¶Things to keep in mind when picking up your puppy
When you collect your new puppy from the breeder, there are a few things you should keep in mind. All breeders registered with the Swedish Kennel Club (Svenska Kennelklubben, SKK) know what you, as the buyer, are entitled to receive when you pick up your puppy.
A puppy may not leave the breeder before it is 8 weeks old. If anyone offers you anything else, they are a very unreliable seller and are acting against SKK’s rules.
¶Certificates, documents, vaccinations, ID marking, purchase agreement, form for the Swedish Board of Agriculture, and information
When you pick up your puppy, you must receive a registration certificate, a purchase agreement, and a veterinary health certificate for the puppy that is no more than one week old. If the puppy has been vaccinated, you must also receive a vaccination certificate, and the breeder should give you a schedule for vaccinations and deworming (the puppy should have been dewormed at least twice). The puppy must also have received its basic vaccination against parvovirus.
At 12 weeks of age, the puppy must be vaccinated against distemper, infectious hepatitis, and parvovirus again.
The puppy must be ID-marked with either a tattoo or a microchip. You should also receive an ownership registration form with the dog’s details filled in, which you then send to the Swedish Board of Agriculture (Jordbruksverket).
You must also receive a purchase agreement signed by both parties, as well as a receipt for the payment—either at the time of purchase or afterwards.
Some breeders also provide written information about what you should think about when you bring your puppy home. This can include what the puppy should eat, when it’s time for deworming and vaccinations, tips on housetraining and getting the puppy used to a leash, suggestions for courses, and so on.
¶Meet the breeder at their home
Unfortunately, fraud and dog smuggling are increasing in Sweden and across Europe year by year. In Sweden, smuggling cases rose by almost 50 percent in 2016, to a total of 525 dogs that entered the country without proper documentation and vaccinations.
This is why we believe it’s important that you try to meet the dog at the breeder’s home after you have first been in contact with the seller.
¶How Skaffa Hund reduces the risk of fraud and smuggled dogs
When you buy a dog through us at Skaffa Hund, we do our best to make sure everything is handled correctly. To reduce the risk of fraud in connection with a sale, the seller must identify themselves via Mobilt BankID and verify their identity. This allows us to ensure that the seller is a Swedish citizen and reduces the risk that you will be scammed. In addition, we use a system to verify that the dog is not smuggled by checking the dog’s official microchip number.
¶Take out insurance
Make sure to take out insurance for your puppy before or at the same time as you pick it up. The breeder’s or seller’s insurance does not apply once the puppy moves to its new home. Arrange dog insurance in good time so you can avoid unpleasant surprises. There are far too many examples of bad luck when accidents happen just when you least expect it. To make this easier for you, we have a partnership with Trygg-Hansa.
