Just a little vent...dog related/friend related
04-05-2011, 05:30 PM
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OP has not posted in about 2 years.
There has been a lot of puppy posts lately, while I agree they are all cute and lovable (who doesn't love a puppy?) let's remember there are 4 MILLION (that's 4,000,000) unwanted dogs and cats killed every year because they can't find homes. Even if you KNOW you have good homes lined up for your litter, that means someone else's dog or cat will likely be put down.
If you really love your furbabies, consider spaying and neutering. JMHO.
There has been a lot of puppy posts lately, while I agree they are all cute and lovable (who doesn't love a puppy?) let's remember there are 4 MILLION (that's 4,000,000) unwanted dogs and cats killed every year because they can't find homes. Even if you KNOW you have good homes lined up for your litter, that means someone else's dog or cat will likely be put down.
If you really love your furbabies, consider spaying and neutering. JMHO.
04-05-2011, 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by AtHomeSewing
I honestly do not mean to be rude here, however I must ask who in this scenario has the PUPPY's best interest at heart?
I'm probably going to regret saying anything about this on a quilting board, but you chose to vent here, so for the sake of the DOGS I am going to point out the obvious.
Breeders have a responsibility to take back puppies that are not working out, for any reason, to keep them as long as it takes to find an appropriate home for them, and to never ever take their puppies to animal shelters. People who choose to bring litters into a world that is overpopulated with dogs, have a responsibility to place their puppies in situations where those animals will be cared for forever.
If your friend could not afford to pay $50 for a puppy, did you wonder how could she afford a trip to the vet for shots, or if there was an accident and the pup needed more than routine veterinary care how she could pay for all of that?
Also, I can't help but wonder how can you put your own bitch through the stress of having two litters in less than a year?
I'm probably going to regret saying anything about this on a quilting board, but you chose to vent here, so for the sake of the DOGS I am going to point out the obvious.
Breeders have a responsibility to take back puppies that are not working out, for any reason, to keep them as long as it takes to find an appropriate home for them, and to never ever take their puppies to animal shelters. People who choose to bring litters into a world that is overpopulated with dogs, have a responsibility to place their puppies in situations where those animals will be cared for forever.
If your friend could not afford to pay $50 for a puppy, did you wonder how could she afford a trip to the vet for shots, or if there was an accident and the pup needed more than routine veterinary care how she could pay for all of that?
Also, I can't help but wonder how can you put your own bitch through the stress of having two litters in less than a year?
As the breeder, you have a responsibility to re-home this puppy properly. That means a family that is capable of providing a good loving home and has the means to care for the dogs well being - including financially. You also have the responsibilty to the family recieving such dog that he doesn't come with the "baggage" of being a leg lifter, which means that you'll have to break him of this habit.
You also have the responsibility to neuter this boy BEFORE you place him into another home.
Sorry if this rubs the wrong way, but these are things that I expect from ethical and knowledgable breeders. They breed responsibly with an eye toward health and temperament issues, they screen puppy buyers carefully to make sure they will be good parents, they continue to support the buyers with questions and problems, they take puppies (and adults) back from buyers for whatever reason, and they re-home them properly. And again sorry if this offends, but it's subject near and dear to my heart as I am a breeder, and I also work breed rescue, but if you don't have the time to do all of these things, then you probably should seriously consider if breeding is something that you should be doing.
04-05-2011, 06:43 PM
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I can't really help you with your problem, but it sounds like your friend didn't continue to work with the potty training. I've always had Chows, which very rarely do you have to do house training.
I don't mean to be "rude" or anything like that, but since you have 3 dogs, 3 kids, and from what I understand one of the females had a litter, so you have at least 2 females, since this puppy is from a previous litter. There are WAY too many dogs and cats in this world and not enough homes, there are MILLIONS of dogs and cats that are put to death yearly. Are you a "recognized" breeder? If not, I would urge you to seriously consider getting all your dogs spayed or neutered.
I don't mean to be "rude" or anything like that, but since you have 3 dogs, 3 kids, and from what I understand one of the females had a litter, so you have at least 2 females, since this puppy is from a previous litter. There are WAY too many dogs and cats in this world and not enough homes, there are MILLIONS of dogs and cats that are put to death yearly. Are you a "recognized" breeder? If not, I would urge you to seriously consider getting all your dogs spayed or neutered.
04-05-2011, 08:50 PM
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Have to agree - I used to breed Labradors and the last litter had one come back she was a nightmare with dreadful behaviour due to the way she had been treated by the owners but I kept her until she was about 6 months old and retrained and she turned out to be a lovely girl - I also had her spayed and then re-homed her - I don't breed now as I feel it is wrong with so many unwanted dogs
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