West Australians have shown overwhelming support for proposed reforms to crack down on puppy farming, including mandatory dog de-sexing and the transitioning of pet shops into adoption centres.

In May, the McGowan Government moved on its election promise to phase out the practice in WA, urging the public to provide feedback during a three-month consultation period.

The government received 4,754 submissions from various areas of the public including dog owners, dog breeders and pet rescue organisations.

The implementation of mandatory de-sexing of non-breeding dogs, aimed at reducing the number of unwanted and unplanned dogs, was supported by 77 per cent of the public.

Local Government Minister David Templeman urged the public to exercise caution when buying a puppy in the lead-up to Christmas. ( ABC News: Madeline Palmer )

Local Government Minister David Templeman released the results of the consultation at the Shenton Park Dogs' Refuge Home.

Mr Templeman urged the public to exercise caution when buying a puppy in the lead-up to Christmas.

"The results highlight the support for the government's initiative to stop puppy farming, and we're doing that at a time when many families and individuals are considering, as Christmas nears, the purchase of a dog," Mr Templeman said.

"We are very serious with our message that it's a very big commitment to take on a pet.

"We are asking people to consider that they might source that pet from a refuge, or from a registered breeder, but not from a backyard puppy farm."

The new laws are expected to be introduced to parliament in late 2019. ( ABC News: Madeline Palmer )

The results also indicated 83 per cent of the public was supportive of a centralised registration system for all dogs and 61 per cent supported the transitioning of pet shops into adoption centres.

Member for Maylands and chair of the implementation working group, Lisa Baker, said the laws were a long time coming for WA.

"I am delighted to see that the McGowan Government's proposed reforms have broad community support," Ms Baker said.

"In fact, of the people who didn't support our measures, most of them actually wanted stronger protections in place for our dogs rather than less."

The Government said it would review the results of the survey, with draft laws expected to be tabled in State Parliament late next year.