Clodagh
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Well none can go to working homes. All working bred dogs. ?
Many tears rescue
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BallyRoanBaubles
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I was just about to post that I'd seen on fb someone had enquired about one to be a gundog but MT would not home them to become gundogs
CorvusCorax
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Sigh....
skinnydipper
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I wonder how many average owners will adequately meet their needs.
Why not give them a chance to excel at something they are selectively bred for?
Why not give them a chance to excel at something they are selectively bred for?
Clodagh
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I suppose you could lie, as even if, like me, you are dubious about Many Tears and their ethics, these are good priced dogs. Wouldn’t sit well with me though.
Shame.
Shame.
some show
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That one you posted says 'He is an active, busy boy with a sharp brain so he needs an active home where he will get the exercise and training he needs. He is a typical lab in that everything goes in his mouth and he loves to carry things around' - sounds like a perfect candidate for a working home then!
Cinnamontoast
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There are 50 of them?! Get one, get one! Brandy is, as you say, older now-two is as easy to train as one (I’m lying, but you NEED a black lab!)
Moobli
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Oh no, how utterly ridiculous!
Cinnamontoast
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I can’t find the information about the multiple labs. Anyone got a link, please?
Clodagh
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Search many tears on fb
Moobli
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spacefaer
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They're anti hunting, anti working and anti kennels.
We enquired some time ago about an extremely energetic working cocker with very high prey drive. We were not considered despite OH being a highly experienced gundog trainer with a sporting life for the dog, with other cockers
We enquired some time ago about an extremely energetic working cocker with very high prey drive. We were not considered despite OH being a highly experienced gundog trainer with a sporting life for the dog, with other cockers
Cinnamontoast
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I’ve put a post on asking why they wouldn’t approach Customs, the Police, Guide Dogs for the Blind. Didn’t want to get into the whole why the heck are you importing dogs from abroad, which is a whole other thread!
CorvusCorax
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Guide Dogs use their own in-house breeding programme mostly. They need really sedate dogs. Even something that walks too fast can rule them out. If you've seen the video, they're really busy.
Moobli
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Absolute madness.
Clodagh
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I know on here everyone is very positive about them but they do make a significant amount of money from importing and rehoming dogs. They also help a lot of dogs. I wasn’t so anti until they started importing van loads from abroad.
(Not counting Ireland as abroad).
(Not counting Ireland as abroad).
BallyRoanBaubles
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This was on a fb group
Clodagh
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I do see that he is entitled to his opinion, and unless things have changed it isn’t a charity so he is not beholden to anyone to justify his decisions. A shame though.
Sleighfarer
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I see they have charitable status now. They used to get a lot of stick for being a business.
Cinnamontoast
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So ideal for working homes, then?!
Much kudos to the poster! So what if she’s vegan? What has that to do with what is best for over 50 labs?? Bonkers. It’s putting me (even more) off MT.
CorvusCorax
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Yep, which is what I initially said was my impression of the video. But probably way too busy for Guide Dogs.
The problem is that a lot of people look but don't see, to paraphrase David Hockney!!
Would they preclude a home where the dog was doing obedience, agility, rally, scurry, mantrailing, working trials, bikejoring, Cani X etc, as long as no animals were harmed? Or is the idea of any working/sports deemed cruel?
blackcob
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Although a good few years ago now I enquired about rehoming a Siberian husky from a local RSPCA centre and their prohibitions at the time included bikejoring and canicross. The agility I was at the centre participating in at the time would have been fine though. ? I too am curious where MT draw their line and why, as above they are entitled to their opinion but it seems a crashing shame for a bunch of busy happy dogs that would probably benefit from a job.
IrishMilo
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I lost one of my boys unexpectedly a few days ago and desperately want to rescue another (my boy I lost was a rescue I got 5 years ago and was the best thing I ever did).
However I've given up trying and genuinely feel like my only option is to buy. Aside from the fact there seem to be very few dogs left to adopt (which IS brilliant), their ridiculous requirements and close-mindedness makes it impossible - even for someone like me who has experience with difficult types and is willing to take on a last chance dog. If anyone knows of any pound contacts rather than going through a rescue please PM me.
However I've given up trying and genuinely feel like my only option is to buy. Aside from the fact there seem to be very few dogs left to adopt (which IS brilliant), their ridiculous requirements and close-mindedness makes it impossible - even for someone like me who has experience with difficult types and is willing to take on a last chance dog. If anyone knows of any pound contacts rather than going through a rescue please PM me.
Clodagh
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Well I’d try MT if you like labs!
I’m pleased to see they are now a registered charity.
Failing that there’s so many older pups on free ads sites I’d go on there.
nagblagger
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Dumb question Irishmilo, are you in Ireland? We got our 2 rescues (at different times) from Inistioge puppy rescue, they do older dogs as well, one of ours hadn't even made it into the rescue but was due in the next day, they gave us the owners details so we liaised with them direct and brought him home! Kilkenny/carlow pound didn't have anything suitable for our situation at the time but had a few in. Waterford pound never got back to us.!
Cinnamontoast
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I'm sorry to hear that. Try MT, you never know. They have said, tho, rather weirdly, to not contact them about the labs! I'm hoping that was only yesterday when they were short staffed.
Moobli
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How odd. Could they have been inundated with offers of homes?
Cinnamontoast
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They said they had 1200 emails on Friday! I imagine a lot of people think ready made dog, labradors are easy, I’ll have one! They’ve said the ones for adoption will be on the website. To be fair to MT, they do go into detail about each dog they have.
I’d still love to know how they have that many, must surely be from a puppy farm?
skinnydipper
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From Godfrey's description, link in earlier post.
"He has come to us with a number of other labs who were bred to become service dogs, however, the situation changed and this did not happen so they are now all here looking for loving forever homes."
Cinnamontoast
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I cannot imagine breeding over 50 dogs destined for the service industry. Call me suspicious!
The website is very slow to load, probably due to high traffic and there’s an announcement saying ‘We are not taking applications for labradors’. It goes on to say they’ll contact previous applicants. I’m guessing they’ve been absolutely inundated.