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It’s irresponsible to buy 2 puppies at 94

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Onedropbeat · 20/03/2021 07:43

I don’t think it’s at all responsible at 94 to be buying puppies

I also don’t think it’s responsible buying through the pets4home website

OP posts:

SoupDragon · 20/03/2021 12:51

But the thread has moved on from the OP now.

No it hasn't. It's just that you try and dismiss anyone who answers the question in the thread title and first sentence.

It is about both things.

CovidCorvid · 20/03/2021 12:56

@Mamamia456

I bet the Queen has never even heard of Pets4homes.

Probably not but I guess she told an assistant to source two puppies and that’s where they found one. Corgis are quite hard to come by so guess you take what’s available unless you go on a waiting list for ages.

Someone at work is a KC assured breeder of dogs (not corgis). Long pedigree. She advertises on pets4homes, doesn’t always mean it’s a poor breeder.

sunflowersandbuttercups · 20/03/2021 13:02

@SoupDragon

But the thread has moved on from the OP now.

No it hasn't. It's just that you try and dismiss anyone who answers the question in the thread title and first sentence.

It is about both things.

I'm not dismissing anyone.

I've said numerous times it's about both things, but people saying "it's okay because the puppies will be happy" are missing the point.

Yes, I'm sure the puppies will have a fantastic life but sourcing and owning a pet is about so much more than making sure the puppies are happy. Lots of people like to ignore that, though.

SilverBirchWithout · 20/03/2021 15:34

Can’t believe that people think this is likely to be true.
The RF would expect utter discretion from anyone they buy their dogs from. There is no way an anonymous purchase would be made without knowing the full background and pedigree of the puppy.
Sounds like an irresponsible breeder too, just selling a puppy to someone without checking them out first. This is either a totally made-up story, or someone who has sold a pup recently and then hearing the Queen has acquired a new dog putting 2+2 together and making 5.

The cynic in me says, heart-warming Royal Family story ‘leaked’ to press at a time they want other stories toned down and off the front-pages.

CrabPuff · 20/03/2021 15:41

I’m sure they were bred by a friend of hers and given as a present she definitely didn’t want to refuse.

And Camilla and Charles get their dogs from Battersea Dogs Home so I’m sure they would love HMQ’s dogs if she dies.

Lockdownbear · 20/03/2021 16:51

@SilverBirchWithout

Can’t believe that people think this is likely to be true. The RF would expect utter discretion from anyone they buy their dogs from. There is no way an anonymous purchase would be made without knowing the full background and pedigree of the puppy. Sounds like an irresponsible breeder too, just selling a puppy to someone without checking them out first. This is either a totally made-up story, or someone who has sold a pup recently and then hearing the Queen has acquired a new dog putting 2+2 together and making 5.

The cynic in me says, heart-warming Royal Family story ‘leaked’ to press at a time they want other stories toned down and off the front-pages.

I'm with you.

I think the pups and breeder would have been checked out. Its said they were a gift so even if it was one of the younger Royals who bought them they'd still expect total discression.

Likeandsubscribe · 20/03/2021 17:14

That breeder is at fault surely for selling to someone she didn't know, although mentioning Windsor was a bit of a hint I suppose. I thought that the Queen had previously made it known that she wasn't having any more dogs precisely because of her age though?

Lockdownbear · 20/03/2021 17:20

The Queen did make it known however she wouldn't have anticipated lockdown, one of her dogs dying, then her husband going into hospital. Maybe her last dog was lonely.
She's allowed to change her mind, esp if the giver has promised a home to the pups should they out live her.

Maybe the giver will move in with them rather than them moving to the giver.

Likeandsubscribe · 20/03/2021 17:25

@Lockdownbear

The Queen did make it known however she wouldn't have anticipated lockdown, one of her dogs dying, then her husband going into hospital. Maybe her last dog was lonely. She's allowed to change her mind, esp if the giver has promised a home to the pups should they out live her.

Maybe the giver will move in with them rather than them moving to the giver.

Yes fair enough, HRH has had a tough year I suppose, like many people. Our animals have certainly got us through lockdown.

Hcolhcsra · 20/03/2021 17:53

Got my mum a kitten a few months ago. She's mid 80s and it's been a Godsend throughout lock down and has really cheered her up. I'm sure most rescue centres would have turned us down but the two of them are so happy together. The kitten was bought in the knowledge that we will take it in should she no longer be able to care for it. I'm sure the Queen also has plans in place should she be unable to care for her pets.

PuzzledObserver · 20/03/2021 19:02

So majority opinion is that my DM is irresponsible. Thinking about other decisions she has made, I can’t argue too hard with that one - I’m not aware that there is a plan for what happens after she’s gone.

I will say this, though:-

she has capacity, so there is really nothing we could have done about it

whatever she may (or may not) have assumed about one of us taking the dog, I’m settled that we didn’t agree to that, so we don’t have to do it.

it came from a lovely home - a couple who own both parents and breed them every two years.

I’m confident that for as long as DM is alive and well, the dog is going to be well cared for, loved and looked after. It’s 6 months old and she hasn’t tripped over it yet.

Silkiechooks · 20/03/2021 19:48

I'm more concerned about the vast, vast numbers of healthy, fit young people who buy puppies, then either underestimate the amount of work involved, or have a baby and don't want the puppy any more, or don't handle the relationship between the dog and their existing children, meaning they want rid of the dog who snapped at a toddler who was pulling its tail.

An older person who has a dog is unlikely to be a first time owner, and will hopefully have made plans for the dog in the event of illness and death. As for the dogs that do end up in rescues, I know at our local shelter, the adult yorkie who is there due to the death of the owner is easier to rehome than the teenage husky who was bought as a Christmas puppy for a family with young children who then couldn't cope

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