How to Sell Pomapoo Puppies in the United States | PetzLover

What laws apply when you sell Pomapoo puppies?

• Federal licensing: under the Animal Welfare Act, a breeder with more than four breeding females who sells even one puppy sight unseen, for example online and shipped, generally needs a USDA license. Most people selling one litter face to face do not.
• Minimum age: many states set one; Pennsylvania, for example, bans selling or transferring a dog under eight weeks.
• Lemon laws: about 22 states have puppy lemon laws. In California, for example, a breeder who sold three or more litters or 20 or more dogs in the past year must offer a remedy for an illness a vet certifies within 15 days or a hereditary condition within one year.
• Pet stores: several states, including California, Illinois, Maryland and New York, bar pet stores from selling puppies from breeders, so sell directly to the family that will keep the dog.

Which health tests should a Pomapoo's parents have before breeding?

Both parent breeds share problems, so test each parent against its own club's list and register the results with the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA), which accepts mixed-breed dogs.

• Do not breed a dog with slipping kneecaps, a honking cough, a heart murmur, inherited eye disease or an unusually tiny frame.
• Read DNA results as pairs: in multigeneration litters, test both Pomapoo parents for PRA-prcd and never pair two carriers.
• Ask about relatives with Legg-Calve-Perthes disease, which PetMD says mostly affects Toy Poodle puppies under 18 months, and coat loss (alopecia X) in the Pomeranian line.
• Keep copies of every result to show buyers, with each parent's registered name.

How should you describe Pomapoo puppies honestly?

• Say Pomeranian x Toy Poodle cross, and whether both parents are purebred or one is already a Pomapoo.
• Never write purebred, AKC registered, teacup, micro or pocket.
• Give both parents' adult heights and weights; MetLife Pet Insurance's profile puts adult Pomapoos at 5 to 15 pounds and 8 to 12 inches, so do not promise a figure.
• Say the coat can follow either parent and that the Pom's double coat sheds; the AKC says no dog is 100% hypoallergenic.
• Be open about barking: the AKC rates Pomeranians high for barking, and MetLife says the cross can be yappy.

How do you prepare a Pomapoo litter for new homes?

• Worm the puppies and start vaccinations on your vet's schedule, and book a vet check for each before it leaves.
• Microchip every puppy.
• Feed small, regular meals and watch for trembling, weakness or sleepiness; the AKC says toy puppies under 12 weeks can run low on blood sugar when cold, active or stressed.
• Get puppies used to brushing, having their feet and teeth handled and wearing a soft harness.
• Socialize them daily with visitors, household noise and short spells alone.
• Keep each puppy with its mother until at least eight weeks, and later for a small or slow-feeding puppy.
• Write a care sheet with meal times and amounts, low blood sugar signs, grooming and tooth brushing.

How should you price Pomapoo puppies?

There is no reliable price survey for Pomapoos. Buyers compare a cross with health-tested purebreds, and PetMD puts Pomeranian puppies at $1,500 or more and Toy Poodles at typically $1,200 to $3,000. Check comparable Pomapoo puppies for sale near you before you set a figure.

How do you write the ad and choose the right home?

• Recent photos of each puppy and a short video with the mother.
• Both parents' breeds, weights and test results.
• Date of birth, sex, color, vaccines, microchip and the earliest go-home date.
• Your town, never your full address.

You can post your Pomapoo puppy ad for free on PetzLover. Keep your phone number out of the ad text and let buyers message you first. Then ask every buyer:

1. Who is home during the day, and how long will the puppy be alone?
2. Are there young children, and how will they be taught to handle a toy dog?
3. Who will brush the coat and the teeth, and is there a budget for grooming every few weeks?
4. Is the yard fenced with no small gaps, and will the dog live indoors?
5. Will the puppy have steps or a ramp for sofas and beds?

How do you take payment and hand over a Pomapoo puppy safely?

• Invite buyers to meet the puppy with its mother before money changes hands.
• Treat a payment as received only when it has cleared in your own account; never refund an overpayment.
• Sign a contract with the price, both parents' results, a health guarantee covering kneecaps and inherited eye disease, spay or neuter terms and a promise to return the dog to you.
• Hand over the vet record, microchip details, both parents' results and your care sheet, then transfer the microchip registration.

Offer to take back any dog you bred. If one comes back as an adult, read how to rehome your Pomapoo responsibly, and point new owners to taking in a rehomed Pomapoo.