puppy help

I agree with the pound idea. I foster greyhounds, actually, and help find them homes. We adopted a few in the past, but they live with my mother in law (she fell in love with them when we were staying at their house). I fully support saving animals, but in this case I want a purebred boxer. I had one when I was younger and he was more of a friend than a pet. I've never had a dog that was that personable, and I want to give that to my kids (and myself again as well).

I got mine from an Amish Farm up here in Central PA. Best dog I've ever owned. And you get all of the papers which prove he's a pure breed. You also pay about $300 less than a typical breeder. It's probably a long drive to save some money but I would still highly recommend it.

I got my dog from a farm breeder in Central PA too and it's been completely healthy and a GREAT dog for 5+ years now.

However, with the Amish, you have to watch out for puppy mills. The Amish are notorious for this and you should NEVER give money to one of these kinds of breeders. Aside from health issues, they treat the dogs doing the breeding horribly, like machines instead of living creatures.

Everyone should ALWAYS do their homework before buying from any breeder and should NEVER buy from a pet shop. Pet shops keep the puppy mills in business and you'll way overpay for a possibly unhealthy dog anyways.

I got my dog from a farm breeder in Central PA too and it's been completely healthy and a GREAT dog for 5+ years now.

However, with the Amish, you have to watch out for puppy mills. The Amish are notorious for this and you should NEVER give money to one of these kinds of breeders. Aside from health issues, they treat the dogs doing the breeding horribly, like machines instead of living creatures.

Everyone should ALWAYS do their homework before buying from any breeder and should NEVER buy from a pet shop. Pet shops keep the puppy mills in business and you'll way overpay for a possibly unhealthy dog anyways.

Good point about the puppy mills. No, in our case it's a family raised type of atmosphere. I really think that had a lot to do with our dog's personality.