Advice about buying a puppy please

[katedan]

Hi we viewed some puppies last weekend and put a deposit down on one of them. When researching what information to ask a breeder when you view it said to ask for the details of their vet to phone and check with the vet that the mum is healthy. I asked for the details when I viewed and was told she would send them through, I have asked again this week when she sent a photo through of the puppy we have reserved and she has not responded. Do you think this is suspicious? Did you all check with the breeders vet before having a puppy? They are not cheap so I want to make sure everything is legit, we saw the puppy with his siblings and mum and everything looked OK but it is hard to know.

@Hoppinggreen
So is the dog a Lab crossed with a Retriever?

The full breed name for a Lab is a 'Labrador Retriever'. It's a breed of retrieving dog which originated in Labrador, Canada.

A Golden Retriever is a different breed altogether.

Oh, I did not know that.
I have a GR but I just thought a Labrador was a Labrador

It doesn’t matter whether you want to breed, or just want a family pet. You should be wanting a healthy dog. Labradors should be elbow scored, hip tested, eye tested, and shown to be clear for PRA, EIC, HPNK, CNM, SD2.

We are buying a fully health tested Labrador puppy, from a KC Assured Breeder. Health is vitally important and you should not be buying a puppy from non health tested parents