Join the Benidorm forum

My name's Alex and this is my website all about Benidorm in Spain. Register now for free to talk about Where to buy things in Benidorm and much more!

Buying a dog from Benidorm

Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2019 2:41pm
chat_bubble10 repliesvisibility458 viewsadd_alert8 members subscribed

Posts: 3

Location: Benidorm

Joined: 29 Aug 2019

Hello there I am interested in buying a dog from Benidorm but have read bad reports. Can anyone help with details of their experiences positive/negative?

Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2019 8:19pm

Movingon

Super helpful member

Posts: 1857

star1607 helpful points

Location: Albatera

Joined: 7 Feb 2018

Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2019 8:19pm

Presuming that 'Benidorm' is not the name of an actual dog dealer I don't know what sort of response you expect from such an open question? 

You have to at least identify the dealer who you're thinking of buying from, how can anybody give you feedback otherwise? 

Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2019 9:42pm

Cheryl

Legendary helpful member

Posts: 2973

star3538 helpful points

Location: Albatera

Joined: 8 Jun 2017

Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2019 9:42pm

There are so many abandoned dogs on death row here have you thought about getting one from a shelter where it is likely to have been checked over by a vet? There are plenty of puppies if you don't want to take an older dog.

Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2019 9:48pm

Nick1982

Original Poster

Posts: 3

Location: Benidorm

Joined: 29 Aug 2019

Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2019 9:48pm

Hi there

Benidorm not the name of the dealer: I’m on holiday here and noticed many of the seafront shops selling dogs. Are they safe to buy ?

Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2019 9:49pm

Nick1982

Original Poster

Posts: 3

Location: Benidorm

Joined: 29 Aug 2019

Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2019 9:49pm

Thanks for reply. I will look into this.

Do you know anything about the shops

Selling dogs . Doesn’t feel quite right to me?

Advertisement - posts continue below

Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2019 10:02pm

Cheryl

Legendary helpful member

Posts: 2973

star3538 helpful points

Location: Albatera

Joined: 8 Jun 2017

Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2019 10:02pm

I simply wouldn't consider buying any live animal from a seafront shop in a tourist resort full stop.

Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2019 9:22am

Pauline15

Helpful member

Posts: 287

star112 helpful points

Joined: 13 Oct 2017

Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2019 9:22am

Please go to a animal shelter many dogs need homing 🐶🐶

Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2019 10:12am

Posts: 43

star1 helpful points

Joined: 13 Mar 2019

Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2019 10:12am

Please look at local rescue centres first there are many beautiful dogs waiting for a forever home 🙏

Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2019 1:24pm

Stephanie86

Legendary helpful member

Posts: 2799

star2107 helpful points

Location: Lliber

Joined: 4 May 2017

Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2019 1:24pm

Nick1982 wrote on Thu Aug 29, 2019 9:48pm:

Hi there

Benidorm not the name of the dealer: I’m on holiday here and noticed many of the seafront shops selling dogs. Are they safe to buy ?

You say you are ‘on holiday’ here? Presume that you would be intending to take the animal back to UK?

This will involve obtaining a pet passport from a vet,which includes anti rabies vaccine, which is not an overnight procedure and there are waiting periods after the vaccination. Plus worming and whatever other medications required for dogs (sorry, we do cats!!!).

Would also echo previous posts - do NOT buy animals from seafront shops in a tourist area, quite apart from the distress these animals may well be in, there are unlikely to be any safeguards. PLEASE go to one of the many animal shelters where they will be only too pleased to help you.

We have just taken 2 x small white cats rescued from living in a field with a donkey - no,not the donkey also! These are, however, semi-feral, and had we not been living here full time in the campo, we would not have contemplated it, as they are proving extremely difficult to ‘humanise’. So be careful with a dog!

Posted: Sun Sep 1, 2019 9:17am

Posts: 17

star3 helpful points

Location: Villajoyosa

Joined: 30 Aug 2019

Posted: Sun Sep 1, 2019 9:17am

Benidorm dog home have many ma desperate dog wanting homes. They vaccinate and sort passport for you. You can use a ferry or eurotunnel to travel home with a pet. But you will need to get rabies vaccine then wait three weeks before you can travel. Then within three days of arriving in uk dog will need a worming tablet given by a vet who will sign the passport. So many things to consider. 

Sign up for free or login to reply to this topic

Want to reply to this topic? Login or register for free to post your message:

Find more Where to buy things topics from a particular area: