El Dorado Litters & Puppies

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Some good info on what to look for when buying a puppy:

Please read before deciding on purchasing a puppy:

When you adopt/purchase a puppy, you are paying for more than just the quality of the dog. You are paying for the dog's excellent ancestry, the breeder's assistance, the time given to the puppy while in the breeder's care, and the care given to the parent dogs. The socialization, handling, care, feeding, and cleaning will be a major factor in it's future life. Knowledge and experience in raising puppies and health care can make the difference between life and death for a puppy. Raising a litter of puppies requires a lot of time, patience, food, vet care (i.e., vaccinations are a "must"), record keeping, puppy health records, starter kits, guarantees, written information, advertising, the proper equipment (e.g., whelping pens, kennels, outdoor runs), puppy grooming, adult dog grooming & care, and so much more. And, after all these things... there is the breeder's integrity.

Remember that buying from a reputable breeder who has carefully selected their breeding stock vastly improves the odds that your Dog will lead a long, healthy and active life. If our price is more than your budget allows, consider adopting a rescue Dog rather than encouraging non-reputable breeders. But please remember that there are expenses that will remain the same - or be even more - for an adult dog of unknown origin. Wherever you get your dog from, you must be prepared to deal with the expense of veterinary care.

Many puppies you find advertised in the paper come from questionable backgrounds at best. They may well be 'pure-bred' and 'registered', but that is no guarantee that they will look like your idea of the dog you want. Our puppies' ancestors are not only AKC registered but AKC Champions. Thus, they have been evaluated by experienced judges to be outstanding representatives of the breed. This competitive judging process is time-consuming and expensive. But, because we are breeding to the Standard, our puppies will grow up to LOOK like German Shepherds! Our puppies have their health carefully monitored, have had preventative de-worming, and are current on all of their vaccinations. We guarantee they are healthy when you get them and continue to guarantee them for two years against any life threatening genetic problems including hip dysplasia. It takes a big effort and investment to acquire and breed dogs that are sound, healthy, good-natured, and excellent physical representatives of the breed.

We are not in this to make money (the idea is funnier than you may think! reputable breeders are SO in the red!)- our aim is to improve the breed as a whole while we enjoy our own dogs at our home as well as in the show ring.

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