03-10-2008, 05:06 PM
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Re: Buying a dog from this place?
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Originally Posted by Leah-Pardo
Hi louise
I know you are not having a go. I dont want a designer dog for that reason at all. I absuloutly adore mongrels they are wonderful. I love all dogs. The thing is I have had a dog before and it did not go to well. We got her from a shelter and she had really bad behaviour problems. This time I am really doing my research. Because we have cats and want a low energy breed, and my mum found having out old dog really difficult she says we have to know what dogs are in the dog. I would love to go to a rescue but because we have cats we need to get the puppy as young as we can ie 8 - 9 weeks and it is difficult to find puppies of the types we want in rescue homes. I keep checking the loocal ones and have seen young pups but they are terriers which would not be suitable. I would not so uch mind having a pedagree but I would prefer and mogrel or cross breed but that is why we need to go to a breeder or not a rescue home. My mum wants to know the dogs back ground and be sure of what is in it.
I know that sounds long and complicated but it is the truth.
I am not nessisarily going to get a dog from that place ... I am still not sure about it and would prefer to get a dog from an accidental mating but I am just investigating.
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If you have had a dog before and had problems, you need to make sure you get a dog from a breeder who will give you lifelong support and, if the worst comes to the worst, take the pup back from you if you can't keep it.
If you get any mongrel or crossbreed, even if you know what is in it, you will still have an unkown quantity. You won't know what it is going to look like, how big it will get, what characteristics it will have etc. So, how can you say you love them, as they all have different personalities and looks and you might just as well be saying you love all dogs, which would include pedigrees. You will also almost certainly be getting it from a breeder who will not care less what problems you have once they have your cash.
Did you ask your vet about the sort of people who breed these crossbreeds? My vet has all sorts of horror stories about so calle dbreeders and the pups they see once they have been homed at 8 weeks. often riddled with worms or worse. 
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