Do you want a designer dog? This is the reality

[CapnHaddock]

A company called DoodlePets has had to take down their entire social media presence because they were found dumping dead puppies

www.kentonline.co.uk/whitstable/news/distressed-driver-finds-dead-puppies-in-lane-159095/

They fell off the back of a trailer apparently. This is what you're supporting when you buy your cockerpoos and puggles for stupid money. You're enabling fuckwits like this to force dogs to breed with the sole consideration of how much cash they can make.

You are not a dog lover if you buy a dog from gumtree or facebook or any other social media platform. There are great posts on here which explain how to go about finding a new puppy. Please consult those before parting with any cash.

Thank you from dogs

No leaving them for over 4 hours (where did that specific figure come from? Seems very one size fits all)
No flats (no exceptions for garden flats; who knew stairs were essential for canine happiness)
Must have landlord consent (no poor people please! Only those wealthy enough to own, regardless of the fact that landlords can and do legally evict people for no reason anyway (section 21), so having a dog makes little difference)
No children

... and in the case of one rescue I know, no one over 70 (so seemingly a 5 year post retirement window in which you're allowed to adopt

The pool of people who will fit these criteria is tiny, relative to the number of dogs in need of a new home.

... and then we get into those dogs that
need an active home (how many people of active age, which inevitably means relatively young, are home all day?)
Need someone experienced with the breed or dogs in general (where are you going to get your first dog to get that experience from? If you're already retired when you get dog 1, by the time that one dies you'll be too old for dog 2)

... and then those rescues complain that they can't rehome dogs and have to PTS while pushing people away and into the arms of puppy farmers. Telling people who can't meet the very restrictive criteria of the rescues not to buy from anywhere that isn't a KC breeder or rescue is tantamount to telling them not to get a dog at all; of course people look elsewhere

rightsaidfrederickII I agree the blanket rules some rescues have are ridiculous and it's no wonder lots of people buy puppies rather than rescue.

I always love the classic you can't have a dog if you work despite the options of dogs walkers and day care. It's not as if being home with the dog 24/7 is some magic formula that gives a dog a wonderful life plus lots of people find their home set up changes in the life time of a dog.

The living in a flat one gets me. I know so many people who don't walk their dogs because they 'have the garden to run around in'
We don't have a garden, so i have to walk my dogs so they can go to the loo!

We adopted from the RSPCA and we live in a flat with a shared, partially-secured garden. I guess because we live right next to lots of green spaces. Also we knew someone who knew someone who worked there.

It's only a little 2 bed too.

puppy farms (can we think of a less cute name for them?
I like the comments after the article.
They’re not dog breeders.
They’re dog greeders.

No it really isn't @fessmess

I think dog breeding should be regulated. I've just read an interview with Laura Craik in the Standard msg saying that she's got a 'goldenoodle' puppy and it's lots bigger than they expected. Well, what the hell do you expect when you buy a big dog cross?

Capn I agree, it should be regulated or policed heavier or just legislation should change to stop these horrible breeders who abuse animals. I get fed up with people trying to blame us cross-breed puppy buyers for the suffering. I have not abused any animal and I never would.

No but many of the breeders do.
I have nothing against cross breeds but despise the prolific breeders of cute crosses or those that are popular for no sensible reason. No health testing or concern for welfare and the future of the puppies.
And for those who say buy a hypoallergenic poodle cross

When we adopted outdated there was a woman trying to adopt a dog but they wouldn't letter because their working sheepdog wasn't spayed as they wanted to breed her. They refused to see the difference between a working dog being bred for more working dogs and a pet being breed for money. They were quite happy for the rescue to be neutered, but no no unneuterred pets no adoption

Outdated? Our cats

Oh dear - just seen upthread trhat some rescues have an upper age limit for rehoming. I am 71 - have had 2 rescue lurchers in the past (consecutively) and looked after them, loved them until they both reached their alloted time span. Now suddenly I am incapable of looking after an older (4/5 yo) rescue dog .
I do not want a puppy as I am very well aware I am getting older and will age over the next 10 years - but this rule makes me so sad (being written off as 'too old').

There is a very well proven fact that older people are less lonely, more agile (dog walking ) when they have a dog.
Please reassure me this is not a generally enforced rule with all rescues.

@olliegarchy No, it's not one that's universally enforced. Obviously they're not going to give a puppy to a 90 year old, but few have hard cut off ages

@olliegarchy - there's a lovely man who's 78 who walks his dog in my local park and adopted a 6 year old last year from the Dog's Trust. So don't worry :)

Can't afford it, but would love a poodle.

It really is a breeders rather than a breed thing imo. Guide Dogs are now using Labradoodles because they can be hypoallergenic for example, some ‘designer dogs’ are ‘designer’ for a reason and have been bred long enough so it’s oossivle to find the most reputable etc breeders. They may be bred with care and can have as good or better health. I’d always hesitate however to buy a designer dog which isn’t well established + with a recognised, well established breeder too and as we have specific reasons for the breed of our dog, will stick to her breed probably forever!

We tried to rescue but despite a (small) garden and someone Home all day, our restrictions and their restrictions all made it impossible, even though we applied to multiple including breed rescues. We needed a small dog who wouldn’t be able to bowl an elderly person over and wasn’t as active as a husky or a border collie (although our dog has multiple walks and lots of stimulation in a day). That was for the basic safety and happiness of dog and owner. For our own lifestyle, we did want a dog who could be let off lead in a field which the greyhound rescue (we asked about whippets and they had a couple) told us wouldn’t be possible (I definitely have met some off lead but as ex racers I understand). As we live on a main road and are first time dog owners, we didn’t get a look in from the rescues except for the greyhound one. Ended up getting a KC reg puppy, applied before birth etc, met the mum etc and saw the lovely Home (and the breeder’s kids playing with the puppies) but I do wish I had been able to rescue.