bonny
Well-Known Member
She’s a cross , not a Doberman.
Irresponsible Owners
- Thread starter lou246
- Start date
SilverLinings
Well-Known Member
I have definitely noticed an increase in what would have been expensive puppies ending up in rescues a year or two down the line since just before covid, whereas certainly 15-20 years ago rescues seemed to be full of mongrels, animals seized in cruelty cases and more 'difficult' to manage breeds.
I think the rise of SM has a lot to answer for as I honestly think that there is a percentage of dog owners who wouldn't have given ownership more than a passing thought if they hadn't seen beautiful/cute/macho posts of striking-looking dogs on SM feeds, and said posts subsequently getting a lot of 'likes' and attention.
I think on the whole SM has made dog owning look a lot easier and less time-consuming than it actually is (as people tend to only post about the good bits), and it has caused an increase in people choosing totally unsuitable or inherently unhealthy breeds just because of what they've seen online.
Social media is sometimes used for good, such as campaigning against cruelty or spreading the word about health issues, but unfortunately I think it is cancelled out by the bad so we are no better off than before SM, just unfortunately because of SM there are now more dogs around to be affected by it.
AShetlandBitMeOnce
Well-Known Member
Well yes, as the colour is not in the breed standard but I was just quoting what they have listed her as
Clodagh
Well-Known Member
I read Doberman x… will go re read.
Clodagh
Well-Known Member
It says cross in the blurb. I think she’s gorgeous!
AShetlandBitMeOnce
Well-Known Member
Ahh I have to admit I only scan read it - I think she's gorgeous too but just why.
marmalade76
Well-Known Member
Yep, all would have cost more than a lot of us have given for a horse. Fools and their money..
Cinnamontoast
Fais pas chier!
Don’t think she’s a merle: do they come in merle? As she’s a cross, I’d say pointer in there, maybe even setter? She’s gorgeous.
skinnydipper
Well-Known Member
XL bully x Dobermann?
skinnydipper
Well-Known Member
splashgirl45
Lurcher lover
That’s a scarey mix, what’s the betting there are going to be lots of dodgy crosses which might be worse than just an CL bully
Katieg123
Well-Known Member
FFS what is wrong with peopleThat’s a scarey mix, what’s the betting there are going to be lots of dodgy crosses which might be worse than just an CL bully
The fact that they still have (had?) 9 puppies left at 11 weeks old is ridiculous in itself
Clodagh
Well-Known Member
They are just beautiful! But I didn’t think would be ideal for picking up. I’m a sucker for a merle.
SDMabel
Well-Known Member
FFS what is wrong with people
Assuming the breeding wasn't an accident, it makes you question the thoughts that went on prior to the mating .
What on earth would make you think this would be a good mixture ?!
Im sure a lot of it is playing into this look at this rare colours we have bred into the dogs.
There seems to be a weird obsession with merles .... When searching for a tradition JRT stud for our bitch we had scroll through so many advert for merle terriers ... all crossbred with sausage dogs so confirmation was appalling.
But they look pretty
fankino04
Well-Known Member
Well this mornings "what the he'll are you thinking" moment was an idiot anatolian shepherd owner.
I was walking a lovely dog neutral lab this morning and I saw what I think was an anatolian shepherd approaching me being walked by a small slim woman, she saw us and pulled the dog close to her which I took to mean they couldn't be trusted so I put the lab on the other side of me and kept him close so both owners were in between the dogs, sure enough as we walk past the shepherd growls and tries to lunge across its owners. We hurried past and out of the way but I thought if you've got a dog that big and powerful, which is clearly capable of pulling you over, and you know it's not good with other dogs why the he'll wouldn't you muzzle it to be safe?
I was walking a lovely dog neutral lab this morning and I saw what I think was an anatolian shepherd approaching me being walked by a small slim woman, she saw us and pulled the dog close to her which I took to mean they couldn't be trusted so I put the lab on the other side of me and kept him close so both owners were in between the dogs, sure enough as we walk past the shepherd growls and tries to lunge across its owners. We hurried past and out of the way but I thought if you've got a dog that big and powerful, which is clearly capable of pulling you over, and you know it's not good with other dogs why the he'll wouldn't you muzzle it to be safe?
