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I was soo mad at work today, i had a call from a woman looking to rehome a border collie puppy, she had been ringing round the local rehoming centres and they are all full etc. She told me she got the puppy LAST WEEK!! and her and her husband were finding it too much as it was too energetic for them as they were 65 years old?? WTF did they expect??
I gave them border collie rescue details so fingers crossed they can help.... poor baby
 
How can people be so stupid?
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Don't you wish you could just get a job lot of those toy dogs that bark, walk and then do backflips, you could hand them over to numpty people instead.

Hope the pup ends up safe.

My mate works rescue, someone brought in a year old shih zhu (SP?) with all its' gear because she didn't want it anymore, and someone else brought in a Chihuahua a few months old, neither could be bothered.
Both had been bought for them as surprise presents. Brilliant.
 
hmm sorry, but what was a breeder doing selling a 65 year old couple a new puppy anyway, some responsibility has to lay there surely - when my grandad was 75 he wanted to get a new puppy, oddly enough, rehoming centres would not let him have one (fortunately!!)
 
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hmm sorry, but what was a breeder doing selling a 65 year old couple a new puppy anyway, some responsibility has to lay there surely - when my grandad was 75 he wanted to get a new puppy, oddly enough, rehoming centres would not let him have one (fortunately!!)

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ditto this. what a shame you are so far away, my friend at the yard is going to start looking for a baby border soon.
 
I'd say if they got it from a breeder, the breeder was thinking in pound signs. My local paper is full of 'ready for Christmas, can deliver' ads for puppies. A lot of people who breed towards this time of year are usually doing so for one reason only.
 
Hang on there....a very good friend of mine is 66 and has two young whippet brothers (must be about a year old now), she also has a 16.3hh TB ex-eventer and can't wait to get out hunting! She loves her dogs (has three whippets in total) and she's far from being "over the hill"!!!
 
well clearly, the two that had this puppy were too old for him. My point being about my grandad was he wanted a puppy at 75 who would clearly outlive him, now how fair is that? he died when he was 82. Up until then he was sprightly, but his dog would have had to be rehomed at the age of 7.
 
i must admit, after i posted, i realised that the friend i was talking about is 60. And she rides everyday and is a fit as most women half her age. Obviously the 65 year old couple with the pup aren't of the horsey/animally variety tho. So i kind of take my comment back. god i am embarrassed now, if she sees this she will kill me.
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Regardless of age...the dumb f!ckers, obs, did not do their homework, a colli puppy, is a one of the most energetic breeds I can think of, other than a spaniel...where the heck is the little mite gonna end up now, clearly not back with the breeder
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We usually get.

I did not think it would grow that big
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US...is this the first fecking shepherd u have ever seen then....in your whole entire life
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Im pregnant.......not that the dog, has even began to become a problem, just Im pregnant, and need to get rid now.

The dog is snappy........(in most cases) A spoilt no more than 1 year old westi, scotti, yorki, shih-tzu.

It's chewing the house or howling, usuallly labs/huskys......the owner usually out 8 hourse, with no return visits home.
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Im home most of the time, the dog chews when I leave...US...have u tried crate training......."thats cruel"...but PTS isn't
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The bitch has had to have a caesarean...no longer wanted/needed
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I cannot stand the white hairs
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I need rid/pts of my old dog, it does not like the new puppy
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The list goes on
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I don't see anything wrong with a suitable dog owner, healthy and over 70 years old getting a new dog of suitable breed and age. The risk is higher that they might die x years into the future, but they could also live for maybe 20 even 30 years more.
It's the one positive point in dogs being short-lived as I see it, that if you get a new dog (suitable age and breed) when you're close to, or over 70, you could still very well outlive a dog. I'm "only" 34 years and I've both talked about and written down what I want to happen with my pets, books etc., if I would die "early". In general, to me, if it's just because they might die tomorrow, nobody should be allowed to own pets, because we could all die tomorrow, it's just more or less likely.



That said, in this case, I don't know who I think was most wrong, the buyers for buying or the breeder for selling?

There was a swedish Border Collie, Turbo, that appeared a lot in TV and films, about 15 years ago. Our old (moved last year) summer-house neighbours always owned a dog for the about 30 years they lived there. Regardless of breed, they walked two short dog walks on the road, and one about or a little more than 1 hour long in the woods a day, with all their dogs. When they lost an old dog about the same time as Turbo was really popular, they got themselves a little mini-Turbo puppy!
After one or two years, it escaped through the front door one day, ran round and round at the fields on the other side of the road (by the way, it's a straight before a hill, so most drivers step on the gas), and when he finally was about to return home after about an hour, the bus came when he decided to cross the road.


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Re keepers cottage--my dear friend is 73 and has 5 border collies and 2 beardies. Now she is fit and healthy, walks them properly everyday, goes to training classes (and not just the hour long class but all day training) does competitive obedience and they are so well trained and dearly loved. However I do realise she is an exception. I have great admiration for her.
I also agree with the fact that people really must research the breed before going to get a puppy (or a rehome) and should be totally honest with what type of dog would suit their lifestyle.
 
With regard to being too old to have a puppy, I don't actually think the average 65 year old would have a problem with a pup,but maybe not a border collie as they are such an energetic breed. I will hold my hands up and admit that I once sold a GSD pup (against my better judgement) to a couple who were in their early 70s. They had always had Shepherds, had just lost their oldie and were desperate for another. They were very realistic and had even made arrangements for their dog in the event of their death, lived on the sea front so had access to plenty of space. BUT when I contacted them about a month after they had the pup they admitted they were struggling with him, and reluctantly agreed he should come back to me. I am glad to say he soon found a lovely new home, and the couple took on an older rescue GSD so everything worked out well, but it is one case where I really should have followed my gut feeling.
 
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Hang on there....a very good friend of mine is 66 and has two young whippet brothers (must be about a year old now), she also has a 16.3hh TB ex-eventer and can't wait to get out hunting! She loves her dogs (has three whippets in total) and she's far from being "over the hill"!!!

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Quite! I do hope that when I'm 65 I can still cope with an energetic dog or 10!

The point is those stupid bloody people, and all the other stupid bloody people who are doing the same thing up and down the country every day, didn't think about it properly first. Why didn't they go and get an old lady with 5 good years left and let her have a lovely quiet retirement. I love puppies but I wouldn't have one because my lifestyle isn't suitable......could go on and on
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PS That doesn't include 7 month old scruffy lurcher pups CALA
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My grandparents were in their early sevienties when they lost their Basset hound. Despite saying they werent going to get another one 2 months later they ended up with a cocker spaniel from the local rescue. He is only 2 1/2 yrs old so it is possible he may outlive them but we are going to have him if anything happens and they checked with us before getting him
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He is spoilt rotten, has two long walks a day and it helped them get over their old dog and also make new friends as they have been taking him to training classes etc
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mmm y dont breeders breed bloody responsibly. there should b a law that states they have to have contracts in place saying they will take puppies back and they rnt allowed to b sold or gifted to a 3rd party. I put this in all my puppies contracts, although i would like to think i pick my owners carefully enough that i wouldnt have to have one back anyway, definatley not for a reason as stupid as this one anyway. urgh it makes me so cross!
 
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