SaddleNotIncluded

If that's in vic, could you PM me the prefix? Are the pups desexed, or do they get a desex voucher?

Excellent, thank you everyone. I've passed along the info and she said she'll think about it. Including first vaccination and microchipping {no desexing, other vacs, worm or flea treatment}, she's paying $950 for the backyard bred pup. I told her she's being ripped off by about $950, but we'll see what she does. I'm still sending her links to rego breeders, hope it catches!

One of my friends is buying a Whippet pup from a backyard breeder. Just a newspaper ad; pups only have microchips, not even the first vaccination {you have to pay extra if you want this} I told her to go to a registered breeder, listed all the reasons why, and gave her a list of breeders in her state. She called back the Whippet 'breeder' and said she no longer wanted the pup because they don't do health testing. The 'breeder' told her that it's no problem, that only Giant breed sighthounds need health screening. They told her there is no health tests for Whippets or Italian Greyhounds; that they're 'naturally' immune to health issues, and that's why she shouldn't bother spending extra at "a fancy show breeder" She paid a deposit, believing them, and picks the pup up in 2 weeks {at 7 weeks old} Determined to prove them wrong, I went online to find health testing that is recommended for Whippets, and the common health issues they suffer from. However, I couldn't find anything! All the sites I looked on said that Whippets are very healthy breeds...and that's about it. Can anyone help me out with this? She won't buy the backyard bred pup if I can find a registered breeder in Victoria who screens for common health issues, but so far I haven't even found out what issues they can have. Thank you!