Secondly, when you see a dog, you should pay attention to some details:
1. Look at the mental state
Mental state is a comprehensive reflection of nervous system function and dog health. A healthy dog should have bright eyes and flexible ears and tail. Healthy dogs are active and sensitive, and react quickly when someone approaches, showing active approach or avoidance. If your eyes are dull and depressed, you are more likely to get sick. Sick dogs are depressed, unwilling to move, or drooping their heads, slow to respond to external stimuli, or too sensitive to surrounding things, showing panic and blind activities.
Look at the body organs
A dog's nose should be wet with a thin film of water on its surface. It should be cold to touch it gently with your fingers. If the nose is dry, it means that there is inflammation in the upper respiratory tract (mostly caused by infectious diseases and febrile diseases). If the nostril has obvious serous, mucinous and purulent nasal discharge, it is a manifestation of some infectious diseases (influenza, canine distemper, etc.). ). There should be no dander at the tip of the dog's ear, and the ear should be clean and tender, and there should be no secretions; The dog's anus is tight and pink, and there is no trace of defecation around it. The back hair is neat and shiny. Observe whether the dog's movements are flexible, whether its gait is steady, whether its back hair is neat and smooth, whether its muscles are plump and symmetrical, whether its limbs are symmetrical and powerful, and whether it limps. If there are obvious scars, scabs, depilation and papules (papules) on the body surface, it means that the dog has or has had skin diseases (mites, demodex, dermatomycosis, etc.). ).
Look into your eyes.
Healthy dogs have bright eyes, clean eyelashes and moist eyes. Many diseases of dogs are reflected in the eyes. Flushing of conjunctiva (inside eyelid) is a sign of some infectious diseases and fever. The yellow staining (beige) of conjunctiva indicates that the dog's liver may be diseased. The pallor of conjunctiva is mostly caused by anemia in dogs. When the cornea (the outermost layer of the eyeball) appears cloudy white spots, it may be the middle and late stage of canine distemper or simple keratitis; If the cornea is blue-gray, it is more likely to have infectious hepatitis (also known as "hepatitis blue eye" in clinic). If there is too much chewing gum, you should pay more attention. Many dogs with canine distemper and infectious hepatitis have this phenomenon.
Look at the abdomen
People who buy dogs for the first time or don't know much about dogs often ignore this point. If there are obvious spherical bulges around the navel and back abdomen of dogs, it is mostly the result of umbilical hernia and scrotal hernia in dogs, which can generally be treated by surgery.
Feel it
The dog's temperament is also very important. Generally speaking, as long as there is movement, a good-natured dog will stare big eyes, concentrate and not panic. Among a group of puppies, a good-natured dog will automatically come to you with bright eyes, full of wisdom and wagging its tail after discovering you; And can tolerate you touching or lifting it with your hands. Dogs that like to pick up their tails and avoid every movement are not ideal dogs. Some dogs don't like being dominated, and anyone who tries to control them will be attacked. These dogs often bite at will in infancy, and it is easy to see that these dogs are not ideal dogs when feeding and playing.
Matters needing attention in buying a dog
1. Contact information of the dog seller
To know the detailed address, telephone number and fixed telephone number, only qq or mobile phone contact information is relatively risky, so it is not recommended to choose. Among the contact methods, the fixed telephone is preferred, and the reliability of the mobile phone is not as good as that of the fixed telephone, because the mobile phone may "disappear" at any time. QQ is not as good as mobile phone. If only those who want to buy are asked to leave a message, then it is recommended not to buy.
2. The dog selling information is incomplete or untrue.
If the introduction of the dog to be sold is simple and the information does not include photos, please do not trade. If you must buy it, you must actually go to see the dog. Impulsive purchases are often not good. So are dogs. In addition, if you find that the dog you bought doesn't match the online photo when you go to see the dog, then I suggest you terminate the transaction immediately. A dishonest businessman is also dishonest in other places. For example, he probably didn't vaccinate the dog, but told you that he did.
3. Deliberately hide the cover (to prevent the user from seeing the dog's intention)
If the seller tries to stop you from seeing the dog openly and secretly during the transaction, you'd better give up the transaction.
4. There are only "joints" on the road.
If you are allowed to see the dog, but not in the seller's house or dog farm, and just want to show it to you on the street, then please give up the transaction.
It is necessary to actually see the dog.
To emphasize, you must go to the field to see the dog before buying it. Never buy directly after contacting online.
6. The kennel reflects the attitude of the owner.
When you go to see dogs, you should pay attention to the environment of the kennel: cleanliness, dog feed and the mental state of all dogs in the kennel.
7. Refuse to admit that you are a professional dog seller.
If an online seller claims to sell on behalf of a friend who has difficulties, but actually finds out that the other party is a professional dog owner and seller, and it is obviously his own dog, please be careful, this is also a sign of dishonesty. Vaccines must be bought from vaccinated dogs. If you must buy a dog without vaccination, please buy a dog for more than 6 months, but it is difficult to cultivate feelings after 6 months. Whether vaccinated or not, puppies should be kept for more than 3 months, and puppies under 3 months are difficult to feed without parents.
