health guarantee? May I see it?
3. What do you breed for?
4. What hereditary problems does this breed have? (Don’t believe them if they answer none).
5. What precautions do you take to prevent hereditary disease in your dogs?
6. Have you ever shown your dogs?
7. Can I see a pedigree of the puppies?
8. Can I see the medical history of the pups?
9. Are the dam and sire O.F.A. tested and certified against slipping patella’s; O.F.A certified (x-rayed) free of hip Dysplasia, x-rayed and cleared of hemivertibrae or any other of the crippling diseases known to the breed? If a reputable breeder claims to have tested his dogs, then he can and will show you proof by certification or a letter from his veterinarian.
ASK YOURSELF:
1. Does the dam have the kind of temperament and personality I desire in my pup?
2. Do I like the looks of the breeder’s dogs?
3. Are the premises clean?
4. Are the dogs clean?
5. Are the dogs happy?
6. Do they appear healthy?
HAVE YOU CONSIDERED AN OLDER PUG OR RESCUE PUG?
From time to time breeders of the Pug Dog Club of BC have older Pugs for sale or to place in just the right homes. If an older dog suits your lifestyle be sure to let the breeder know. Take the time to view the Pug Rescue section of this site, or check out the website PUG DOG CLUB OF BC RESCUE
DISCLAIMER - Breeders on our list ARE NOT SCREENED for whether or not they test or x-ray the parents of their puppies for hereditary diseases, it is up to the prospective purchaser to do their homework in this regard, to the extent that they wish. ASK THE BREEDER THAT YOU ARE TALKING TO THEIR KENNEL NAME SO THAT YOU CAN BRING IT UP ON THE OFA SITE. It is in the interest of the love of the breed, and to promote sound pugs everywhere, for all breeders to be knowledgeable about and be encouraged to x-ray and test any prospective breeding stock before using it. The OFA list web site http://www.offa.org has the listings of all Pugs tested and registered with them since 1970.. Depending on the area of the country, pugs can cost purchasers anywhere from $1000.00 (Eastern Canada) - 1500.00 - $2500.00 (Alberta -British Columbia). Generally, pugs who’s parents are tested (it only costs anywhere from $483.00 – 500.00 each to x-ray and test), should cost about that much more than pugs who’s pa aren’t tested in your area. Copies of tests (whether passed or not) should be made available to purchasers. Tests at this time should include patella’s, hips, vertebra (hemi), elbows and, eyes, and any tests for diseases known in the breed.NOTE: Pug Genetic disease is not restricted to only one Country, Province or area - it is worldwide. ALL breeders who sell should test, it is the only ethical way that they can know what is being produced by any two dogs.
Pugs have been Registering with the OFA since the 1970’s. There are many registered pugs entered. Continually updated listings of all Pugs tested and registered with them since 1970..Check out the OFA (Orthopedic Foundation Of America) Web Site:http://www.offa.org
We DO NOT STAND BEHIND OR GUARANTEE ANY BREEDER ON THIS PAGE. THIS IS A BREEDER DIRECTORY ONLY.
PLEASE DO YOUR HOMEWORK !!! ***PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR INVESTMENT-BUY FROM A BREEDER, AND FROM ONE WHO ETHICALLY TESTS THE PARENTS OF HIS PUPPIES, AND PROVIDES A WRITTEN HEALTH GUARANTEE***
These breeders are not necessarily in our Club, from B.C. or Canada, we pass these on as a courtesy to them, and options for you. Each Breeder is individual, with individual guarantees and ethics. DO YOUR HOMEWORK!!
Please always let the breeders know that our club, THE PUG DOG CLUB OF B.C, referred you.
Breeders NAMES OF BREEDERS -
CANADA
KLINGBEIL, Doris-424 Huffman Cres., Edmonton, AB T5A 4C8 Phone: 780-478-3353 Email: beamingpug@3web.net
LIGHT, Isabel- (BLACK PUGS ONLY) 6404-94a Ave., Edmonton, AB T6B 0Y8 Phone:780-450-4161Email: isabel@swage.ca website: http://www.blackpugs.comSIFERT, GINA – 3450 B Otterpoint Road, Sooke, B.C. V0S 1NO phone: 1-250-590-1327 email: essengee@shaw.ca website: http://www.essengeepugs.ca
TODOSYCHUK, Sandra- (FAWNS ) Surrey, BC Phone-(604) 584-8180 Email: miksas_hugga@shaw.ca website - http://www.Top-Pugs.com
VANDERBURGH, Mary- Box 160, Cobble Hill, BC V0R 1L0 1-250-743-3853 mary_vanderburg@excite.com
USA
BRADLEY, James and Janis – 524 Holly Dr., Edmonds WA 98020 Phone: 425-771-6168 email: yoyogator@msn.com
FELLOWS, Linda - 104 MULDOON ROAD, #404, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99504
Phone: 907-333-0945E-mail: liebanhaus@aol.com
