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If you're looking for a small dog, you don't have to go to a pet store or puppy mill! Thousands of dogs are waiting for a home just like yours. Follow the links below to see the dogs available through these rescue groups. If you still can't find the dog you're looking for and feel you must buy from a breeder, read the guidelines on reputable breeders here.
Affenpinscher- Contact Sharon Sapp at (706) 538-6198
- Basenji Rescue
- Contact Dylan Baughn at (417) 348-0045
- Small Paws Rescue
- Contact Mary Campbell at (417) 742-0484
- Contact Linda More at (314) 469-0489
- Contact Kandie Jones at 417-634-4106
- Miniature Pinscher
- Contact Kathy Sears at (417) 836-5005
- Kentuckiana Pugs
- Contact Kathleen Keethler at (417) 887-9300
- Contact Sharon Gantry at (417) 869-3047
HOW TO FIND A RESPONSIBLE BREEDER
If you are not able to find a dog through a rescue organization and feel you must go to a breeder, please choose one that meets all the following criteria:
- Comes highly recommended from someone you know and trust
- Specializes in one breed (or two at most) and has vast knowledge about the breed
- Is not interested in making a profit
- Is only interested in perpetuating or improving the quality of the breed
- Carefully raises, vets, and socializes the puppies until they’re old enough (at least 8 weeks)
- Requires all puppies of less-than-championship or show quality to be spayed or neutered
- Remains responsible for the pup for the rest of its life, providing ongoing education or counseling and agreeing to take the pup back if, for any reason, it doesn’t work out
- Does not overbreed his dog and provides excellent pre-natal care