Maltipoo Puppy Breeder Recommendations - UK

[Catsandkids78]

Hi, I have a friend looking for a Maltipoo breeder in the UK - prepared to travel for the right puppy & must be able to see it with Mum.

Struggling to find a reputable breeder.

This thread (or certain posts at least) has got very bizarre ... somehow I don’t think wolfhounds would be a puppy farmer’s breed of choice

@noitsnotteatimeyet
RSPCA removed over a dozen wolfhound and wolfhound crosses from a property where the breed was being puppy farmed.
And certain stud dogs are used indiscriminately and with bitches too young to even be bred with.
Many don't heart test or liver shunt test pups.

Calm down everyone - Apple is clearly right! Not at all contradictory or weird, definitely not being a goady fucker!

No it’s all of us that are misreading her intelligent and articulate posts - thank goodness she’s here to set us straight

Veterinari

somehow I don’t think wolfhounds would be a puppy farmer’s breed of choice

Don't you? What about the wolfhound puppy owners who advertise on pets4homes and scum tree? Do you think wolfhounds are above advertising for a good home? ? Maybe you could join the real world some time soon

Calm down Purpletango .. puppy farmers usually go for the breeds or mixes that will make them the most profit .. in the bit of the real world where I live, that’s poodle crosses of all descriptions, pugs, French bulldogs etc. I’ve seen one wolfhound in the last five years, which isn’t surprising as they’re not small, cute and fluffy, they’re expensive to keep and they don’t have large litters. While I’m sure there are unethical wolfhound breeders around they’re simply not being bred on the industrial scale of the more ‘fashionable’ dogs as there isn’t the market for them - not as much demand = not as much profit for a puppy farmer...

Yes I can understand there not being much call for Irish Wolfhounds. I cant imagine them being very sought after.

That doesn't stop them being advertised on pets4homes. Here's a couple. CBA to screenshot all the other wonderful, KC registered, proper, pedigree, non designer dogs advertised on there.

Oh wait! Sorry I forgot it's only puppy farmers, who breed "designer" dogs who advertise on pets4homes.... 😂😂😂

Irish Wolfhounds cost how much??!!! And Wolfie complains about others paying half that for a dog of their choice. It takes all sorts.

Give over Purple.
Only puppy farmers or heartless bastards advertise on those sites.
I've already said IW's are puppy farmed.
I don't give a shit what people pay for a puppy. I care that it has been ethically bred and raised with its welfare (and that of the parents) as a priority.
I don't understand what point you are actually trying to make. Maybe you don't have one.

Wolfie your stance has always been to scoff at people who buy 'designer' dogs. You have maintained throughout many threads that only puppy farmers advertise their pups on social networking sites.

Not everyone wants a big, ugly dog. Not only puppy farmers advertise their puppies. Get it?

If people don't want a specific breed they won't buy it. Each to their own. As others have relentlessly pointed out puppy farmers advertise. Sure they do. But not ONLY puppy farmers advertise.

Don't want a pedigree? Rescue.
Only puppy farmers and back yard breeders advertise.
Designer dogs are overbred and puppy farmed.
If I had a litter of puppies I wouldn't be selling to strangers over the Internet. I would be going to people who had been home checked and supplied references. But I won't have a litter. I'm not a BYB or puppy farmer.
People who buy pups online are selfish idiots.

So Wolfie. The OP asked for recommendations for a maltipoo breeder. She, or her friend, wants a maltipoo. What can you advise?

From your posts it very much seems that you can dole out the shit but come up with no actual advice.

My advice would be to visit several litters. Turn up outside of the agreed time and use some common sense. What's wrong with someone preferring a maltipoo over the thousands of inbred 'pedigrees'?

Is maltipoo is a cute dog. Not one I would buy but I have no problem with other people's choice of dog. You?

A maltipoo isn't a breed.
You don't know what you will get.
No reputable breeder of pedigrees would breed a cross. They want to improve the breed not churn out money making "cute" puppies.
Sometimes it's not about what you want. I want a pony. I would love a goat. I would really love a Siamese. For lots of welfare and ethical and time and cost issues I don't have one.
It's not about the cute puppy. It's about the mechanics behind it. The bitch having litter after litter. The pups sold as cute designer dogs with No health tests and people not thinking about the worst each breed can have to offer. Possible sick puppies going to clueless homes. And you think that's ok?
Because if they want a cute puppy then sod the consequences.
How selfish, irresponsible and unethical.

