Price of puppies

[Rh14n]

Animal said:

Very interesting: that picture of the black cocker spaniel above is the very same from an advert I saw from a lady selling her 2 pups because she hasn't got time to look after them. I'd contacted her to express interest and not had a reply - maybe not a genuine picture?

Perhaps the article (and/or perhaps the seller you contacted) are just using stock cute puppy photos.

[parakitaMol.]

Red9zero said:

Longwool said:

Good luck with the operation, hope it makes a full recovery.

Thanks. He is booked in for the 19th, which is the soonest they can do, as it is elective apparently. In the meantime as well as no walks, he is being lifted on and off chairs, over steps, up and down stairs and, as he sleeps on our bed for part of the night, I have removed the base of our bed and put the mattress on the floor, so he can get off and on during the night. Yes, he is extremely spoiled

There's no being spoiled here - you're doing the right thing.I hope your dog's surgery is successful - it's a tough surgery but hopefully with an older and smallish dog you will manage.

Don't skip the rest and rehab afterwards - you can really make a difference to the success. You're right about the jumping but also slippery floors are really bad news too.We have had the year from hell with my youngest (two LP surgeries back to back - the first included TTT as well - the first surgery failed at 20 weeks despite an enormous amount of work and care). Good luck to your little chap.

[Red9zero]

parakitaMol. said:

There's no being spoiled here - you're doing the right thing.I hope your dog's surgery is successful - it's a tough surgery but hopefully with an older and smallish dog you will manage.

Don't skip the rest and rehab afterwards - you can really make a difference to the success. You're right about the jumping but also slippery floors are really bad news too.We have had the year from hell with my youngest (two LP surgeries back to back - the first included TTT as well - the first surgery failed at 20 weeks despite an enormous amount of work and care). Good luck to your little chap.

Thanks. He's a tough little thing, so hopefully we'll be ok. We do have a lot of wood floors downstairs, but they are now covered with an assortment of rugs so he doesn't slip. Looks like a Turkish bazaar though

[Superleg48]

This is exactly what I feared would happen.

[Who me ?]

Last Visit said:

We most certainly would take care of a dog, we have given this a lot of thought.

My 9 yr old son is autistic and whilst we all want a dog as a family pet we are hoping he'll develops a good bond with the dog too, there is a significant school of thought that suggests a dog can be a great companion for those who are autistic. Obviously he wants a dog too.

This reason has slightly put us off a shelter dog, in that it would probably be older and we worry that the dog might have behavioural issues and not make a great pet or be good with him as he takes a while to trust any animal (some friends have dogs). Happy to be re-educated on this of course, I'm no expert.

Certain shelters err on the safe side with kids under 10 but I've never had a problem with rescue dogs in over 30 years and that included dogs of all sizes . Certain breeds/mixes are more tolerant of "their " kids. My grandson has ADHD and is frightened of dogs. The last one tried desperately to make friends with him ,failed but never gave up trying. Latest dog has won him over . Of all the rescues the ones that bonded closest with my kids were female. Present one is wary of children, but seems to sense that some she meets have problems and is more tolerant of them
One of my neighbours found a place where they specialise in dogs for kids with ADHD . I did a bit of googling and found this searching for "dogs for autistic children. . Might help.
https://www.supportdogs.org.uk/autism-assistance.

[parakitaMol.]

Red9zero said:

parakitaMol. said:

There's no being spoiled here - you're doing the right thing. I hope your dog's surgery is successful - it's a tough surgery but hopefully with an older and smallish dog you will manage.

Don't skip the rest and rehab afterwards - you can really make a difference to the success. You're right about the jumping but also slippery floors are really bad news too. We have had the year from hell with my youngest (two LP surgeries back to back - the first included TTT as well - the first surgery failed at 20 weeks despite an enormous amount of work and care). Good luck to your little chap.

Thanks. He's a tough little thing, so hopefully we'll be ok. We do have a lot of wood floors downstairs, but they are now covered with an assortment of rugs so he doesn't slip. Looks like a Turkish bazaar though

My house is the same the kitchen looks like an unfinished jigsaw puzzle

[Driver101]

I was looking at the prices earlier today. There is now a lot more sensibly priced dogs. It's not £1500 for anything with four legs and £3000+ for popular breeds.

[Who me ?]

if you want a pedigree, then why not try a breed rescuer of your choice. You may have to settle for an older dog with no papers, but you are giving a home to one that's lost out. Love/home as an elderly owner has to go into care or just not able to care for it. One thing about a rescue is that ,in most cases, they've seen hard times, so any person giving them love gets love back. And animals reap the benefits,as do you. You pay a fraction of the fee a breeder wants. The rescue place gets funds to plough back into animal care. And animal gets a new home. There's no better feeling in the world than a dog walking into a new home and checking it out and enjoying the thrill of exploring. My present one is an escape artist( possibly the JRT in her) as she climbed/jumped /scaled a six-foot fence twice, to find the world outside a scary place, and home was a lot more inviting. I suspect that she'd been thrashed for escaping as that was what she was cowering from. She still does cower from time to time, but a good fuss soon sets that right. Never forget that a strange dog might foul at home,as it's not sure of how to let you know it needs out. perhaps I'm soft, but I take it as a fault on y part that I did not understand the dog wanting out and ever blame the dog.

[Driver101]

I wouldn't discount a dog from a rescue centre, but the suitable dogs are snapped up very quickly. They get a lot of interest.

The dogs remaining are usually in need of significant extra care, attention and have restrictions. We aren't master dog trainers and don't want to take on a dog that can't be trusted around other animals and people.

[Howard-]

Driver101 said:

I wouldn't discount a dog from a rescue centre, but the suitable dogs are snapped up very quickly. They get a lot of interest.

The dogs remaining are usually in need of significant extra care, attention and have restrictions. We aren't master dog trainers and don't want to take on a dog that can't be trusted around other animals and people.

Get your name on the list of a few rescue centres. That's how we ended up with our chocolate lab and she's the absolute best thing that ever happened to us.

[PHlL]

Reach out to breeders directly.

I'd go onto the KC assured breeders page / or the popular breed club webpages and find breeders email/phone and contact each one individually.

Both my parents and I have bought dog during the last 2 years for normal, pre-covid money this way. If people are advertising litters, they are still this expensive as that's the current market rate (and breeders saying their priced to stop re-selling of dogs).

If you build a good relationship with a protentional breeder, that whole reselling of dog issue goes and they'll normally price the pup appropriately then.

At least this is my experience.

[moorx]

Article on BBC website suggesting lockdown dogs are starting to make their way into rescue centres:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58518892