breeding dogs :(

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Cahill

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just been browsing some `dogs needing homes` on t`internet.


i am shocked to read of some dogs needing re homing from breeders and a lot of the ads state that they are not house trained and do not walk on leads.whats that all about?

do these dogs live in crates and have no life?
if this is the case ,it`s really disgusting and people should only buy from proper breeders and any other type of set up should not be encouraged.

rant over.
 
I suspect a lot of these are dogs from puppy farmers, and no, they don't have a life. I am at a loss to understand why people buy from such establishments, and from back yard breeders who in the majority of cases carry out no health tests on the parents and are breeding purely to earn money. However the fact remains they still have a market so folk are obviously still not getting the message.:mad:

I wish there was some way the title "breeder" could be restricted to people who really care about the breed and their dogs, rather than being used to anyone whose dog produces pups.
 
Agree with MM they do sound like puppy farmers' dogs but I know people who keep there dogs crated with no life, or kenneled with no life.

I don't think people always buy from puppy farms intending to support them but with the intention of "rescuing" the puppy from the place. We technically should have left Millie where she was given she was raised in a barn, in the pitch black in a rather dirty rabbit hutch, weaned onto dinner scraps and bits of bone. Her father was chained to his kennel, he was a working terrier, and her mother was left to roam. She'd had at least one litter before the one Millie was in and we've noticed several advertised since - there was only one terrier bitch there, leaving the idea she was being bred from every season. Moo was the last one of the litter at 8wks
 
Reversing a bitch into a dog repeatedly and making profits from the result, does not a 'breeder' make in my book. Oh and then dump them when they have finished producing (money for their owners). Lovely.
 
At least they are passing them on to a rescue site, some just kick their dogs out like some people discard old fridges which no longer work.

Its despicable the whole puppy farming industry which gets rich on the fruits of their dogs wombs & testicles. Sadly people buy from them because they are cheaper and everyone loves a bargain.:rolleyes:
 
My friend homed a chocolate lab, Whisper, who, at the age of eight, had spent her whole life in a garage producing puppies!!!! My friend took on this dog (she wasn't house trained), took her to dog training classes where she was the oldest "puppy" in the beginners class, and has basically given her a lovely life - she's about thirteen now. My friend was actualy offered one of Whisper's daughters who has also spent her life in a similar sitation!!! It's all SO sad and not many are as lucky as Whisper when she was offered to my daffy friend who takes in ANYTHING!:eek:
 
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Many Tears rescue seem to have a lot of ex breeding dogs, none of whom have been socialised or trained to walk on a lead. So sad. They like to re-home them with another, trained dog who is used to being lead walked. :(
 
The rescue site near me take in quite a few ex breeding bitches from Wales and they always state in their ad that these dogs can only go to homes that have another dog. Sadly these dogs are terrified of people and latch on to the resident dog to help them cope.
 
My friend has also taken on a deaf collie x; by the age of about five months, when my friend acquired her, she'd already had about four homes - none of which could cope with her! She "shadow jumps" and is a real handful (she's four years old now) - thank God there are people like my friend Annie who'll give these poor unfortunate dogs a chance!!

Oh, and many years ago, my same friend picked up another collie x on the A1 in Yorkshire....said dog had a gash on her side which looked as though it had been stitched up by someone other than a vet......Friend contacted all the local vets and none of them recognised the dog (who was less than a year old). She contacted the local radio stations - tried to find her owners by all means but without success. She kept the dog and called her Dilly and she was the most adorable dog ever! She died a couple of years ago at he age of about 15 - she was one of the lucky ones! She had a lovely life with my friend!
 
i am reading cesar milan at the moment,he sets great store by the migration mode/exercise thingy and dogs fulfilling their needs which just makes it all the more abhorrent for dogs to be living like this.

( i do like cesar milan,although i have no problems with my dog (except maintaining concentration at school) i wish i had read his books ages ago)
 
A lot is to do with nievity. People take dogs without thinking about the consequences, or where the dog came from.

But on the positive side, there are people who are prepared to take on difficult dogs, who will go that extra mile, who do breed with care and pride. I have a lovely friend and their rehomed springer is totally neurotic. To the extent that the dog can't be left alone, ever. Not even for 5 minutes. She will however, stay in the car. Must be the only dog to accompany her owners to all social's as she will sleep in the car quite happily!. People who knew better and didn't believe what my friend told them, were left ruefully looking at the remains of their internal doors..It is, all joking apart, a massive consideration and they have a very very small pool of properl dog people who can care for said dog if they go away - dog now flies with them on their short trips too!
 
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