How to Sell Pug Puppies in the United States | PetzLover

What laws apply when you sell Pug puppies?

• Minimum age. Many states set one; Pennsylvania, for example, bans selling or transferring a dog under eight weeks.
• Puppy lemon laws. About 22 states have pet purchaser protection laws. California's, for example, covers breeders who sold three or more litters or 20 or more dogs in the past year, and lets buyers seek a remedy if a vet certifies an illness within 15 days or a congenital or hereditary condition within one year.
• USDA licensing. Under the federal Animal Welfare Act, a breeder with more than four breeding females who sells puppies sight unseen, for example online with shipping, generally needs a license. Breeders with four or fewer are usually exempt.
• Local permits. Some cities require a breeding permit; Los Angeles is one example.
• Rabies and licensing. Most states require rabies vaccination for dogs, and many cities and counties require a dog license.

Which health tests should you do before you sell Pug puppies?

The Pug Dog Club of America takes part in the CHIC program run with the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA). A parent earns a CHIC number once the club's required results are registered and the dog is microchipped or tattooed.

PDE is a fatal brain disease of young Pugs. Purina Pro Club, reporting the work of the University of California, Davis researchers who developed the test, says about 40 percent of Pugs carry the risk marker, so removing every carrier would shrink the gene pool. Its advice is to breed good N/S or S/S dogs only to N/N mates, which produces no S/S puppies.

How do you prepare a Pug litter for sale?

• Keep the puppies with their mother until at least eight weeks or your state's minimum, whichever is later.
• Have each puppy examined by a vet, vaccinated and dewormed on schedule and microchipped, and keep a record folder for each buyer.
• Ask your vet to note anything found, such as pinched nostrils or an eye problem, and tell the buyer.
• Keep the puppies' room cool and well ventilated; the breed copes poorly with heat.
• Start socializing: gentle handling, household sounds, short car rides and new people.
• If the parents are AKC registered, decide what registration each puppy comes with and write it in the contract.

How much should you charge for a Pug puppy?

PetMD puts a Pug puppy at typically $1,000 to $2,500, depending on bloodline, breeder and location. Your price should reflect the parents' results, the care you put into the litter and your local market. Look at Pug puppies for sale near you to see what other breeders include.

Do not charge extra for a rare color. The AKC standard accepts only fawn and black and disqualifies any other color. A price far below the norm attracts resellers, and copied photos of a well-priced litter attract scammers, so watermark your pictures. If you take a deposit, put its terms in writing: the amount, whether it is refundable and when the balance is due.

What should your Pug puppy ad say?

• Number of puppies, sex, color, age and ready-to-go date.
• Each parent's registered name and results for PDE, eyes and patellas, plus any breathing grade.
• Vaccines, deworming, microchip and vet check done.
• What comes with the puppy: contract, health guarantee, food, care sheet and records.
• Clear recent photos and a short video of the puppies with their mother at home.
• That buyers must visit or video call first and collect in person.

You can post your Pug puppies for sale with photos, and buyers reply through PetzLover's messages. Keep your phone number and home address out of the ad text until you have spoken to a buyer.

How do you vet Pug puppy buyers?

1. Have you had a Pug or another flat-faced breed before?
2. Do you have air conditioning, and how will you handle summer walks?
3. Who lives at home, and how long will the puppy be alone each day?
4. Do you own or rent, and does your lease allow a dog?
5. Who will be your vet, and have you budgeted for breathing, eye or skin treatment?
6. Will you return the dog to me if you ever cannot keep it?

How do you take payment and hand over the puppy safely?

1. Meet at your home with another adult present, or in a public place for a first meeting.
2. Take cash in person or a payment that has fully cleared, and give a receipt.
3. Sign a contract covering the price, health guarantee, spay or neuter terms, return policy and what you disclosed.
4. Hand over the records, the parents' results and a care sheet: food amounts, harness rather than collar, wrinkle cleaning and heat rules.
5. Transfer the microchip registration the same day.
6. Ask the buyer to drive the puppy home in a cool car. United Airlines listed the Pug among the short-nosed breeds it stopped accepting as cargo in 2018.

Point buyers to the companion guide on how to buy a Pug puppy. Families who missed your litter often post a Pug wanted ad, and how to answer a Pug wanted ad shows how to check them. If a buyer later cannot keep the dog, how to rehome your Pug responsibly covers the next step.