The Companion Dog Advisor Goals

The Companion Dog Advisor website was created to promote the following ideas and goals:

Dog lovers looking for a companion dog should purchase a puppy ONLY from a dog breeder who is willing to demonstrate their commitment to the following standards:

Their breeding dogs are kept in a loving and healthy environment, where their physical, psychological and social needs met.

Their breeding dogs receive adequate medical care, and have been screened for all genetic/heritable health problems as recommended by the Canine Health Information Center (CHIC) http://www.caninehealthinfo.org/

They are breeding only those dogs that have excellent temperaments, as well as desirable conformation.

Their puppies are raised in a healthy environment, handled daily, and provided with an early environment that promotes optimal socialization, behavior and development.

They are willing to provide ongoing help/support to families who purchase their puppies, to facilitate the puppy’s transition into its new home and continued development.

They are willing to provide a long-term, and ideally life-long commitment and safety net for the puppies they produce, so that if the puppy purchaser becomes unable or unwilling to care for the dog, it can be returned to the breeder for care or rehoming.

Dog lovers should only take on a new puppy if they are willing to demonstrate their commitment to the following standards:

Providing their puppy with a loving and healthy environment, where its physical, social and psychological needs will be met.

Providing the puppy with adequate ongoing medical care and prevention.

Continuing the puppy’s socialization and training in order for it to develop to its full potential as a companion dog.

Providing a life-long commitment to care for the puppy they buy.