How should I convince my sister that adopting a dog is better than buying a dog from a backyard breeder?

Dogs from shelters are usually there because stupid people I to back yard breeders, they get the oh so cute puppies and the breeders don’t tell them as they grow they often change Olof or markings and sometimes are way bigger or maybe smaller than the buyer wanted.

Next issue is that people that are first time dog owners are ignorant. They get a pup, bring it home, show it where to pity and get pissed off that this 8 week old baby refuses to obey and keeps peeing and pooping inside, despite repeated beatings, despite making the puppy eat its own poop, despite any other emotional or physical abuse the owner throws at the baby it cowers and eventually sneaks behind or under furniture and still pees. By the time pups 11 to 12 weeks the owners are fed up because the dog doesn’t sit, doesn’t lay down, does not listen and refuses to be housebroken so off to the shelter it goes or they set the poor thing loose in the woods to starve to death, or loose on a farm thinking that farmers need thousands of free puppies and old dogs that sure no longer wanted or loved.

Going to a back yard bleeder there no guarantee what you get, it could be a golden poodle, pug poodle, schnauzer poodle, doberman poodle, German Shepherd poodle, Labrador poodle (labradoodle) beagle poodle.... you don’t really know what your going to get.

My best friend paid over 5k for a dark apricot poodle, her dog turned light apricot by 2 years old and she hates his color but still cares for him. She likes dark colored dogs snd doesn’t like the fact they can fade as they get their adult coats. Her first was a black poodle, he was really a silver as pups are darker for protection and lighten as they mature. Some stay solid color but one of the parents has to be that dark color. Buying a pup when moms white and expecting it to stay jet black when dads light silver is nuts. You need to know your dog breeds and you need to ask questions. You should also get referrals from people that have bought puppies from them before. This way you can ask about health problems and temperament issues.

I would highly recommend getting a pup from a shelter, tell sister that as the pup grows it won’t be ohh so cute, that’s why thousands get surrendered daily, they chew, they are hyper, they need attention constantly and they need to be taught everything, they just don’t grow knowing everything. That applies to all puppies nd young dogs, no obedience is bred into them, we had to teach them what we expect fro them.

If your sister wants to waste money buying a mutt from some back yard breeder leave it up to her but it should be just her money, not your parents, not yours, she will change her mind. If your parents are helping with the bills get them in on it. Instead of running whining she nests this or she wants to... tell them you need them to help make a descision, you want to rescue a dog from the shelter but your sister believed dogs from shelters are ugly and won’t have snything to do with it. Since you both have the responsibility of raising and caring for the pup you would like theire I put on it, not necessarily a da scision. Ask them which they think better to help you decide, weather to rescue from a shelter or breed rescue or buy from an unreptusblr breeder that sells dogs for profit.

Most good breeders do genetic testing on their dogs, have xrays, health certifications and temperament testing, usually $5-7k per dog before they are even bred. A neighbor tried breeding labradors, she asked $500 for the pups, advertised in the aperture, had signs up. Both parents working dogs, dad was showquality and several certifications in obedience and hunting, mom had obedience and one best in show so she wasn’t just a plain grade lab, neither was dad. She whelped 14 pups and finally she sold about half when they were 6 months old. I got the last boy at 16 months, she had started training them, all housebroken, kennel trained, knew the basic commands and had perfect recall. Because it was her first litter people were afraid of buying her pups, but from that litter came several excellent hunters, one police dog, 3 service dogs and one boy that took several titles in both field and obedience like his father. My girl was smart as a whip, learned everything on the sec9nd or third try and was a beautiful dog. The neighbor never bred her dogs again snd pretty much gave me the pup for all the help I gave her, but be aware there are people that just breed their dogs, don’t check to see if their eyes, hips, elbows, teeth and temperament are sound. Wthey don’t take their dogs to the vet, usually buy all they need on line and treat the dogs themselves if they do at all.

He checked one of the dogs that ewe taken from a breeder, his rabies tag was from the mid 1970’s and not even his breed, same with several of the adult females, they wore fake tags so people were convinced the breeder took care of them. Many of these breeders keep the parents locked up and breed them back to back so they get the most profit. Their kennels are filthy, dogs drinking water with urine and fees, poor grade dog food and usually over crowded. Imagine a Labrador in a 3 foot by 2,5 foot by 3 foot tall kennel living there all the t8me except when showing the litter.

Same with poodles, they are in little shoebox sized crates and have their pups there and only get cleaned up and brushed out when it’s sale time. Otherwise they are cruelly confined and neglected. Look up on line puppy mill and back yard breeders, watch the videos, WARNING they will give you bad dreams, they are extremely graphic and som warn you have to be 18 or older to watch, if so ask your parents to help you, if your sisters old enough have her watch too, maybe she will understand why shelters are better.

Unless your going to be doing a 4-H project, showing, obedience trials in a certain breed, need a dog of a certain conformation or skill, like aHuskies for ski jorring, or boarder collies for tricks, dancing or herding or something similar why not get a mix at th shelter, they also have same purebreds or near purebreds go through they can’t read their papers and they are just as capable of loving as one that’s twenty times the money.

Just my input on it, currently we have 17 dogs looking for forever homes, I only adopt out to people that have dealt with abused dogs and have had dogs before. I know why dogs end up in the shelter it’s brcause they d9nt live up to their owners expectations, they don’t train themselves, they chew things and make messes, they are animals not little humans in a dog suite and they get punished because they don’t grow up into adult well behaved trained dogs. The fault of people buying from backyard breeders, puppy mills and pet shops.

Currently my state has banned dogs sold at pet stores because of impulse buying. They come from puppy mills not good breeders.

Good luck, sorry to sound harsh but last thing I want to see is one or the other will win the debate and the other will end up hating and neglecting the new dog. Also getting a pup up to 8 months or so has an advantage, while they are still pups, have not really had a lot of bad experiences they train up faster than an 8 wee’ old, you d9nt go through the first eeek of puppy crying from loneliness and separation anxiety and it will be approximately 3/4 adult size and roughly the conformation you will get with and adult. My last personal dogs I train for my use have been over 9 months, rather than a week to train and memorize a skill it’s done in one day, perfect by the second, they seem to want to please more and are more aware of whatyourdoingthan wanting to play and be held all the time.

Puppies need far mor attention and care.

Will someone be home and willing to take the puppy out at least every 2 hours? (Hourly would be best)

Will someone be willing to comfort the puppy at night when it cries and take it out during the night?

An older dog from a shelter will already be used to being away from the rest of the litter and will have a larger bladder so should be able to go longer between going outside and should be easier to housetrain.

Take her to a shelter so she can see some first-hand

Tell her you're gay and need that Poodle!