8. Guarantee and after-sales service
Try to ask the seller to make a written guarantee that the dog will not ask questions within 1 month. If it really doesn't work, let the seller give a verbal guarantee. At the same time, bring a third party to ensure that witnesses are present. At the same time, don't be greedy and cheap. The most important thing is to ensure the puppy's health. Otherwise, the loss is far more than greed and petty gain.
9. Bring your friends.
If you have never had a dog, it is best for an experienced dog owner to see the dog. In many cases, inexperienced people are often cheated.
10. After the puppy buys it back,
After buying a puppy, it is best not to bathe the puppy immediately, and don't give the puppy too greasy food immediately. Puppies need to adapt to the new environment. Keep warm and don't catch a cold. Don't put the puppy in windy places such as empty balconies during the period.
1 1. In case of dispute.
If the bought puppy has symptoms such as diarrhea, fever, cough, severe vomiting and runny nose within 2 weeks, it can be considered as the seller's responsibility. You can negotiate with each other and negotiate a solution. If the other party is unreasonable, you can use all legal means to protect yourself.
12. Beware of fake logistics in off-site transactions
To do off-site transactions, we must choose a regular, big-brand and reliable logistics company. Don't blindly trust the logistics company designated by the merchant.
13. Beware of the scam of adopting dogs for free.
Some swindlers jump ship when they say anything, and have no time to wait, so they need someone to adopt them. It seems that the dog lover is an excuse to post free dog information. You should add him QQ and pretend to see if you have the ability to adopt! ! QQ space will pretend to put some pictures of cute dogs! Want to defraud the logistics fee, air freight, or bus fare, 300-400 yuan. After you pay the money, you can ask for other miscellaneous fees in disguise through the so-called logistics company. If you don't give it or deliver it, you will turn off your mobile phone if you contact again, and it will go up in smoke! Therefore, you must be careful when buying a dog, and don't be deceived for being cheap.
Buy dog advice
Urban transaction
Master the characteristics of basic dogs, see and feel with your own eyes. Shop around if you can. Don't listen to the dog seller. After reading a few, you will understand what to pay attention to and where to go. It is suggested that you can choose some regular kennels to see and understand some essentials.
Transaction in different places
Generally speaking, on the Internet, many scammers don't do business in the same city, which should be noted.
1, you'd better have a friend who can help you see the dog with your own eyes.
2. Don't listen to what others say.
3. Choose the safest and most assured payment method, and don't contact directly in private.
Dog liars often reveal secrets by cheating.
The first trick: hide your age.
Strictly speaking, dogs should leave their mothers after half a year, because the resistance of dogs will be very low six months ago, and there are antibodies to germs in breast milk, which can help puppies resist viruses. However, if a dog gives birth to two children a year, it will prevent the bitch from giving birth to a second child, so the puppy will be taken away in a month or two, and some will even be sold in less than a month. Everyone knows that dogs are too young to keep alive, so many dog vendors will report their age.
The second trick: hide the defects.
If the dog they bring back is defective, they will deliberately lock it up and deliberately guide you to look at other things without paying attention to the defects. A friend of mine bought a dog with long feet. At that time, the dog vendor just locked the dog in a cage and said that he would run away after he was released, but he was cheated.
The third measure: dyeing
Generally, this trick is mostly used for bleaching Dalmatians, Hu Die dogs and pure white dogs, and many people have gone too far.
The fourth measure: hide the dog breed.
This trick is generally used to describe that local puppies are squirrels (they were really a little like children at that time), big white bears, Japanese silver foxes are Seymour, and Labradors are golden retrievers (they look exactly alike when they were young, and experts can't tell them apart). This trick is sometimes combined with the third trick.
The fifth measure: change varieties through beauty.
This trick is used the most: Beijing dogs change history, long-haired dogs become short-haired dogs, and so on. If the dog you see is beautiful, be careful.
The sixth measure: the sick dog hits the serum
In this way, after two or three days, the dog will be mentally abnormal and the disease will be suppressed. The effect of imported serum is more obvious, but once the serum is effective, the condition will be more serious. Some people want serum as soon as they buy it, saying it's disease prevention. I don't know if the dog is sick, it will be very troublesome for you to hold back the disease and have another attack.
The seventh measure: hemostatic needle.
Many dogs infected with canine distemper and parvovirus will bleed, which can be stopped for a period of time after injection, but if it is not treated immediately, the mortality rate is very high, but I don't know if I buy a dog.
The eighth measure: white washing
Even if you wash your dog clean, you can see his eyes, ears and anus, so even if you do what the book says, you can't find anything, so you should pay attention to the washed dog.
The ninth trick: spray dog perfume on the dog
Many sick dogs, especially those with skin diseases, have an unpleasant smell. At this time, spraying perfume on him after bathing can cover up the smell, so don't fall in love with him immediately when you see a delicious dog. This trick is also used on dogs that smell like dogs. For example: Shapi, cocker spaniel, Beijing terrier, etc.
The tenth trick: hide the route.
Saying that the dog bought from the dog market is your own and giving it a facelift is a trick to deceive people who buy dogs for the first time. The best way to choose a dog is to go directly to the kennel or your own community, and pet shops are also better. If he can make you pay a deposit for seven or eight days before you take it, it will be much safer. If you want to take it away at once, you must be careful.