Are you for real? Nobody would want a bitch to churn out litter after litter. Where did you get that idea from? Unless of course you are stuck on the notion that anybody who breeds cross breeds are puppy farmers. Get a grip!

Some people want maltipoos. Others want spaniels. The minority want giant breeds.

There is a breed for everyone. None of them are wrong as long as they have the sense to not buy from a puppy farmer.

What happens to the puppies from puppy farms if they are not sold? Genuine question. Not that I would in a million years buy from a puppy farmer. But thousands do... Is it ok to get the same puppy from a rescue centre? Or should the puppy farmer dispose of puppies he hasn't sold before they are 10 weeks old? What you think?

They are. I have a grip thanks.
Few people deliberately breeds cross breeds for any good reason. Working breeds needing certain traits can be an exemption.
Your reasoning is off. If people don't buy they won't puppy farm.
A breed for everyone? Maltipoo isn't a breed.

Wolfie can be a GF, but on this thread she's completely right.

A "Maltipoo" is not a breed, it's a mongrel.

Anyone who advertises on Pets4Homes, or indeed at all, is not a reputable breeder.

Any breed can be farmed for profit.

I'd advise the OP to tell her friend to get a grip and stop supporting people who crossbreed puppies deliberately to sell to idiots. If she wants a mongrel, tell her to rescue one.

HTH.

A maltipoo is a cross breed. Some people like them. Wolfie is never right when she spouts the shit she does. Anyone can spout shit. The OP asked for advice about where to buy a Maltipoo from. Safe to say Wolfie, yet again, can't come up with any advice.

I'm sure OP knows Maltipoos are cross breeds.

So your advice to OP is don't buy a maltipoo from a breeder ( regardless of whether the breeder is a puppy farmer or not) at 8 weeks old. Just wait until it's been taken from everything it knows, chucked into a cage at a rescue centre for a while and then "rescue" it when it's 16 weeks old. That makes sense- not! 🙄

Any breed can be farmed for profit.

Nobody has disputed that. Even Wolfie agrees that Irish Wolfhounds can be farmed. Any breed can be farmed, including Maltipoos and other cross breeds even ' pedigrees'. There you go.

She can't come up with somewhere good to buy a Maltipoo from because there isn't anywhere.

It actually does make sense. The less people buy from people selling crossbreeds to idiots, the less they'll be bred. If these puppy farmers are having to give their puppies to rescues because they aren't selling, that's a good thing in the long run.

By the way, ALL breeders of designer mongrels are puppy farmers. They literally farm them for money. There is no other purpose.

Thank you Can't Cope.
I'm not a GF but do froth from time to time. Puppy farming is one of those subjects that gets to me. The pup found with a leg so badly broken the bone was sticking through the skin. No vet treatment. True story. Poor baby.
And people think that's ok. As long as they get the cute pup of their choice when they want it?
If people don't buy from these bastards they won't carry on. They only want the cash.

Ok got it! Every breeder sells puppies with broken legs. Especially if they advertise on pets4homes.

I've received many DM's to hide this thread because Wolfie is convinced that everyone except the breeder of her 'pedigree' wolf is a puppy farmer.

Just a word before I go - Maltipoos are cross breeds - a cross between 2 known breeds. Mongrels are a cross between 3 or more breeds. But I guess crossbreeds are more acceptable when they come from rescue centre rather than a reputable breeder. Because no reputable breeder breeds anything other than ugly, giant, wolves.

Every day is a school day 🙄

I used to know of a very well respected breeder/judge who had a very handy sideline in poodle crosses. It’s a way of getting out of registering a litter (there are limits on how many litters you can register from a bitch, to try to minimise overbreeding). Have a litter of purebred pups - register them - while you’re waiting to be able to register another litter, knock out a litter of crosses. Maximises profit.

She was to all intents and purposes a puppy farm. Just a very knowledgeable one.

Just a word before I go - Maltipoos are cross breeds - a cross between 2 known breeds. Mongrels are a cross between 3 or more breeds

Wrong again.

FWIW I happen to know someone who got her dog because when the "reputable" show breeder found that the puppy had broken its leg at 7 weeks, they took the puppy and dumped it at a rescue centre so that voluntary funds could repair the damage to their widget. Puppy made a full recovery thanks to the charity and was subsequently adopted.

It's not just puppy farmers who get up to these sorts of things.

I would argue that wasn't a "reputable" breeder. Maybe a successful one in the show ring. Not the same thing.