RUFF-RUFF.COM

After many years of living out of a suitcase and traveling as a regional Airline Captain, in the Spring of 2020 COVID-19 hit resulting in a massive reduction of pilot need thought out the industry and like many others I was home. During this time I felt like it would be a great opportunity to be able to get a puppy and acclimate him while I'm home, but too little avail, I would soon discovered how difficult it is to find a puppy from a responsible and ethical breeder. I started by looking like most people do by going to puppy stores in the Local mall, only to find outrageous prices. So like every red blooded American, I turned to the internet and what a mess that is. I started by doing a little digging on the local places like Facebook and Google only to find a breeder selling an adorable golden retriever puppy for a reasonable price of $900. After sending him a deposit of $100, and booking a flight to NC the morning. He sent me the address, then upon arriving in Charlotte to pick up the puppy I contacted him to no avail, no text, no answering my phone call, and when I showed up with the address after renting a car it didn't exist. After arriving back home and distraught I started doing a lot more research online. Started looking for more breeders and starting to discover that not all breeders are created equal. When it comes to what one should expect out of a breeder it's more then just an AKC piece of paper. Just because a breeder has an AKC puppy doesn't mean that puppy comes from a responsible breeder, a breeder that loves and cares for the dogs, a breeder that follows the breed clubs recommended breed standards which includes phenotype & genetic testing for know issues and then not breeding those dogs that don't pass those tests. So I decided to start ruff-ruff.com to help provide resources and education. Whether it's helping people rehome their dog, find and rescue, or just to be able to ask a vet a simple question. It's all coming.