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hihosilver

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Hi my friend has just brought a little girl puppy, she is gorgeous! I am thinking of getting one. Do they make good pets? My friend paid £600 this seems a lot to me? does anyone have one? thoughts please x
 
I have met one, and it was a lovely little fluffy dog. Not my cup of tea but lovely all the same. I however wouldn't pay more than £200 for a crossbreed. Nothing against cross breeds, they are excellent dogs, just not a fan of the designer price tag that comes with many of them.
 
Cavalier King Charles cross Bichon. They seem very popular, and the few that I've met have been lovely. But they're essentially a mongrel, and to be charged (let alone pay) £600 is outrageous.

Buy either a Bichon or King Charles would be my advice.
 
One of the breeds(lol) of choice of the puppy farmer, I wouldnt buy and fuel the trade and yes thats is more than what a Lancashire Heeler would cost and they are a rare and on the vulnerable breed list.
 
How did it come to pass that mongrels can now command the same price as a pure bred dog purely by dint of giving it a cutesy designer name? :-(

Either buy a pure bred from a specialist breeder, or, if a cross breed is what you want go and visit your local rescue centre. Please don't fuel indiscriminate breeding for profit in this way.

<steps off high horse> <ahem>
 
'Cavachon's ' are usually lovely dogs, however very few breeders of these type of dogs do the proper health testing for the two breeds they have cross bred prior to breeding. For £600 I very much hope that this breeder is different, as Cavalier King Charles spaniels are not the healthiest of breeds.
 
Make sure both parents have been health tested, especially the cavalier. They are renowned for heart problems, which allegedly kill many by 5, if your lucky 10.
 
I'm not in a position to judge those who breed cross-breed dogs, but I am staggered at those who will pay £600 for their efforts! :D:D LUNACY!! They want their bumps feeling! How does the old adage go? A fool and their money are soon parted?

Alec.
 
All breeds have their problems.

Unfortunately my KC registered and health tested Bichon has a luxating patella (thankfully mild), and I have my suspicions that she may have a heart murmer.

Please, please, please op do your homework on the pup before agreeing to buy.
 
I think well done to the breeders, anyone who can persuade people to part with hundreds of pounds for a mongrel is following a great marketing strategy.
(Joking, ish).
 
If the cavalier parent isn't tested clear for syringomyelia, I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole. You'd be perpetuating the problem within the breed and you'd be facing serious heartbreak. Do some research, please, to save future heartbreak.
 
It seems a bit odd to choose a dog on the basis that your friend just got one..rather than work out what is right for you and your lifestyle?
 
ester said:
It seems a bit odd to choose a dog on the basis that your friend just got one..rather than work out what is right for you and your lifestyle?
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As a dog groomer I see this all the time. The neighbour has one so they have to get one too. It's how these cross breeds have got so popular. Madness if you ask me. So sad too that there are so many wonderful pedigree breeds that are getting overlooked due to this fashion trend and now on the endangered breeds list.
 
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It seems a bit odd to choose a dog on the basis that your friend just got one..rather than work out what is right for you and your lifestyle?
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Actually I have been looking for a while at bichon crosses and yes I know for that price I could get a pure breed. However I really like the crosses and I know it is awful lot of money but think suit my lifestyle well. I did look into homing a dog from a shelter but they tend to be staffs or lurchers and also cost £ 200 to rehome.
 
amymay said:
All breeds have their problems.

Unfortunately my KC registered and health tested Bichon has a luxating patella (thankfully mild), and I have my suspicions that she may have a heart murmer.

Please, please, please op do your homework on the pup before agreeing to buy.
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Yes of course I will Amy May I even end up with a pure Bichon. I will do research and my friends puppy has had all the checks and was insured fro the first month fro that price. The vet did say she may have a short life span due to heart but he also said that she was a very healthy puppy.
 
Due to what about her heart??

Having nosed through a few adverts on various sites I couldn't find a single advert with any mention of health testing parents - more the dad belongs to a friend ..

I did however find a breeder on facebook who appears to fully health check both for everything, annual eyes etc, phew! I presume it isn't a small amount to get an MRI for syringomyelia.
 
hihosilver said:
Actually I have been looking for a while at bichon crosses and yes I know for that price I could get a pure breed. However I really like the crosses and I know it is awful lot of money but think suit my lifestyle well. I did look into homing a dog from a shelter but they tend to be staffs or lurchers and also cost £ 200 to rehome.
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Many rescues charge less than this but the cost is usually a fraction of the cost they've spent on vaccinating, neutering, microchipping and treating any health issues caused by neglect.
I'm not wishing to single you out OP but I'm always saddened to hear of animal lovers who resent the 'donation' the rescues ask for.
As for not being able to get the type of dog you want, I have a friend who is a dog warden and she claims that you know the latest designer breed has made it when it needs its own rescue.
 
Baileybones said:
Many rescues charge less than this but the cost is usually a fraction of the cost they've spent on vaccinating, neutering, microchipping and treating any health issues caused by neglect.
I'm not wishing to single you out OP but I'm always saddened to hear of animal lovers who resent the 'donation' the rescues ask for.
As for not being able to get the type of dog you want, I have a friend who is a dog warden and she claims that you know the latest designer breed has made it when it needs its own rescue.
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I don't resent the donation the rescues ask for-I never said that I did, However I do not wish to take on a traumatized dog with issues. I would rather get a puppy that I know the history of. After all I have my little girl to think of. I really think I should be able to buy what ever dog I want.
 
hihosilver said:
I don't resent the donation the rescues ask for-I never said that I did, However I do not wish to take on a traumatized dog with issues. I would rather get a puppy that I know the history of. After all I have my little girl to think of. I really think I should be able to buy what ever dog I want.
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Honestly there are so many puppies in rescue you could still have your dog of choice. I know you don't want a lurcher but the rescue I foster for has had several litters born to them after the pregnant bitch was abandoned so these puppies have only ever known loving foster home environments. If anything they've probably had better starts than some litters born to amateur breeders.
I'm sure if you contact breed specific rescues you'll find many are in the same boat with young dogs needing rehoming.
 
Baileybones said:
Honestly there are so many puppies in rescue you could still have your dog of choice. I know you don't want a lurcher but the rescue I foster for has had several litters born to them after the pregnant bitch was abandoned so these puppies have only ever known loving foster home environments. If anything they've probably had better starts than some litters born to amateur breeders.
I'm sure if you contact breed specific rescues you'll find many are in the same boat with young dogs needing rehoming.
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Maybe but when I went to Battersea they had staffs, lurchers and greyhounds and lots of boxers. Besides I really have my heart set on a fluffy Cavachon and so does my daughter!
 
hihosilver said:
Yes of course I will Amy May I even end up with a pure Bichon. I will do research and my friends puppy has had all the checks and was insured fro the first month fro that price. The vet did say she may have a short life span due to heart but he also said that she was a very healthy puppy.
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Oh dear, sorry but this post screams nativity at its best.

It costs nothing to insure a litter of puppies, you simply register the litter with an insurance plan and they then hope to gain the lifetime policy from the new owners.

As has been said. Do your homework, I despise these designer breeds and the breeders breeding them.
 
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