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Before you decide to introduce a Utonagan puppy into your life give all these facts good consideration:

The Utonagan is a large, intelligent and very active dog, and as with all puppies, needs toilet training, needs to chew when teething (which actually goes on until a dog is at least 18months), needs training, exercise, and a lot of hard work and time. The Utonagan needs company, be it yourself or other pets and will not usually settle left by themselves, they are a breed that can suffer badly from separation anxiety and find it very stressful being left alone.

Due to the size of the Utonagan it is very advisable to get to training classes as soon as possible to socialise your dog and to instil firm but encouraging boundaries. You may find yourself with a handful when puppy is fully grown and still acting like a puppy, people don’t take kindly to a “mugging” from a huge dog. So boundaries should be set at an early age to ensure that you and your Utonagan can have a responsible and fun time together.

When enquiring about purchasing a puppy you should phone as many people as possible, being aware that not all breeders are genuine lovers of the breed, there are a lot of “chancers” out there passing off cross breeds as a Utonagan with false paperwork. All recognised affiliations with the Utonagan breed will hold genuine records and pedigrees and registration Documents. Check who your breeder is registered with and phone them to check. We are all here to help.

You should always be able to see the mother of the puppies, and full paperwork and pictures of the father if he himself is owned by another party. You should also be able to visit puppy in the breeders home before you agree that this is the dog you would like, NEVER should you purchase any dogs if this is not the case.

All genuine Utonagan puppies should be DNA profiled and records held at the Kennel Club, a copy of certificate should be given to you, they should also all be micro-chipped, vet checked, insured and eye screened(if possible) by the breeder before you purchase your puppy.