Poodles are victims of their own success. Despite their demanding grooming needs, they are friendly, intelligent and loyal. No matter so many people want one. And, unfortunately, wherever there is a demand, there will be those who will unethically take advantage of this market. If you want a Poodle, you must be aware of fake puppy breeders, which usually advertise on the Internet and sell their puppies to pet stores. There are also some Internet scams you should be aware of.

Puppy mills are the bane of the canine world. Anyone who loves dogs would weep if they ever walked into a puppy mill. There, dogs are treated like merchandise, often forced to spend their entire lives in tiny, wire creates (often stacked on top of each other) without ever seeing a vet or getting to stretch their legs. They are treated only as puppy making machines. Fake Poodle breeders are puppy mills in disguise.
Can you trust any Poodle breeder that advertises online? Yes, you can. Just keep your common sense about you and don’t be swayed by pictures of cute Poodle puppies. All Poodle puppies are cute. A real Poodle breeder only has a few puppies for sale a year, so you should be put on a waiting list. You also will be allowed to meet the breeder and the mother and sometimes the father of your prospective puppy. Buying a Poodle puppy should take a long time.

What about pet stores that claim they never buy from puppy mills? They are lying. No reputable Poodle breeder would sell his or her puppies to a pet store. Why? Because they would not have any say in who buys the puppies. Pet stores sell to those who have the money and do not care if the buyer shouldn’t have a pet rock, let alone a Poodle puppy.
Online scams that involve fake Poodle breeder come mostly in what is commonly called a pay ahead scam. They list themselves on Internet forums, Internet classifieds and spam mail campaigns. They claim to have purebred Poodle puppies free to a good home because the breeder was wiped out by a typhoon (or something equally heart-tugging). The puppy is free … but you have to pay for the transportation, so send a Western Union money gram to this address.

There are no puppies for free, here. You just get robbed. Even buying a puppy at a pet store is robbery. No reputable Poodle breeder will sell their puppies to a pet store because they have no control over who finally winds up with the pup. All pet stores get their puppies from puppy mills. And often the puppy mills do not use purebreds to get animals that look like purebred Poodles. The best Poodle information I can give you is never buy a Poodle, go adopt one from a rescue instead.

Although there are many arguments between Poodle breeders, they all agree on humane treatment of all dogs. This article hopes to guide you to any accurate Poodle information you may need.

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