Some friends work full time and have a 9 year old ds. They are very cash rich / time poor and have been talking about getting a dog for ages but not young puppy as they dont have time to train it. They have not owned a dog before.
They saw a advert on line for a 6 month old cocker. They viewed it in the owner's home and were told that the owner has changed jobs and no longer has time for it. The current owner bought it a month ago from an acquaintance who had 3 more puppies and this one was being "bullied". They were told that it is healthy, had all vaccines etc.
They bought the pup for hundreds of pounds there and then. It seems to be settling in ok. The plan is to leave it from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a dog walker coming daily. They will be in more at weekends but will still have a dog walker on Saturday.
Am I justified in having concerns here about the lack of knowledge about the dog's history, health, background etc as well as plans to leave it alone so much. It does seem to be a lovely little dog but I do feel uneasy.
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EmmaGellerGreen · 28/02/2016 20:47
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