Dogs - Where to get?
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[quote]he pug is fine, there are plenty on Pets4Homes and Gumtree but I can't find any Corgi's anywhere, apart from one or two sites which look very dodgy.
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You'd really buy a dog from Pets4Homes or Gumtree? Even if you don't care about puppy farms and the like, such an animal is likely to cost you a fortune in vets bills. A relative made this mistake, and have been landed with a dog that quite frankly should have been put down - it is regularly costing them 4 figure sums at the vet.
Go to a rescue, find a dog that loves you and look after it.
(Edit - read your follow up post - good call! :-))
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You'd really buy a dog from Pets4Homes or Gumtree? Even if you don't care about puppy farms and the like, such an animal is likely to cost you a fortune in vets bills. A relative made this mistake, and have been landed with a dog that quite frankly should have been put down - it is regularly costing them 4 figure sums at the vet.
Go to a rescue, find a dog that loves you and look after it.
(Edit - read your follow up post - good call! :-))
Edited by rxe on Wednesday 18th May 08:48
Puggit said:
Guilt trip time...
There are thousands of dogs in rescue centres who will give you exactly the same satisfaction as a dog of a certain breed that you are hankering for. If you don't pick one up to take home, they may be put down.
On the plus side, if you pick up a slighter older dog then chances are it won't ruin your home like a puppy will
Second this (if it hasn't been already).There are thousands of dogs in rescue centres who will give you exactly the same satisfaction as a dog of a certain breed that you are hankering for. If you don't pick one up to take home, they may be put down.
On the plus side, if you pick up a slighter older dog then chances are it won't ruin your home like a puppy will
We rescued a 6 month old Jack Russel from Battersea Dogs Home over two years back and it was the best thing to happen to us. We adore our little bundle of fluff more than anything.
Poor blighter was tied up to some railings at a park nearby before a passing motorist handed her in to Battersea.
My dog must be doomed, by the sounds of it then.
I went onto pets4homes, and searched for Huskies (chosen dog) woth 20 miles. 4 came up, 2 litters, a rescue and a malamute.
We sent off inquiries to both litter families, and one replied asking for information about us. Such as name, Facebook profile, email address and a few other questions that didn't add up. Guess what we did with that?
Second litter got back us, explaining the it was their second litter, and they had deposits on 2, but 5 were still remaining, but would be ready xmas eve, and asked if we could collect after (no problem). Went to visit them (home, not KC registered) and was greety by 2 lovely people, and 2 gorgeous fully grown huskies, both of whom were extremely healthy, clean and didn't smell.
The puppies also looked well fed, and had more then enough energy, and were playful enough to show they had nothing wrong with them. They were also fully vet checked, and would be having their first injection before we got them.
We've had our little husky Mia since December and she's grown and she's brilliant.
Have a picture from the day we collected her
What i'm saying is. As long as you go into anything with your eyes open, and asses the owners and the circumstances as much as the dogs, there won't be much of a problem, regardless of where you go.
I went onto pets4homes, and searched for Huskies (chosen dog) woth 20 miles. 4 came up, 2 litters, a rescue and a malamute.
We sent off inquiries to both litter families, and one replied asking for information about us. Such as name, Facebook profile, email address and a few other questions that didn't add up. Guess what we did with that?
Second litter got back us, explaining the it was their second litter, and they had deposits on 2, but 5 were still remaining, but would be ready xmas eve, and asked if we could collect after (no problem). Went to visit them (home, not KC registered) and was greety by 2 lovely people, and 2 gorgeous fully grown huskies, both of whom were extremely healthy, clean and didn't smell.
The puppies also looked well fed, and had more then enough energy, and were playful enough to show they had nothing wrong with them. They were also fully vet checked, and would be having their first injection before we got them.
We've had our little husky Mia since December and she's grown and she's brilliant.
Have a picture from the day we collected her
What i'm saying is. As long as you go into anything with your eyes open, and asses the owners and the circumstances as much as the dogs, there won't be much of a problem, regardless of where you go.
All very true, we got Bryn after seeing an ad in pets4homes but not everyone understands the scams.
People will buy pups from a puppy farm, take then to their home advertise as home bred you go to house non the wiser they will even show potential owners a female dog and claim it is Mum but she is 'having a rest away from the pups for a bit' etc etc
It is unbelievable the lengths they go to
People will buy pups from a puppy farm, take then to their home advertise as home bred you go to house non the wiser they will even show potential owners a female dog and claim it is Mum but she is 'having a rest away from the pups for a bit' etc etc
It is unbelievable the lengths they go to
bexVN said:
claim it is Mum but she is 'having a rest away from the pups for a bit' etc etc
My first dog (German Shepherd - got her 17 years ago) was bought under similarly dodgy circumstances, although probably not a puppy farm.It was a nice enough house in the country, they had a kennel block with about 6 GSDs and an agility arena. Pups looked great, especially the "bear" who was twice the size of the other pups and chose us
."Can we see the father?" - "That's the dog you can hear barking, he's too aggressive so we can't let him out."
"Can we see the mum?" - "There she is outside, we don't want her near the pups because they'll get stressed out when they're taken away."
"Why did this extra-cute pup just have really bad diarrhoea?" - "They've just been wormed, the medicine causes diarrhoea, don't worry about that."
"Isn't 6 weeks too young to take them away?" - "No it's the perfect age, it'll bond to you better."
"OK that all sounds great and not dodgy at all we'll take her."The diarrhoea basically didn't stop for the 14 years she was alive. She had countless untreatable health problems. In and out of vets her whole life. Never got on with other dogs because she was taken away from her siblings and parents too young.
... But when you don't know, you don't know.
Darko92 said:
Having said that, I would personally like a pre-trained dog to some extent.
You probably mean pre-socialised rather than pre-trained?Training most dogs is incredibly easy and also loads of fun for both of you.
Socialising an adult dog who hasn't interacted with another dog since it was a puppy, or has never been walked near a busy road, or has never been poked/prodded by screaming children... That's an uphill battle.
If you find a relaxed/well-balanced/fearless dog who doesn't even know how to sit - don't let that put you off, you'll have loads of fun training it
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