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I think it is too hard to rehome an animal

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SuperHans · 02/03/2011 22:20

I bought a puppy a few months ago and I really love him - he was the right choice for us. He cost £100.

He was vacc's and I will pay to have him castrated soon.

He has been such a success that I have been looking into getting him a companion. I would like to help a dog and rescue them but they want stupid amounts of money and loads of home vists.

I am just put off, and it is a shame because I could easily home another dog and give him a good life.

I think I will just buy another puppy I am afraid.

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SuperHans · 03/03/2011 01:24

Val - they called me and asked if I would look at another dog.

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BaroqueAroundTheClock · 03/03/2011 01:25

you're DH got him from a friend - who doesn't even know what breed/mix he is Hmm

"He is 6 months old and supposedly a cross between a JRT and a border terrier."

Supposedly - surely if the guy was that much of a decent bloke he'd have some idea what breed the parents were...........

ilovesooty · 03/03/2011 01:25

because there is no response anywhere else on the board.

...but you weren't actually asking or inviting other POV, were you?

Vallhala · 03/03/2011 01:26

Hans, pm me your details and I'll show them this thread... that should put a stop to you being troubled by them.

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SuperHans · 03/03/2011 01:27

You know what - I will buy my next puppy too. Because I won't have to deal with people like you and he will be as happy as the one I already have.

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Vallhala · 03/03/2011 01:28

This is the dog which one of the OP's kids carries about "like a handbag", Booy.

I bet you can se what will happen next...

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SuperHans · 03/03/2011 01:28

I would have thought of rescuing a dog who would have enjoyed a loving environment and 2 walks a day but fuck it.

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ilovesooty · 03/03/2011 01:28

Supposedly - surely if the guy was that much of a decent bloke he'd have some idea what breed the parents were...........

Exactly, because of the implications for health, temperament and behaviour.

BaroqueAroundTheClock · 03/03/2011 01:29

How can you afford to pay £100 for a backyard bred puppy AND pay for microchipping, vaccs, neutering etc - if you can't afford £120 for a rescue dog that has all that AND MORE included with the cost??????????????

Vallhala · 03/03/2011 01:29

Ye[, course he will, tro Hans.

Until he gets involved in an RTA or gets ill...

Stroll on, dreamer.

BooyFuckingHoo · 03/03/2011 01:30

"I would have thought of rescuing a dog who would have enjoyed a loving environment and 2 walks a day but fuck it."

so it's really the dog you're doing it for hey? Hmm

ilovesooty · 03/03/2011 01:31

I think he was vacced and chipped. the OP still has to find money for neutering and insurance (money she hasn't found yet but is contemplating another dog)

Margles · 03/03/2011 01:33

She hasn't had the neutering done yet - I think she was waiting until she could afford it. Unless he is only a few weeks old, so it's too soon.

BaroqueAroundTheClock · 03/03/2011 01:33

well yes that as well ilovesooty - I was more thinking of the more obvious "who are the parents" question

ok obviously he knows who the mum is.......but he's maybe not sure who the dad is............why not? Surely reputable breeder would know which stud got his bitch pregnant????

BooyFuckingHoo · 03/03/2011 01:33

OP remember this thread when you are standing in the vets surgery telling the vet to put your dog to sleep because you can't afford the cost of his treatment. because that is what will happen here.

Vallhala · 03/03/2011 01:34

Hans I think what you are having difficulty with here, apart from the basic concept of rescue, the plight of pound dogs and simple economics and calculations is this small fact...

It isn't about whether YOU want to deal with rescue... it's about whether decent rescues would want to deal with YOU.

And as a decent rescuer I can promise you that we wouldn't touch you with s bargepole.

Which is clearly what has offended you and caused you to go unsuccessfully trolling for sympathy on thie forum.

Look on the bright side... just think what you might have been told if you'd tried spreading your misinformed and foolish ideas on a rescue forum.

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SuperHans · 03/03/2011 01:37

He is vacc'd n chipped n wormed and flead and I am having him done next month. He is JRT x Border Terrier - but I can't see it in him.

I am looking into insurance.

Interesting that you all feel that a dog is better in kennels.

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BooyFuckingHoo · 03/03/2011 01:39

oh god, i have just seen the handbag post Val. i take back my last comment.

what it should say is, remember this thread when you are standing in the vets asking them to put your dog down because it has bitten your child. because that is what will happen here.

BaroqueAroundTheClock · 03/03/2011 01:39

OMG - how did I miss the "carry him around like a handbag" thing Shock

Now - how the fuck do you carry a puppy like a handbag???????

I'll confess I did some weird and wacky (and possible cruel Blush) things to our family dog but carry her like a handbag???????

. She was a rescue dog - my mum wanted a "lassie dog or border collie" - and one day my dad came home with a ball of matted black fluff. This was back in 1978, and he'd heard of a local farmer that had a litter of mongrel puppies........and was going to drown them in a bucket of water SadAngry. He knew he and my mum couldn't rescue them all - but took one, our Trixie. She was 6 months old when I was born - and she treated me like her puppy, she was a real daft thing. But I would steal her doggy biscuits, chuck her out of her bed, and ride her around like a horse Blush........she was also fiercely protective over me. Such a wonderful dog, was gutted when she died when I was 15 Sad

BaroqueAroundTheClock · 03/03/2011 01:41

Yes a dog IS Better off in Kennels than with an owner who can't afford it!

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SuperHans · 03/03/2011 01:41

Val - I don't appreciate the differences between pound and rescue. I thought "pound" was an Americanism. You are wrong, there is nothing wrong with me or my home, perhaps you are too impassioned? Mayhew offered me another dog, and I passed their home study so you can relax about that.

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BooyFuckingHoo · 03/03/2011 01:42

better in kennels than with you? no competition love.

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SuperHans · 03/03/2011 01:46

Dog loves DS2 and they are never apart - if DS2 goes to the loo or has a bath, Dog does too, of his own choice. Dog follows him everywhere and is more than happy to be carried now and then - I meant it as a bit of humour.

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BooyFuckingHoo · 03/03/2011 01:49

ds2 needs to be taught how to behave around dogs if ds2 would like to keep that part of his cheek just below his eye. HTH Smile

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SuperHans · 03/03/2011 01:51

BooFuckingHoo - we have provided a really good home to Dog and he is super happy, should we put him in kennels? He gets 2 big walks a day and loads of cuddles and kisses. He has a garden, toys and bones and as much play as he wants and as much sleep as he wants.

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