contact the AKC pr formal kennel club in your aREA FOR A LIST OF REPUTABLE BREEDERS. OR YOUR VET.
someone who just breeds their dog because it is cute or has an accidental breeding is NOT a breeder. (well i guess technically they are) they are a back yard breeder...their dog has not been certified for health or temperment. more than likely does not meet breed standards, etc. does the other part of the equation? probably not.

yes it may be a "purebred" but really so what...not if it doesn't come healthy or be a good rep of the breed then it isn't worth the $$ you pay if you atren't getting what you are looking for...& when the "breeder" can't find homes for the litter what happens to the rest of them?

a good breeder (responsible) will require that you rehome any puppy they sell you to them at any time in that dogs life back to them. period. illness, moving, behavior issues..what ever. the dog returns to the breeder no questions asked.

DO NOT BUY FROM A PET STORE. those dogs do not come from a responsible breeder. they come from puppy mills. yes they are purebreds . the dogs parents are kept in cages & never see daylight. cages stacked on top of each other. dogs on bottom sleep in filth. no vet care. crappy food. inbreeding. over breeding. when finished breeding due to age etc dogs are killed or if lucky turned to a rescue.

dogs in stores that don't get sold are killed (at least in east coast of us). majority of mills are amish.

research the breed you want before you buy.

check the rescue world..check petfinder. most dogs in a breed specific rescue are purebred & come fully vetted & trained & with the full time support of a rescue for the dog's life.

stumpy