First and only litter of puppies

[marshmallowbum]

Our family pet dog is having first and only litter of puppies. She's not KC registered but dad is. I'm really not sure where to list the puppies for sale. As she's not KC registered we can't use the obvious places like Champdogs but we want the puppies to go to forever homes where they will have happy lives.

Any advice welcome x

Would it not have been wiser to think of this before getting your dog pregnant? I'd ask your local shelter for advice. Maybe they can help as I'm sure you're not breeding to make money and just deeply care about the pups?

Confused as to why she's having puppies if you don't have homes lined up already for at least some of them? I thought that was meant to be part of the preparation before you breed...

And yes what the above poster said, you can relinquish them to a rescue who will have the ability to do all the home checks properly etc if that's your main concern.

Prepare to get absolutely slaughtered OP I came and asked for advice a few months ago on the same subject and got absolutely abused and judged like I was scum.

I would either delete your thread or put your hard hat on.

Hope someone offers you the advice you are after. Take care

Or better yet, see if you can pay a local rescue to do the rehoming process for you and keep the puppies at your house in the meantime.

@user16111111 was the advice, carefully plan for puppies before you get your dog pregnant and then go through a rescue if it's too late to give the puppies the best chance of good homes? Maybe not be advice you like, but it's the best I've got.

@user16111111 thanks for your kindness! What did you end up doing?

@marshmallowbum we had most of the puppies homed before they were born, but ended up with 3 at nearly 12 weeks old as people had changed their mind or completely ghosted us. Then ended up going through word of mouth in the end. It is a really hard process and I hope your pups get their forever homes

You could ask your local vet. They may have clients looking.
Do make sure you'll well versed ahead of time in everything birth related. And good luck. Raising a litter of pups well is a lot of hard work and expense (they'll all need health checks, their first vaccination, worming and microchips). Mum should be on puppy food until pups are weaned. She'll need the extra energy.

What were your reasons for breeding from your family pet? What breed is she? Did you do all the relevant tests (not a vet check) for the dogs before breeding? These are all things, along with knowing where to advertise, that should have been done prior to breeding.

I have a dog where lots of people said ‘she’s so lovely, you should let her have puppies as it’s a nice thing to do’. She is spayed and I refused to put her through an unnecessary pregnancy.

Pets4homes.co.uk - you can list them for sale on there :)

Oh good god don't mention that site on here, it's forbidden apparently. 😂

I'm truly amazed by how people just aren't aware of the dog crisis in the UK. Thousands are pts every year after being abandoned, rescues are at breaking point and you think it's a good idea to breed your dog for fun and profit?

How many expressions of interest in puppies did you have before the mating?

What is the typical litter size for this breed?

Word of mouth is probably best, as I doubt people would travel far for a non-pedigree dog. So local vets, grooming parlours, and any local doggy FB groups.

I very much agree that if you cannot vet prospective owners yourself, you need to go through a rescue (in return for a donations, and you keep the puppies at home).

Evidence of health screening (breed specific recommended tests, not the general vet check) should be part of any ad and evidence readily passed to prospective buyers as this will attract responsible owners. As the stud dog is KC registered, then prospective buyers can check his health screening scores on the KC site, so check they’re on there

Don’t be silly

But it is sub-optimal and I’d avoid.

It’s harder to vet prospective owners if they are not local. People also expect that most litters advertised there are farmed, and the sorts of owners you say you’re looking for are not so likely to use a site with a reputation that can at best only be described as mixed

The criteria we have is finding good homes for the puppies. A rescue is best placed to do that. If you can recommend a website that puts the same effort into finding decent homes as a rescue, fine. If not it doesn't meet the op's criteria

Did you get a licence to breed OP?

If not you could be in trouble if you make a profit from selling the puppies.

You might want to repost this on the ‘Pets’ thread for advice where people don’t care about animals suffering. It would go down well with the current ‘name my Christmas cockapoo puppy’ people.

exactly….
people here commented you will get slaughtered, but the truth is there are more dogs than good homes. animals are euthanized and yet people keep breeding. serious cognitive dissonance and it is very frustrating.

Pets4homes would probably be your best bet.

i know people talk a lot about having a dog from a rescue, these people have no idea of the criteria you have to meet to re home one from there.

95% of them can’t be rehomed with children or other dogs. They also want you sat at home all day not working 🙄

These criteria’s are just impractical for 90% of people so the dog ends up sat in a cold kennel rather than sat on someone’s couch in a home.

if your puppies are cross breed then people will travel far out for them, in my experience cross breeds are more desirable than pedigrees these days which is why they sell quickly and have a higher price tag than a pedigree.

Years ago my mongrel birch had an accidental litter of 10. I found homes for them all, quite easily, through word of mouth.
More recently: I bought a puppy from Gum Tree. Similar set up to you: a first and only litter from a family pet. Mother was a recognised breed but not KC registered. I was happy to drive some distance and pay £400. DDog was the last to go, so they clearly had no problems finding homes.

Yay, another litter of puppies bred by someone with no idea and no prior homes to go to. Congratulations on adding to the unwanted dog population OP.

Absolutely agreed. People like the OP adding to the crisis for money. Sickening

Why are you bringing puppies into a world already overrun with homeless dogs? Clearly a deliberate litter yet no homes lined up. Short of cash or just greedy op?