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In order to help preservation breeders such as ourselves here is some help for new families who are prospective puppy owners. It is important to make sure what to look out for when speaking with breeders and other puppy sellers. We cherish our puppy owners and guide them as much as possible, here are some words from an admin of a dog support group in Amsterdam:-

“Fraudulent dog trade? Pay attention to your dog's microchip number.

A dog's greatest enemy is the dog trader. The trader who wants to make as much money as possible from the heads of countless mother dogs living in appalling conditions. And despite the efforts of many, an estimated thousands of puppies are still brought into the Netherlands every year.

Microchip code

Every country in the world has a unique microchip number. A puppy born in the Netherlands must be microchipped before the age of seven weeks. A pedigree dog is microchipped by an employee of the Dutch Kennel Club (Raad van Beheer op Kynologisch Gebied).

A non-pedigree dog is microchipped by a veterinarian. In both cases, the microchip begins with the country code for the Netherlands, 528.

The puppy is also issued a European pet passport containing this same microchip number.

View the chip codes by country https://hondenbescherming.nl/media/filer_public/52/3d/523df98b-f37f-4d5e-9d10-8b1b956d9157/landencodes_chipnummers.pdf

Red flags

If you purchase a puppy with a chip starting with 348, the list of country codes will tell you that the puppy was chipped in Hungary.

If a passport issued in the Netherlands is included, something is wrong.

A very big red flag is a puppy with a chip starting with '9'. This is a free country code, and the puppy cannot be traced back to a specific country. A chip starting with '9' is a classic trader's code.

Advice

Stay away from puppies with chip numbers and passports that don't match, and from puppies with a chip starting with '9'.

Ask the seller to show the chip in the puppy. This can be easily done with a chip reader. If they say they are unable or unwilling to do so, leave and leave the puppy behind. However difficult this may be.

Realize, however, that you, as a prospective buyer, hold the real key to stopping the dog trade. This business has nothing to do with a love for dogs, but everything to do with making money. And as soon as they don't sell any puppies, or not enough, they look for businesses that does sell.”

From the post by HONDENBESCHERMING on Facebook:-

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DZvrJkcaa/?mibextid=wwXIfr

‼️ BELANGRIJK BERICHT OVER MALAFIDE HONDENHANDEL

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🐶 Vraag de verkoper de chip in het hondje te tonen. Dat kan heel gemakkelijk met een zogenaamde chipreader. Geeft hij/zij aan dat niet te kunnen of willen doen, vertrek dan en laat het hondje achter. Hoe moeilijk dit ook is.

🚩 Een hele grote rode vlag is een puppy dat een chip heeft startend met ‘9’. Dit is een vrijelandencode en het hondje is niet te herleiden naar een land. Een chip startend met ‘9’ is een klassieke handelaarscode.

✋ Blijf ook weg van puppy’s met chipnummers en paspoortjes die niet overeenkomen.

👉🏼 Lees meer op: https://hondenbescherming.nl/info-advies/malafide-hondenhandel-let-op-het-chipnummer-van-je-hond/

Daar vind je ook een lijst met landencodes