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When buying a dog, you need to judge whether it is healthy

A healthy dog: has bright eyes, flexible ears and tail, is lively and active, and should show curiosity and fear towards new things. When the dog grows up, it has a better personality, is docile and non-aggressive, and is easier to integrate into family life, bringing you endless fun.

Unhealthy dogs: Dogs that are too naughty may become more aggressive when they grow up and are difficult to train. A dog that is too quiet may be sick or too shy. Such a dog may not be able to bring you joy when it grows up.

How to observe the overall appearance

1. Look at the coat: The coat of a healthy dog ​​is neat and smooth. If there are obvious scars, scab, hair loss, and papules on the body surface, it means that the dog has a clean coat. Suffering from skin diseases or have suffered from skin diseases;
2. Look at the muscles: healthy dogs have plump and well-proportioned muscles, symmetrical limbs, and strong; dogs that are too thin and cannot feel the muscles are malnourished and may suffer from Chronic wasting disease or chronic diarrhea; dogs that are too fat are also unhealthy and are not recommended to be purchased.
3. Smell: Healthy dogs have no obvious odor, but dogs with inflammation will have abnormal odors, so smell the dog before buying.
4. Measure body temperature: Normal dog body temperature is between 38-39 degrees.
5. Look at the walking posture. A healthy dog ​​moves vigorously, has a steady pace, and has no lameness.

Detailed Observation Method

Ear Observation Method

1. Hearing test: Snap your fingers on the side or behind the dog’s head. If the dog actively looks in the direction of the sound and If you look for it, it means your dog’s hearing is normal.
2. Observe the skin on the outside of the ears. Dander on the tips of the ears may be scabies.
3. Observe the inside of the ear: If there is a peculiar smell or sticky attachments, redness, swelling, trauma, bleeding, etc., it indicates that the inner ear is damaged or there are parasites in the ear.
4. People who scratch their ears and shake their heads frequently may also have ear diseases.

Nose observation method

1. Touch: Touch the tip of the dog's nose and nostrils. The tip of the nose and nostrils of healthy dogs are moist and cool.
2. Smell: Shake the food in front of the dog. If it shakes with the food, it means the dog's sense of smell is normal.
3. Look: Observe the dog’s nostrils. Healthy dogs have clean nostrils. If there is clear or purulent nasal discharge, do not buy it.

Eye observation method

1. Observe the eyes. Be sure to remember that healthy dog ​​eyes are bright and energetic, with clean and neat eyelashes and slightly moist eye rims.
2. Observe the conjunctiva (inside of the eyelids)
① Flushing and congestion of the conjunctiva is mostly a sign of some infectious diseases and thermal diseases;
② Yellow staining of the conjunctiva (beige) indicates dog liverThere may be lesions in the gallbladder or blood;
③ Pale conjunctiva is mostly caused by anemia caused by various reasons.
3. Observe the cornea (the outermost layer of the eyeball)
Coreal opacity and white spots may be the middle and late stages of canine distemper, or simple keratitis; blue-gray appearance of the cornea may be a sign of canine distemper. There is infectious hepatitis (this phenomenon is also called hepatitis blue eye clinically).
4. If there is excessive eye droppings, more attention should be paid to it. Generally, canine distemper and infectious hepatitis will cause excessive eye droppings.
5. Eye congestion, surface turbidity, fear of bright light, eye swelling, etc. In mild cases, it may be irritation by foreign bodies, inverted eyelashes, and entropion of the eyelids (which require surgery to correct). In serious cases, it may be caused by eyelashes or entropion. There are keratitis, chronic conjunctivitis, hepatitis, etc.

Observation method of the lower abdomen (around the navel and posterior abdomen)

The lower abdomen, this area is often ignored by novice dog owners. I specially list it here to remind you. The abdomen is a must-see! Observe the area around the dog's belly button and back abdomen. If there is an obvious bulbous protrusion, it is likely to be an umbilical hernia or perineal hernia, which generally requires surgery.

Common deception tactics of dog dealers

1. Lie that they are domestic dogs. Generally, the dogs on the dog market are not domestic dogs. Do not believe those who claim that the dogs are domestic dogs. . The truth is that dog dealers sell so many dogs every day that they simply don’t have time to raise so many puppies.

