To ask honestly where you got your dog from

[wowowwow]

Ours came from an ad on Pets4homes. Had no idea this wasn’t good. Dog has been fine though.

Dog's Trust

Protecting Preloved Border Collies rescue charity

From a breeder. We specifically wanted a golden retriever, having had two previously, so sought one out that was due puppies. We met our girl when she was one week old nd collected her at 8 weeks. She'll be 8 this year.

A specific greyhound rescue charity

I’m now mortified but pets 4 homes. I know how bad this is and feel awful now I’m more informed. We looked at rescues but have two kids with special needs but didn’t have any luck. He’s an amazing dog though.

A relative who wasn’t coping

Puppy farm ( obviously we didn’t know at the time)
Lots of hard work and £ and he’s great though

Local rescue centre

Friend's dog had a litter, they were cute, took one home. Parents health tested, KC registered etc. If I ever got another one I'd adopt an older dog probably. Puppies are adorable but an absolute nightmare.

From a breeder, why would anyone not answer honestly, is there a wrong place to get your dog?

A breeder. One I met at a breed show.

Both came from different rescues.

Very carefully researched breeder, I have a Dalmatian and wanted to be absolutely sure of impeccable health checks.

From a registered breeder.

One from Friends of the animals RCT, a reputable rescue in South Wales, the other from a 'free to good home' ad on Gumtree. I took with the plan to get her into a safe rescue. She's still here 5 yearslater.

Previous dogs were a rescue outside Manchester and the Dog's Trust in West Lothian (I'm in Scotland). Previous cats were from Edinburgh Dog and Cat home.

I will never, ever pay a breeder for a pet animal while there are still animals in rescues needing homes as I wouldn't be able to sleep at night. We always find the right dog for us in a rescue, even if it involves some travel.

I'm currently considering getting my first snake, but it will also come from a rescue if I go ahead.

Pets4homes. They were a registered breeder though with all the usual boxes ticked like meeting mum (and granny dog!) at the house, contact details and info on the dad, hip and eye scores, lineage etc. They did a phone interview and meet at their house first to vet us. We still email them now, lovely people.

We had scoured all the local rescues but none would consider us because of their no child under 8 rule. Totally understand why they do that but we didn't want to wait 7 years to get a dog when we were in a great position to have one.

Wouldn't be without our silly fluffy boy.

Present from a friend (I know, but it worked out)
Breeder
Breeder
Local family who had breeding accident
Breeder
Breeder
Local rescue

A local Greyhound rescue centre

coconut - because on here it’s breeders or rescues.

In rl I don’t know anybody who got their dog from either place.

Coconut, there are a few unsavoury ways in which you could acquire a dog.

Unscrupulous breeders, for a start.

Breeder. We're still in touch eighteen months later.

One from a farm, litter was advertised in horse tack shop, one from a breeder and the other from a rescue centre

Usually my parents bought from proper pedigree people.
But after last dog died, they weren’t sure about getting another as getting on. But brother knew someone who was having a litter due to a dalliance when no one was looking... so we ended up with the sweetest, terrier mongrel type. He is 7 now and the best dog we ever had, so uncomplicated. Love him to bits.

Pets4homes site,he was the last pup left at the breeders and I fell in love there and then

Greyhound sanctuary. We tried dogs trust but I wasn't impressed with them at all.