Here are the red flags I see:
Puppies come with 60 days of PET HEALTH INSURANCE, a 3 month HEALTH GUARANTEE from any genetic illnesses, weekly PICTURES and UPDATES, so you can watch your puppy grow. They also come with their first TOY BOX which includes a whole puppy starter kit, including a BIRTH CERTIFICATE with their first paw print, the time and date they were born and their 4 week old picture, X-LARGE PUPPY PADS, first TOY, baby BLANKET, doggie HARNESS, first BAG OF PUPPY FOOD, and a RECORD OF SHOTS AND DEWORMING, they are also KEPT INDOORS the entire 6 weeks to prevent from parvo, distemper, fleas, ticks, and worms. They also COME POTTY trained, CRATE TRAINED, and on a SLEEPING AND EATING SCHEDULE before going home, and during their 1st 6 weeks they will be LEARNING THE SIT COMMAND. Not to mention mommy, daddy and puppies ARE ON VITAMINS to ensure optimal health. The parents hold a Champion Bloodline through AKC!
>3 month health guarantee
That's garbage. Pure and simple garbage. If a puppy shows signs of a genetic illness within the first 3 months that puppy is pretty much doomed from the get go and has been showing for a LOT longer than that. Genetic illnesses kill as the dog matures. Years 5+ are when they show up, not before 6 months old. Often times with garbage guarantees like this, the breeder will not honor them or will say that YOU caused the issue anyway.
>Puppy pads
I have not seen ANY large breed breeder that's anywhere decent starting their puppies on pads. Maaaaybe with smaller dogs, but large breed breeders that are actually decent start their puppies actually outside.
>Kept indoors the whole time they're with the breeder.
This guarantees they have had absolutely no socialization. Early socialization is CRITICAL and it's the breeder's job not just to take them outside but to take them to safe places to explore the world and experience new things while out of the breeder's house. Puppies that don't get this often turn into completely out of control dogs due to being overstimulated in new and strange environments. This is a VERY BAD thing to do. (Also puppies are BORN WITH WORMS from their mothers, so outside or no the puppies absolutely do need to be wormed)
>6 weeks
Are these puppies under 8 weeks old? Another VERY BAD thing to do is to separate puppies from their mother and littermates prior to 8 weeks (and honestly as someone who got their pup at 14 weeks, I much prefer the 12 week limit some countries have).
>Vitamins
Okay so there's a difference between supplemental vitamins for specific active dog lifestyles and overloading your dog with pills which a LOT of bad breeders do. If they're not showing or titling, why are their dogs on vitamins? A balanced diet means they should need no vitamins. If the breeder is not feeding a good food and needs the vitamins in order to make their dogs healthy, it means they don't know enough about dogs to actually be responsible breeders.
>"Champion Bloodline"
I'll let you in on a secret. Every. Single. Dog. Has a champion somewhere in their pedigree. That is NOT something that makes dogs breeding worthy. If their bloodlines are so great, why aren't the dogs themselves champions? You can easily breed two champions together and make a pet quality puppy. Breed enough of these pet quality puppies together and you don't get champion material anymore. Again, pure and simple garbage.
>"Pick of the Litter"
Good breeders pick the puppy for you. Why? Because the people who have spent the last 8+ weeks with the puppies know them a lot better than you who will see them for a few hours at the most. You might pick the most outgoing puppy, but that doesn't mean that your puppy is the "best" or that it "picked you".
The best way to get a happy and healthy puppy is to buy from a breeder that's doing everything right, not from someone who just slapped two dogs together. This means the breeder is either showing or working their dogs to prove that they are stable enough to be pets, health testing to prove that they are healthy. Creed is my first dog from a good breeder, and let me tell you that the differences are ASTOUNDING between him and dogs who are not well bred. He is the picture of happy and healthy, no issues with his temperament, with his health, with his behavior, any of that. His parents are titled, health tested, and actively working in their fields. I couldn't be happier with my decision to go with a good breeder.
