We lost our darling dog in Febuary.he was only 8 and his death was sudden and devastating.
We are all still heartbroken.
We also have his half brother who is 4 years younger, they had a fantastic relationship and he obviously misses him a great deal.
My husbabd is very keen to get another dog.
He does the majority of the dog walking and is a brilliant owner... Also never asks for anything,so I want him to have this Iyswim.
I also think it will be great for Dd2 to have a companion, and loved being a 2 dog houshold.
The oerson we had the dogs from is no longer breeding. She was a long established and highly thought after breeder, and ideally we would have loved another dog from her.
Our dogs sire( keeping up!) breeder has just announced a litter. The mother is a sister to our dogs father. i emailed the breeder telling her about DD1 and that we were experienced owners that loved the breed .. Poured my heart out a bit. I have received a very cold reply and its put me off buying a puppy from her! I know that its probably a bit ridiculous. How would you feel? And would it put you off? Or am I being silly?
If you're worried about your pet's health, please speak to a vet or qualified professional.
The doghouse
New puppy from this breeder?
Tootyfilou · 09/07/2014 13:35
I am not in the least bit offended, just grateful that people arr replying to my slightly deranged post 
I am undoubtably still grieving and a part of me still does not want a dog yet. But summer is a good time for us to have a pup ( had puppies in the winter and its much harder) I know I will love whatever dog we have snd welcome it into our lives, it just seems as though we should not be in this position .
Thanks for all replies, I am quite a normal person but slightly dog obsessed ??
I would want to actually talk to them if possible, things can come across unintentionally badly when written down.
The first time I contacted my dogs breeder enquiring about puppies I got quite a curt reply and a request to phone get at a time that was convenient to her, when I did we were on the phone for nearly two hours
When DH first rang the breeder of our boys she was very reserved, almost suspicious, and we were both thoroughly grilled before we were allowed anywhere near the litter she had at the time. It was the first time we'd been to a breeder (previous dogs had been rescues) and it was rather daunting.
Once we were deemed suitable she turned out to be lovely and we're good friends with her now
Tooty, if cancer is in the breed then I guess you can look at it as a risk from whichever breeder you choose. In Jacks case he had something called 'copper storage syndrome' which is more often found in Bedlingtons I believe. It's usually passed down the line and though I could never say with any certainty it was in his case it was enough of a risk for me not to go back to the breeder.
Take comfort from the fact it was quick Tooty, I lost my Westie too last year and that was very quick indeed, a matter of hours from him being his usual self (albeit 14 and a bit slow) to having to have him PTS as an undetected cancer had shut down most of his organs. Bob's passing was much easier to deal with for me, it was quick, he hadn't suffered and he was old. Watching Jack fight and deteriorate over the course of 10 months was horrible, and like you I questioned 'what if'. He was an active, bouncy, beautiful terrier who's always had the best of everything. It seemed so unfair.
Good luck with the new pup if thats the way you decide to go. They never replace and they invariably have large paws to fill but they do make a house complete again.
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