More than 1800 people have contacted Dog’s trust to rehome unwanted lockdown puppies

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And 1 in 4 people admitted they had impulse purchased a pet during lockdown.

how the fuck do we get the message home that a puppy isn’t a toy and that people should think twice three, ten times before rushing out and buying one.

And obviously the increased prices aren’t a deterrent, although those are about greed anyway, because these people are buying them for £££ and then selling them on for the same prices.

www.countryliving.com/uk/wildlife/pets/a35115185/hundreds-puppies-resold-abandoned/

Sadly entirely predictable

@HermioneWeasley

Sadly entirely predictable

Yup

Puppies are very cute but people don’t realise how much work they are.

I have harder work than an adult dog who is happy to sleep the day away.

I thought this would happen. Awfully sad.

Argh don’t tell me this. I already have three and I’d take more if I could. Poor babies.

And presumably they’re not going to be able to rehome them because how do they vet new homes in lockdown, how do they prevent someone from applying to adopt a puppy from a rescue because they too fancy a lockdown puppy.

Sadly I think many of these dogs will end up being put to sleep.

"I've had this puppy for just shy of two weeks. I love him to absolute pieces thinking I would have time to properly look after him," he said. "Due to Covid my job got a lot busier and I'm struggling to maintain him. I'd like him to go to a caring home where he can be looked after and walked regularly."

Unbelievable. And this is the tip of the iceberg as many of them are probably still being sold on for £££. Give it another few months and there will be a huge influx of dogs who have passed through many hands and are irretrievably damaged.

What the hell is wrong with people , makes me so angry . Don't people realise having a puppy can be like having a baby . Our dog died suddenly in April , we miss her so much but we know we aren't ready for another one yet ,then some people just don't give it a minutes thought 😡

@ chaosisaladder for a split second I genuinely considered whether I could take one on. But realistically I really can’t.

Agree with @HermioneWeasley.

Sadly very predictable. The amount of friends I 've got who said "Well we're going to be at home much more now" cool. That automatically means you MUST get a puppy.

The sad thing as well is that the Dogs Trust and other rescue charities will be even more cautious about who they rehome them too than ever before. They were super picky pre pandemic!

@AlternativePerspective if I ever made it big or won the lottery, my job would be to look after a fuckload of dogs on a massive patch of land. What bliss. So sad to hear this. Dogs are heaven.

I'm sure there was a thread after the first lockdown smugly pointing out that the flood of abandoned lockdown puppies hadn't happened.

That's awful. I imagine some of these poor dogs were bred specifically to meet lockdown demand as well. I know of a couple of "much loved family pets" who've had two consecutive litters of designers crossbreeds. Charged £1k plus for each puppy too.

Disgraceful. They shouldn't have got them in the first place, and they're massively missing out on the joy of having a dog. What a shit example for their children too.

DH and I have 3 rescue pets and will happily adopt one more, but I fear lots of them will be euthanised because of brainless idiots.

We adopted from dogs trust right at the start of lockdown 1 so they are still rehoming dogs, with most of it being done remotely. They vetted our house with a video/photos of the house and garden. The support we had from them was great and we’ve now a very happy dog who has really settled in. Hopefully because a lot of these dogs are young the problems aren’t too set in. We are looking for another but just need the right fit for our girl.

I should say, we had been looking for a rescue before Covid, ours was not an impulse adoption!

Makes me so angry. Stupid, ignorant and selfish people getting puppies and then realising they actually need training, walking etc.

Then of course they just discard them like they are not living creatures but just a piece of rubbish.

I always wonder how many of the people so quick to get rid of a pet have children. Children are, on the whole, much harder work and yet people don't throw them out do they?

Is this true? Just went on the dogs trust website and only 6 dogs under 1 came up along with a message that they were still getting hundreds of applications per dog?

A certain percentage of people of get puppies have always been morons who end up giving up and it makes sense that that number increases as dog ownership in general increases.

@ chaosisaladder I have always had loads of animals although down to one dog at the moment, but if I had the space I would have far more.

I’ve always wanted a cocker spaniel, and theoretically I could have one. I have the time, and there are plenty of walks near here etc. But I also have one dog already, a twelve year old retired guide dog and it wouldn’t be fair to him. Plus I have a life limiting illness so if I were taken ill then what would happen to a puppy?

So for now I will just have to aspire to a cocker....

Suppose at least these ones are going to get a descent home now. The puppies being resold on social media sites are the ones I worry about.

All so bloody predictable. The same thing will be happening with kittens I can imagine. Most the girls in my year 4 son's class got kittens recently.

@ Sprockerdilerock rescues rarely advertise their puppies because people have a preference over the older dogs. Added to which, these puppies are going to be potential targets for the next lockdown impulse purchasers, except this time they won’t have to part with thousands to get a rescue.

I would be very surprised if this lot are even rehomed before the end of lockdown, and sadly I think that it’s possible many may have to be destroyed.

That’s awful. It was predicted.
Our dog died in March and we tried unsuccessfully all lockdown to find another to rehome but there were none to be had. Or none that would rehome to us anyway (kids and small animals).
We’ve just got a new puppy and I’m under no illusion what a massive undertaking it is. We’ve bought her knowing that it’s a 15 year ish investment, we know she’s going to cost a fortune in vets, grooming, holiday care, insurance, flea treatment etc.
How people can get one just because they have a few weeks off work is beyond me.

(And yes-maybe I should have waited to rehome one of these lockdown puppies but tbh my family had had enough grief and disappointment and selfishly I didn’t want to inherit someone else’s untrained, unsocialised dog)

This is strange though, we have been trying to adopt a dog from our local dogs trust and there are never any suitable for houses with young children, and very rarely puppies. Where do all these pups go?

Sad and predictable, pups can be pretty hard work at the adolescent stage and past the cute puppy stage. Any responsible breeder would want to know about problems and especially a rehoming situation, but I doubt this would be the case for the puppy farmed poor dogs.

Gumtree was full of 4 & 5 month old pups looking to be removed before Christmas. Arseholes wanting £1000's to recoup their money when they realised they need some attention and care.
Sold as Christmas presents within an hour of being listed.
So many will be relisted again with so many issues. So sad. So, so sad.

I think they have a waiting list for newly born puppies, where the adult female has been handed in as a rescue or alternatively where someone’s dog has fallen pregnant accidentally and dogs trust agree to take the puppies. But we’ve been looking recently for another and the youngest we have seen is approx 6-12 months. We’re not necessarily looking for a young dog, just one that can live with another dog.

I think they are super cautious and where a dog hasn’t lived with children they can’t say that the dog will be fine. Ours lived with an 8 year old child and there were no issues but due to her size the recommended a home with children older than 12.