where did you get your dogs?

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My BF and I are hoping to be in a position to get a dog soon (yay!) So just wondering where you got yours! Was it a breeder, rescue, rehome, back of a van (!) etc?

Obviously I would like a rescue/rehome really :-)
 
We got the soppy lump of a greyhound from the local RGT rehome/rescue branch, it was a lovely experience and I even managed to only come home with one rather than the whole kennels.... He's so easy to live with and is a do anything dog (as long as there are no small furry runabout things in his eyeline)
 
In the 1980s we bought as pups from breeders we knew.

Since the late 1990s all our dogs have been older pups from breeders we know, who had not made the grade for the showring but who came from health tested/proven parentage with all papers provided and paid a nominal fee for each, £2-300.

Current youngster was an older pup who's owner, who I know, didn't want a long-coat. I paid £300 less than the initial purchase price and am very happy with my bargain bin dog :p
Met both parents and had met him before I took him on.

If I wasn't looking for a dog to work I would rescue. Although I think with my own breed also it is important to know the parentage/health test records so you can be aware of potential future problems with hips, elbows etc.
 
Three dogs from the same rescue . . . all collie types, all with varying temperaments. The thing about homing from a rescue is being completely honest about your lifestyle and capabilies as potential owners . . . a decent rescue will tell you if they don't have something suitable and find you the perfect furry family member . . . our latest addition, Daisy, is just that . . . and the rescue found her for us.

Good luck.

P
 
My collie was a rescue pup. A collie bitch was found neglected and locked in a barn with newborn pups! He was so small and we have a £50 donation to the rescue 10 years ago.
 
Through All About Dogs :) she was found dumped on a road and long story short she is in work with me now, fast asleep in her bed :)
 
In flatcoats we are very lucky in that the breed clubs have litter recorders who will advise on up and comming litters also which will suit your purpose ie. show, work or family pet.
I bred lily myself
 
I have 3 rescues - border collie, x-breed and jack russell, all amazing and love them to bits. I got my hysband a black lab as a present from the breeder because he is madly keen on them, he is an angel too but not what I would usually do.

I am now supporting a charity in Thailand who work on the dog meat crisis there and in future I would love to adopt a dog from there, their plight breaks my heart.
 
Jack and quila were from the breeders. Tried to get a rescue when I was looking for both but got turned down before they had even spoken to us or done a home check. I havent bothered even trying to get a rescue since. The breed rescue put me on the waiting list but they dont come up often given that the breed are endangered.

Tia was from the 'breeder' too but she was an accident so not a proper breeder. Friend had an accident and rehomed to or via friends given the mix.
 
All from my mams rescue, or another rescue of which they could not rehome as had issues and 1 from a nobber of a family member who gets rid of dogs like discarded trash.
Every dog I ever owned (lots) have been rescues, OH did buy a few of his when younger from (back street breeders) at cheap prices (all lurchers) as they did back then (well still do) except one expensive deerhound bitch who turned out to be (in pup):eek: talking 15 + years back now when he was a teenager and he kept a dog and we lost him not long back at about 15 yrs of age and the rest we also lost to old age a good few years back.
I bought a whippet for £10 when I was 14 and kept him in my bedroom until I was discovered:o (thats the only dog I ever bought)
 
GSD rescue. One bitch one dog. Two of the most useless things you could get. Look fantastic coming out the yard only to invite everyone and anyone in for tea and licks. Honestly!!! Also two tiny terrier types who would have your throat out as soon as you step out of the vehicle. All here for life and wouldn't swap them for anything.
 
Preloved :o

We originally went to the pound and they turned us down without even doing a home check. IMO we were really good candidates, but obviously my own opinion of my family doesn't count :p
 
Preloved also :redface:

Actually I'm not really embarrassed by it as we all wanted a dog but no rescues near here would let us because of working hours (even though dog comes with me) and garden safety (we take him for walks rather than put him in garden but he does go in there to chase the birds ;) )

He wasn't a neglected case but he was very underweight, never been out of the house and just got fed scraps. He now lives an awesome life :D
 
rachaelstar said:
Preloved also :redface:

Actually I'm not really embarrassed by it as we all wanted a dog but no rescues near here would let us because of working hours (even though dog comes with me) and garden safety (we take him for walks rather than put him in garden but he does go in there to chase the birds ;) )

He wasn't a neglected case but he was very underweight, never been out of the house and just got fed scraps. He now lives an awesome life :D
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My mum is a stay at home parent so there is always someone in, but the local pound didn't even get as far as a homecheck. They read our application and decided that we weren't suitable dog owners but our thriving little mutt begs to differ :rolleyes::p
 
Council pound or rescue? There is a massive difference! Council pounds do not do homechecks or applications. It's just a place where stray and unwanted dogs are impounded, hence the name, until they are reclaimed, sold or put to sleep, with some dogs only getting seven days.
 
Re-homed from my colleague who was working two jobs and weekends sometimes to make ends meet. They need a lot of exercise and she couldn't cope any more. She said recently that it was akin to giving away her children, but she is happy that they are happy and they are happy to be family dogs.
 
CaveCanem said:
Council pound or rescue? There is a massive difference! Council pounds do not do homechecks or applications. It's just a place where stray and unwanted dogs are impounded, hence the name, until they are reclaimed, sold or put to sleep, with some dogs only getting seven days.
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Council kennel, with charity status, they do rehome dogs and they do do home checks aswell :) They have a dog warden service. If dogs aren't reclaimed after a week, I think it is, then they take in applications for rehoming or give the dog to the relevant breed rescue.
 
Diesel and Darcy were both adopted from Dobermann Welfare,Wales we had to go up a mountain along a goat track to get there:D.

Pip our Lancashire Heeler was bought as a pup from her breeder in Worcs.

My previous Dobe Fred was a private rescue who had gone back to his breeder with behavourial problems and came to me on trial via my farrier who knew the breeder and myself.
 
Most of my GSDs over the years have been home bred. Evie was the exception, she came from a breeder friend who had his first GSD bitch from me. I bred Freya myself (Evie's daughter). Pickle the Lancashire Heeler we got from a breeder in Herefordshire, total impulse buy (I blame Dobiegirl:p) although we did check both his parents had all necessary health tests.
 
mandwhy said:
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Obviously I would like a rescue/rehome really :-)
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It isn't my intention to be controversial, but I would tell you that most of the dogs which end up in re-homing centres will arrive on your doorstep with their own agenda and their own set of specific problems. I'm sorry but that's the truth. Ask yourself this, "If they are such wondrous and loveable creatures, then why have they been dumped upon a very well meaning, but swamped, re-homing centre"?

The most experienced don't generally want to take them on, and why should they, is it really worth the grief? If I'm looking for a dog, then I will buy a puppy. I like to think that I have a rough idea what I'm doing. If I, in my admittedly pompous world (:o), find the dogs which are misfits, to be a struggle, then what chance do those who are first time owners, and blissful in their ignorance of the canine mind, stand?

All so often I read on here of those who with the best of intentions, have taken on the fruitcakes, and then told us that after NINE YEARS, the bloody thing's starting to calm down.......... It just goes on, and on.

Those of you who work for the greater good, I applaud you. Those of you who are looking for a dog, do your research, buy your puppy, and if you make a mess of it, sort it through sound advice, or put it to sleep, rather than dump it on those lovely people on here who continue to give false hope, to so many.

I wont wear my tin hat. I mean what I say.

Alec.
 
Agree with Alec I think. Primarily as I have a young child and am simply not prepared to take a risk with a full grown dog who may have issues we can't know about until something triggers a behaviour.

That said my greyhound is a rescue we got before he was born and is fantastic BUT retired greyhounds usually have a very straightforward background and our boy retired from a good trainer who knew the dog well.

We also have a rescue lurcher from same greyhound trust but she was a pup so again, a bit different. Our JRT was bought through word of mouth and friend of friend although she was in truth an impulse purchase - never regretted about from eau de fox moments.

I wouldn't take a Jack from rescue. Ours is fantastic but she was bred and reared carefully and socialised with young children in mind. We got her before my son was born too but knew we planned children so deliberately exposed her to children and babies.
 
All my dogs have been rescues. Most have come from the council pound. The latest 2 came from a breeder who had bred a litter from each and wanted to pass them on.

I would far rather take on a rescue and although it must be said that there are many that have huge issues there are probably just as many without.

Our Penny Whippet came from the pound. She was extremely skinny and an emotional mess but just so kind and sweet. It took a year to get her together physically and mentally and 7 years on she is the most loyal lovely little dog.

Lily whippet came from a breeder having had a litter and is the "Eccles" of the dog world. Total fruit loop with huge sense of fun. Loyal and wonderfully gentle.

Twiglet Italian Greyhound came from the same breeder as Lily, and had had a litter. She has taken 2 years to settle down and is still highly sensitive and can still be extremely nervous.

Of the 3 Penny has been the easiest to sort out into the kind of dog that we hoped we were getting. Have a good look at Rescues and take your time to choose the dog for you and good luck. Pictures would be nice when you get your new companion home.
 
All our families dogs have been rescue dogs from the dogs trust. My dog came from the blue cross.

I don't quite get Alec's point, the reason most dogs get dumped are because their owns are either complete pricks or for an actual reason like the owner passed away and left dog and one money to the rescue. It's not the dogs fault they are owned by dicks in the first place.

You can also get puppies from rescue, my parents 15yo terrier cross we got from the puppy rescue associated with our local dogs trust. Hes an ace dog, and at nearly 16 I don't think you can say he's unhealthy really, or from 'bad stock' :rolleyes:

My dog is ace, even if he did eat a Xmas cake and cost me yet more vets bills, he was in a rescue because yep, you guessed it his last owners were dicks. Aside from being a food thief my dog has no issues or hangups and loves being a part of everything and meeting people. That's when they get over their pre conceived ideas about rottie crosses being viscous beasts ;)
 
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