How to Avoid Buying a Sick ‘Week Dog’

To avoid buying a sick ‘week dog’ (one that falls ill within a week), choose a proper pet shop or breeder that examines and vaccinates dogs, greatly lowering the risk.

Check the living environment; a dirty, messy place means higher disease risk.

When choosing, examine the dog’s spirit and body. Healthy dogs are lively, with bright eyes, smooth glossy coats and pink tongues and gums, and no excess discharge.

If the dog looks weak, depressed, or has rapid breathing, fever, eye discharge or a runny nose, it is likely sick.