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AwwPups

Verified puppy marketplace

Buy a puppy from a verified breeder, with your deposit held in escrow.

Every breeder and rescue on AwwPups is identity-verified, premises-verified by video and required to upload health testing for the breed. Families can check the records before paying, and it is free for buyers.

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No account. No card. No sales call.

  • Every breeder and rescue verified
  • Health testing uploaded for the breed
  • Payments held in escrow until collection

What should you verify before paying a deposit for a puppy?

Answer fourteen questions about the breeder, the listing, the health records and how you are asked to pay. See which checks are done and what to look into before sending money. Runs in your browser. No account, no card, no call.

The listing you are considering

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The breeder

Have you spoken to the breeder by phone or live video, not only by message?

Have you seen the puppy, its mother and the premises on a live video walkthrough?

Have you searched the breeder's name, phone number and email for scam reports?

Can you collect the puppy in person?

The listing

Have you run the listing photos through a reverse image search?

Has the breeder sent a new photo of the puppy that you asked for?

Has the breeder avoided pressing you to pay quickly to hold the puppy?

Have the price and the puppy's details stayed the same across your messages?

Health records

Have you seen genetic health testing results for the breed?

Have you seen the dam's health record?

Have you contacted the breeder's vet to confirm the records?

Payment

Is the deposit paid some way other than a wire transfer to the seller?

Will the payment be held until you have collected the puppy?

Is the full price agreed in writing, with no new fees added since?

Answer the questions to see your score. It updates as you go.

Method: yes counts a check in full, partly counts half and no counts nothing. Each is weighted from one to three by how much money an unverified answer could put at risk, and the score is the weighted share of the points available. It measures the checks you have done, not whether a listing is genuine.

The problem

Puppy scams are one of the highest-volume consumer frauds there is: fake listings with stolen photos, deposits wired for dogs that do not exist, and a family that ends up heartbroken and out 800 dollars.

Beyond outright fraud, buyers have no way to distinguish a health-testing breeder from a puppy mill with a nice website, so they guess, and the dogs pay for it.

Who it is for

  • Families buying a puppy

    Families who want to know the breeder is real and the dog exists before any money changes hands.

  • Responsible breeders

    Breeders who health-test and lose sales to scammers, and want a way to prove they are real.

  • Rescues

    Rescues, who list free, permanently.

Verification is the product

Every listing is checked before a family sees it, and no deposit is ever wired to a stranger.

Identity verified
Every breeder and rescue is identity-verified before they can list.
Premises seen on video
Premises are verified by video walkthrough.
Health testing required
Breeders upload genetic health testing for the breed, the dam's health record and the vet's contact for confirmation.
Photos checked for reuse
Listing photos are checked against reverse image search to catch stolen pictures.
Escrow, not wire transfers
Payments go through escrow and are released after the puppy is collected.
A record you can check
Buyers get a full health record and a lineage they can check.

How it works

AwwPups, from the first step to the result.

  1. 1

    Browse verified listings

    Every breeder and rescue has been verified.

  2. 2

    Check the records

    Review health testing, the dam's record and the lineage.

  3. 3

    Pay into escrow

    Your payment is held, not wired to a stranger.

  4. 4

    Collect your puppy

    Escrow is released after collection.

Pricing

Free for buyers and rescues. Breeders pay per verified litter and a small escrow fee.

  • Buyers

    Freealways

    Search verified breeders and rescues.

    • Verified listings
    • Health records and lineage
    • Escrow protection
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  • Breeders

    $25per verified litter listing

    Plus a 3 percent escrow fee.

    • Identity and premises verification
    • Health testing on the listing
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  • Rescues

    Freepermanently

    Rescues list without charge.

    • Verified listing
    Get in touch →

Breeders also pay a 3 percent escrow fee. Prices in USD.

Questions people actually ask

How are breeders verified?

Every breeder or rescue is identity-verified and premises-verified by video walkthrough, and breeders must upload genetic health testing for the breed, the dam's health record and the vet's contact for confirmation.

How do you catch fake listings?

Photos are checked against reverse image search to catch reuse, alongside identity and premises verification.

How is my deposit protected?

Payments go through escrow and are released after the puppy is collected, so a deposit is never wired to a stranger.

What do buyers pay?

Nothing. AwwPups is free for buyers, always.

What do breeders pay?

25 dollars per verified litter listing, and a 3 percent escrow fee.

Do rescues pay?

No. Rescues list free, permanently.

Why should I trust the puppy listing scam check?

The score counts the checks you have done, worked out in your browser. It cannot tell you whether a listing is genuine, and it does not search images or scam reports; the free Scam Check runs those searches on a listing URL or its photos.

What should you verify before paying a deposit for a puppy?

Answer fourteen questions about the breeder, the listing, the health records and how you are asked to pay. See which checks are done and what to look into before sending money. Runs in your browser. No account, no card, no call.

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