KC Assured Breeders - rules. Does anyone know

[cherryademania]

We are looking to get a puppy in the near future. I've been researching for YEARS. DS3 put plans on hold for a number of years. He is 2 in May. Was hoping to get a puppy in June/July. But I've just been informed that KC assured breeders can't sell to homes with children under 3. Are some breeders KC assured and others just registered. Are there different schemes. I'm slightly confused.

Informed by whom? I'm not aware of any age restrictions for KC assured breeders.

www.thekennelclub.org.uk/breeding/assured-breeder-scheme/scheme-requirements-and-recommendations/

Puppies can be KC registered without their breeders being members of the assured breeder scheme. Whilst being a helpful starting point the ABS is not a gold standard, unfortunately, and falls short in many areas.

That's all I could find on it too!! It was by the breeder I contacted. Strange. Maybe they just thought we were wrong family and didn't know how to say it :/

Even puppy farmers can get on the abs sadly so a lot of good kc breeders refuse to join. Your looking for someone with a waiting list who only breeds when they want to keep something back. Someone who for every question you have has 10 to ask you back. They will most likely send you a question sheet then followed by a phone call and sometimes a visit in person before letting you onto their waiting list.

Never ever let your first question be how much you will get no responde at all from a lot as they believe that money is the most important thing to you. When you first enquire about about future lines. Detail why you like/want that breed and why their lines, tell them about your family/home.

We have people buy our puppies that have never asked the full price until after they have put down their deposit purely because they don't care how much the pup costs because it's that line/type they want and they have researched that the price is between X and Y for a well breed dog of that breed.

Mainly be 100% honest of the breeder picks up on a lie they will back out, if your children are wild they will back out Ect

Some breeders will google maps your house/area to check your telling the truth about local fields some won't. Get involved with the breed via going to shows/trails and the breed council.

Chatty I don't think not asking about the cost of a puppy until after you've paid the deposit makes you a more suitable pet owner - it suggests to me that you are either fairly wealthy, desperate for a pup at any cost or a tad reckless with cash.
Of course we asked how much the puppy was going to cost - bloody stupid not to know everything including costs before making a commitment.

My point purely was don't ask as one of the first question and that we have once had someone who did not ask till after they paid a deposit because they knew they could afford between the range that our breed go for and where not the type of people to just buy one because they had money they had researched and spent many months contacting breeders seeing what the lines they would like had litters planned. Making time to meet both parents as well, seeing litter updates before driving hours to view in person.

Not a rule set by the KC. It's possible that particular breeder doesn't think her line of dogs is appropriate behaviour wise to live with young children. I can see that being possible. What breed are you researching?

The Assured Breeder Scheme is lovely in principle, but sadly is so poorly policed by the Kennel Club that it isn't worth anything.

Golden Retriever

Hi. I have been searching for a pup for a while. One thing I have learned is that most pre owned dogs can't go to homes with young children as that is where they came from.
This sadly tells me that young children generally don't treat them in the proper manner. Which is very sad.
I am still searching for a retriever pup as I want it to gel with my cats.
Good luck