Guides
What is worth knowing before you choose.
Straight answers to what a family in Colombia asks before getting a dog: who to trust, what it costs, and which breed suits their climate and their home. Every guide starts with the answer and cites its sources. Some end by recommending a different breed, or adoption.
Before you choose a breeder
How to check what you are told, what to ask, and what the law says.
How to tell if a dog breeder in Colombia is reputable
A checklist for Colombia: the visit, the parents, health tests, ACCC papers, the contract and the warning signs. And how to check each point at Casa Trufa.
Trust · October 7, 2026
Puppy scams in Colombia: how to spot them
How to spot a puppy scam on social media in Colombia, the sign the Attorney General’s Office highlights, and seven checks before you send a deposit.
Trust · October 7, 2026
Questions to ask a dog breeder before you choose a puppy
The 15 questions a good breeder answers with documents: the parents’ health, the age at handover, the contract, the guarantee and support afterward.
Trust · October 7, 2026
Is it legal to sell dogs in Colombia? What the law says about breeders
What Colombian law says about dog breeders, puppy handover, the legal guarantee and transport, and what a bill in the Senate would change. With sources.
Trust · October 7, 2026
Adopt a dog or go to a breeder? An honest answer
When adopting is the right decision, when a breeder makes sense, and what separates a family kennel from a puppy mill. An honest answer from a breeder.
Trust · October 7, 2026
What it costs
Market price ranges with their sources, and what it costs afterwards.
How much does a purebred dog cost in Colombia in 2026?
Price ranges seen in Colombia for seven breeds, in Colombian pesos, with source and date, what explains the gap, and what a dog costs to keep each year.
Price · October 7, 2026
How much does it cost to own a Bernese Mountain Dog in Colombia each month?
What a 36–50 kg (79–110 lb) Bernese Mountain Dog costs to keep, why almost every expense goes by weight, and how to work out your own monthly budget.
Bernese Mountain Dog · October 7, 2026
Choosing a breed for your life
Apartment, climate, coat and allergies: what really decides it.
Which dog suits your city’s climate in Colombia?
Hot lowlands, temperate or cool highlands: which breeds adapt to each of Colombia’s climate zones and which we don’t recommend, with a table by altitude.
Climate · October 7, 2026
Apartment dogs in Colombia: which breeds work, which don’t and why
What makes a dog do well in an apartment: energy, time alone and noise, not just size. Seven breeds ranked honestly, plus building rules and climate.
Choosing a breed · October 7, 2026
Small dogs that don’t shed: what’s true and what isn’t
No dog stops shedding completely or is 100% hypoallergenic. Which small breeds shed least, how much grooming they need and who they suit.
Choosing a breed · October 7, 2026
Companion breeds
Maltipoo, Maltese, Cavalier and Cockapoo, without the labels used in ads.
Do Maltipoos shed? Are they hypoallergenic?
Short answer: Maltipoos shed very little, but no dog is 100% hypoallergenic. What to expect from a Maltipoo’s coat and how to look after it.
Maltipoo · October 7, 2026
Toy, mini and teacup Maltipoo: the real full-grown size
How much a full-grown Maltipoo really weighs and measures, what “toy”, “mini”, “teacup”, F1 and F1b mean, and why nobody can guarantee size.
Maltipoo · October 7, 2026
Are the Maltipoo and the Cockapoo breeds? Pedigree and the ACCC explained
Maltipoos and Cockapoos are crosses, not recognized breeds: no pedigree and no ACCC registration in Colombia. What to ask a breeder for instead.
Maltipoo and Cockapoo · October 7, 2026
Mini, toy and teacup Maltese: what nobody tells you
The Maltese has a single size in the FCI standard. What is behind “mini”, “toy” and “teacup”, the health risks, and how to choose well.
Maltese · October 7, 2026
Maltese care: coat, tear stains and daily routine
How to care for a Maltese in Colombia: brushing, tear stains, teeth, barking, time alone, and what changes between hot and cool cities.
Maltese · October 7, 2026
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel health: heart, syringomyelia and tests
The two conditions that define Cavalier King Charles Spaniel health, mitral valve disease (MVD) and syringomyelia, and the tests to ask for in the parents.
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel · October 7, 2026
Cockapoo full grown: size, coat and temperament
How much a full-grown Cockapoo weighs, whether it sheds, how much energy it has and which families suit this Cocker Spaniel and Poodle cross.
Cockapoo · October 7, 2026
Working breeds and large family dogs
Border Collie, Blue Heeler and Bernese Mountain Dog: who they suit and who they don’t.
Can a Border Collie live in an apartment?
Only with plenty of exercise and mental work every day. What a Border Collie needs, and who this breed is not for.
Border Collie · October 7, 2026
Merle Border Collie: colors, genetics and the risks of double merle
What merle is in a Border Collie, why one copy of the gene is no problem and why two merles should never be bred. Blue merle, red merle, tricolor.
Border Collie · October 7, 2026
Blue Heeler: temperament, farm and family (and what Bluey has to do with it)
The Blue Heeler, or Australian Cattle Dog: temperament, which farm and family it suits, whether Colombia lists it as dangerous, and where Bluey fits.
Australian Cattle Dog (Blue Heeler) · October 7, 2026
Can a Bernese Mountain Dog live in a hot climate? A city-by-city guide to Colombia
Where we do and don’t recommend a Bernese Mountain Dog in Colombia, city by city, based on each one’s altitude and climate zone.
Bernese Mountain Dog · October 7, 2026
Moving and travelling with a dog
Bringing a dog into Colombia, taking one abroad, and the paperwork on both sides.
Bringing a dog to Colombia: ICA requirements, step by step
What ICA asks for when you bring a dog into Colombia: minimum age, health certificate, vaccinations, parasite treatment and the airport inspection.
Travel · October 10, 2026
Can you take a puppy from Colombia to the US, Canada or Europe?
A puppy from Colombia cannot enter the US before 6 months, or the EU or Great Britain before about 7. The rules by destination, with official sources.
Travel · October 10, 2026
Will the AKC register a dog from Colombia? FCI and ACCC pedigrees explained
The AKC does not accept “the FCI” as a registry, but its list of foreign registries includes Colombia’s kennel club, the ACCC. What it asks for.
Pedigree · October 10, 2026
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