Quote Originally Posted by lute
normally looking in the newspaper for a dog isn't a good idea. chances are they aren't responsible breeders. the breeders i got my dogs from wouldn't EVER put their puppies in a newspaper. they tend to attract unwanted people.not saying that's you, of course.

if you don't care to get a mixed breed i would definatly keep checking out your humane society. the perfect one will definatly turn up sooner or later.

if you must have a purebred, i would check out the breed's american kennel club. most of those websites show some great breeders. breeders sometimes have HEALTHY pet quality pups. you may have to pay more them you would if you found a pup in the newspaper, but the dog will be healthier, and well worth it.

Thanks, but I am not a total dunce. I was able to locate both parents of the puppies I am going to see on the AKC web site. I look both online, in magazines, and in newspapers for purebreeds when I want one. With newspapers, you have a better chance of the puppy being close enough to go and view the facilities yourself. The AKC is a great organization, but there are still a fair number of puppy mills that haven't been caught that are registered and advertise through them, which they are pretty honest about. Buying puppies online is a big hotbed for scam activity as well. All three methods have lots of drawbacks, but not everyone who uses newspaper ads is some low-quality, disease-spreading 'byb' people like to turn their noses up at.