Last edited:
DirectorFury
Well-Known Member
"I like money, people will pay money for these dogs because they're a pretty colour"
My initial assumption was money laundering but those are too cheap for that, so it's just garden-variety standard-issue stupid!
Dobiegirl
Well-Known Member
7 months old and 9 still available so coming to a rescue soon, at least there is some brains in the mix but they are going to be quite challenging. Mum and dad can be viewed so sensibly bred then with no effort, lets hope they dont repeat the mating then and get the bitch spayed. No mention of vaccination either.
Cinnamontoast
Fais pas chier!
There’s a Keeshond puppy still available that I’ve been keeping an eye on for months, maybe the col is making people wary.
Tiddlypom
Carries on creakily
Today on local town Facebook page. It appears to be genuine .
Dog has been ‘rescued’ less than 24 hours ago to a home with a toddler and a clueless adult.
.Dog has been ‘rescued’ less than 24 hours ago to a home with a toddler and a clueless adult.
Parrotperson
Well-Known Member
Today on local town Facebook page. It appears to be genuine
Dog has been ‘rescued’ less than 24 hours ago to a home with a toddler and a clueless adult.
View attachment 127902
View attachment 127903
What could POSSIBLY go wrong.
splashgirl45
Lurcher lover
How little these people think of their children… if I took a rescue dog in and it snapped at one of my dogs when I had been told it was good with dogs I would be extremely careful as I would hate one of my dogs to get hurt. I’m pretty sure if I had children I would be unlikely to get a rescue dog as you can never be sure what they have been through
CanteringCarrot
Well-Known Member
That and people are f*cking clueless about dog behavior and kid behavior. You have to train the dog to be around your kid and your kid to be around the dog, but if you're so clueless yourself...
fankino04
Well-Known Member
Apparently when I was a kid and too young to remember this I was bitten by a red setter that my parents had took on from a rescue, the dog went back to them that same night.
MurphysMinder
Well-Known Member
Today on local town Facebook page. It appears to be genuine
Dog has been ‘rescued’ less than 24 hours ago to a home with a toddler and a clueless adult.
View attachment 127902
View attachment 127903
I saw that , words failed me. They seemed very reluctant to name the rescue earlier this morning, I've been at work so not sure if they have done so now.
skinnydipper
Well-Known Member
Today on local town Facebook page. It appears to be genuine
Dog has been ‘rescued’ less than 24 hours ago to a home with a toddler and a clueless adult.
View attachment 127902
View attachment 127903
She has had him a day and already knows "he doesn't like her touching his toys"
so despite knowing that the dog is resource guarding his toys, she is letting the kid mess with them.
I despair.
SDMabel
Well-Known Member
I wonder if she encourages her child to play in traffic / stick fingers in plug sockets etc too.
That's going to be the next news article of child savaged if she doesn't do the sensible thing.
It's one of the main reasons I will never get a rescue dog whilst i have a child in the house you can never be 100% sure of their past and what experiences or lack of , they have had.
That's going to be the next news article of child savaged if she doesn't do the sensible thing.
It's one of the main reasons I will never get a rescue dog whilst i have a child in the house you can never be 100% sure of their past and what experiences or lack of , they have had.
TheresaW
Well-Known Member
My sister got a dog from Battersea. He was a wonderful dog, and their children came later. They lost George a little while ago, at 15, and as much as they would love to get another rescue, although the boys are 7 & 8 now, sensible around dogs growing up with George, it was just too much of a risk.
AShetlandBitMeOnce
Well-Known Member
Just like the Tik Tok account I saw earlier with an extensive array of videos of a Staffy resource guarding a brand new baby and them saying 'how cute' it is that 'he loves the baby'...
ester
Not slacking multitasking
Just read a doglost of a spaniel going missing on brean down - a cliff peninsula where dogs going over said cliffs is a semi regular occurrence and has signage to this effect. I guess they all think ‘not my dog’.
skinnydipper
Well-Known Member
A lot of these idiots think a dog licking the face of a sprog (or anyone) who is in their space is cute and don't appear to know that as well as being a sign of affection, licking face and hands is also an appeasement behaviour asking for space and has the potential to escalate to aggression if that request is ignored.
Last edited: