I agree CharlieC - at the end of the day surely lots of dogs end up jn rescue for all manner of reasons, including financial trouble and marriage breakdown and if they have lived with children, I presume many would like to live with children again. Some dogs need a quite home to thrive but others must in turn need a busy house full of kids to suit them and their personality.
I think everyone would be nervous of an unknown new dog with children, but so would I with a puppy to be honest, those teeth are like needles! I think that nerves about a new dog around children, are to be expected but if someone wants a rescue and has children, one should go to a good rescue and follow their lead.
a large chunk of my animals (not just dogs) are from rescues, all my parents dogs were rescues. We only got murphy as he was part exchange for a horse !!
I also foster cats for the rspca, so as you can see Im very rescue motivated.
BUT this time we have decided to buy a puppy (who we pick up in aug !) we decided this because:
we want a labrador to work/trial so want her young enough to train.
we want to know her parents have had all the tests
we have young children so want to know the dog has no prior history
and actually tbh we would love to have a puppy in the house.
I dont feel selfish for this decision as I do so much for rescues (well the rspca cat section) anyway and its been a dream to have a chocolate labrador puppy.
I do think there need to be stricter rules r.e breeding (i.e mixed breeds and non helath checked aniamls etc..)
Oooh the rescue V's buying a puppy is something that we have discussed time after time recently in our house...
I would love to rescue and that is our current plan however...
We have young children and so there are some rescue places that wont let us adopt, then we need to make sure that any lab we do adopt is suitable to be around the children, we worry about previous neglect/abuse etc...the other thing that we worry about is that if we bought a puppy i would do the relevant checks in the parents (hip scores, teperment, eyes, general health etc etc etc) where as with a rescue you really dont know what your getting...none of this is for showing purposes as we are only looking for a family pet...however buying a puppy and knowing all these things would reassure us that the puppy is in good health...sadley with most rescues we wouldnt ever know if there was likely to be a problem with hips/eyes etc untill later on in life, I realise there is no guarrante even if you do buy a puppy but its more information that you just wouldnt know about a rescue.
I have had rescues. I have WORKED for rescue. I have had pups and i'm a breeder of pedigree puppies.
Work that one out
Everything that i have seen experienced and dealt with in labrador rescue has never remotely affected my solid opinion that I have ever right to buy and sell puppies and for me, never the twain shall meet.
Some of the dogs ending up in rescue were from perfectly good breeders but the vast vast majority were not.
I think there is a place in every home for a rescue. I also think there is a home for a well bred puppy.
The only thing there is no place for is people buying from poor breeders because they are ignorant and not done any homework OR because they 'feel sorry for the puppies'.
Everything else is each to their own.
Di
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The boys!
Read: Wylanbriar Dog Blog on the website: Updated! 1st February 12´!
My first lab was a rescue, and was the most amazing loyal friend but had appalling hips needing surgery and a heart problem. I loved her beyond belief but it was heartbreaking too. My second was also a rescue, very destructive and difficult for the first 2 yrs and then turned into a perfect and loving part of the family even though it took over a year for her to wag her tail. I lost her around her 7th birthday which was devastating as she had come such a long way. My third Millie was not quite a rescue but had a bad start before being sent for sale preparation. She still reverts back on occasions to the bitch who had been hit for not coming when called and this is nearly 5yrs ago so she cannot really be reliable although her health and temperament are solid.
Coupled with the fact that being accepted for lab rescue over here is Extremely difficult I decided to breed and keep a pup for myself as i just wanted the best possible chance of avoiding the heartbreak and stress again. In fact due to circumstances i ended up keeping 2, both are terrific and very different. Its been hard work but i know the mistakes are my own!
I maybe would go back to resue again in the future if i let my heart rule my head But a rescue is a world apart from breeding or buying a pup so I reckon in an ideal world its good to go down both avenues if your lifestyle allows it.
Thats my experience, but i guess some of you will think me daft
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