2. Deliberately locking the dog in a cage and not letting it out, saying that it will run away if it is let out. The truth is that most dog dealers are hiding the defects of puppies. When encountering this situation , be sure to ask the puppy to go out for a walk, run, and carefully observe its body and limbs.

3. Many dog ​​dealers refer to Labradors as golden retrievers, because they are exactly the same when they were young, and experts can’t tell them apart, so you need to understand them clearly before buying. When buying two breeds, it is recommended to go to a professional and regular kennel, not only because you can see the parents of the puppies, but also because the kennel has a fixed business location, which gives you more protection.

4. Puppies that have been groomed usually become very ordinary when they grow up. Some dog dealers will turn long-haired dogs into short-haired dogs, and sometimes turn Pekingese dogs into Shrisha.

5. When you see spotted dogs, butterfly dogs and pure white famous breed dogs in the dog market, be careful. It is very likely that they are just ordinary puppies that have been groomed and transformed by dog ​​dealers. Put on makeup.

6. Very clean puppies. It should be a very happy thing to meet a very clean puppy, but the truth is that the dog dealer has so many dogs that he simply does not have time to give them. Dogs are washed so cleanly, so dogs that are too clean may be hiding some disease, such as diarrhea caused by various reasons. Common ones include canine parvovirus and canine distemper.

7, very excited dog, also need to be careful, it may be a "week dog". If you buy a Zhou dog, it will basically not survive more than a week. The dogs that were sick during the week were all given serum, and the condition was temporarily suppressed, because the dogs who received the serum would become energetic in two or three days, and the effect of this imported serum was more obvious. Many dogs infected with canine distemper or parvovirus will develop bleeding. At this time, an injection of serum can temporarily stop the bleeding, but if not treated immediately, the mortality rate is very high. If you meet an excited dog and you like it very much, you can pay a deposit first and then observe it for 3-5 days. If everything is healthy, you can take it home.

Things to note when purchasing a dog

First, when purchasing a purebred dog, you must provide the seller with proof of the pedigree of the main dog. The dog's pedigree certificate should generally fill in the dog's breed, name, name of the dog's breeding farm, date of birth, gender, coat color, parent information, siblings' information, as well as relevant competitions the dog participated in, training awards, results, and registrants , login number, login date, etc.
Second, when purchasing, you must sign a transfer agreement between the buyer and the seller, so that you can take the dog to the relevant association to re-register and be recognized. If you do not go through this procedure, your dog will encounter many problems when participating in competitions or breeding in the future. trouble.
Third, the buyer should provide the seller with records or certificates of the dog’s epidemic prevention and deworming.
Fourth, it is not advisable to buy a dog that has not been vaccinated. If you really like it, you should ask the seller to carry out vaccination before trading.
Fifth, after paying the deposit, observe the dog for 3-5 days. If everything is healthy, take the dog home.
Sixth, you should ask the seller about the dog’s feed, because if the feed is suddenly changed, the dog will be very uncomfortable and even refuse to eat.

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When buying a dog in the first step, be sure not to pick it up and look at it directly, but to observe it quietly first;
Observe whether the mental state is normal and whether the dog walks properly Whether the dog's posture is normal, whether the coat is healthy, and whether the dog's reaction to external stimuli is both curious and fearful.
The second step is to look at the eyes, smell the smell, and touch the tip of the nose. These three points are very important. If they are all normal, the dog will not have much problem under normal circumstances;
See whether the eyes are bright and energetic. , smell the ears to see if there is any peculiar smell, touch the tip of the nose to see if it is warm and cool, and see if there are yellow marks under the dog's tail (yellow marks may indicate that the dog has had diarrhea recently).
The third step is to see if there are obvious bulbous protrusions around the navel and back of the abdomen.
Observe whether there are obvious bulbous protrusions around the dog's belly button and back abdomen. Don't buy some. It may be an umbilical hernia and requires surgical recovery.
The fourth step, if you still can't remember the above three steps, then remember one thing, pay the deposit first, go home and observe for 3-5 days, and then take it home if everything is healthy.
Finally, I wish everyone can buy the healthy dog ​​they want.