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Where to Buy a Dog
You can buy a dog from online sellers, open-air dog markets, pet stores, breeders, or private owners — but safety and after-sales support vary widely. Professional kennels and reputable pet stores cost more yet guarantee health, pedigree, and follow-up care, making them the safest choice.
Old English Sheepdog: Price and Buying Guide
The Old English Sheepdog — a medium-large, shaggy herder that's both a joyful companion and a skilled sheepdog — runs roughly 3,000–15,000 yuan for purebreds, with pet-quality ones around 1,500 and regional prices varying. Pick on bloodline (look at parents and siblings across generations), judge the standard square build and thick coat, and know the trade-off: a 2-year 'destroyer' phase and 2+ hours of weekly grooming in the heat.
Things to Know Before Buying Dog Sunglasses
Today's topic: why are there sunglasses made for dogs?
What to Check Before Buying a Dog
Whether adopting or buying, first confirm the dog is healthy. Buying just because it is pretty easily leads to scams. Focus on these points:
How to Buy a Dog
Whether adopting or buying, first confirm the dog is healthy. Buying on looks alone is an easy way to be scammed.
Is It Necessary to Buy Toys for Your Dog?
Buying toys for your dog is a worthwhile investment in its wellbeing. Toys keep a dog active when home alone, ease anxiety and boredom, satisfy natural chewing instincts, and strengthen the bond between you and your pet. A few well-chosen toys support both physical health and mental balance.
My dog’s eye area is red and crusted below – what’s wrong and what medicine should I buy?
Crusting around the eyes and nose needs cause-specific medicine. Dry cracked crusts may be mite skin disease - get a microscope exam, then deworm and use anti-mite injections. For allergy or bacterial crusts, clean with iodine and use a lysozyme or antibiotic spray 2-3 times daily. Use an Elizabethan collar, avoid grass, feed plain food, and deworm monthly.
How to pick a high-intelligence dog when buying
Consider breed (Border Collie, Poodle, GSD, Golden, Lab are smart; hounds, village dogs, terriers also); observe behavior - smart pups are curious but not overly anxious in new settings; in interaction, quick response and fast learning signal high intelligence.
My dog keeps scratching and probably has fleas; I bought medication, but then noticed pus-filled bumps on its belly with a lot of scabbing, and I don’t dare to buy medication casually — I really don’t know what to do
Pus-filled bumps and scabs on a dog's belly are generally skin inflammation caused by bacterial superficial pyoderma, usually because the dog frequently lies on damp flooring or in a humid environment while its own skin resistance is weak, leading to secondary bacterial infection. If you don't know how to handle it, the best approach is to take the dog for a skin scraping examination and use medication as directed by the veterinarian.
What happens if you buy very cheap dog food?
Very cheap dog food often lacks the protein, vitamins, minerals, and trace elements dogs need, leading to malnutrition and affecting development and health. Cheap food cuts costs with unidentified meats and cheap plant proteins like barley and soy, causing indigestion, diarrhea, and vomiting.