Where do we get a dog that’s not a rescue, from a breeder or from someone asking stupid money for a jacka-cocka-girlie-poo?

[Skarossinkplunger]

I posted on here last week to say that our elderly JRT had to euthanised. We are missing her terribly as is our other dog and we have decided to get another dog as there is a huge void in all our lives.

Our other dog is a rescue and has some
issues that will need to be worked around and although we would love another rescue we think a puppy would be easier to train around him. We also think it would be a good idea to get a female to stop any dominance issues.

The thing is we’re not really fussed about breed, a small terrier-type would be ideal so I don’t really want to pay a large sum of money for a purebreed but looking at what’s available it seems that you pay just as much for a Heinz 57!

Any ideas where else I could look?

Good luck.
Tabula my wolfhound spent a LONG time on a longline around the cats. Doesn't help the bloody naughty torties wind her up. Games include "I'm outside in the garden and you're not" and "I can fit behind the TV and you can't!"

@Skarossinkplunger keep an eye on Brysons website. They often have puppies avaiable and are a small rescue.
I also agree with you that puppies adapt to the idiosyncrasies around them. Bringing another, potentially, troubled (or challenging) adult dog into the home would jusr be too much! Puppies can be moulded.

Good luck 😁

“I really don’t know why this has turned into an inquisition about why my partner have decided on a puppy rather than an adult dog.“

Well I just wondered what you were expecting the potential puppy to deal with in case type or age of puppy might make a difference... but then you were all cagey and off about it, so...

“Doesn't help the bloody naughty torties wind her up”

Lol, it was more... that hissing noise or her hitting you on your great big head do not mean they want licked on the face, pretty much the opposite in fact

Where was I “off or cagey about it” ? I explained why I wanted a puppy.

I wish they bloody hissed. They parade in front of her with their tails in the air and trill at her.

I really don’t know why this has turned into an inquisition about why my partner have decided on a puppy rather than an adult dog
I didn’t read it as an inquisition, just asking why you think a puppy would be better/easier around your adult dog. You haven’t explained what your adult dogs ‘issues’ are, but you seem to be expecting a puppy can be taught how to tolerate an older dogs issues. In my experience there are months and months of the older adult dog having to be VERY tolerant and good at dealing with the, perfectly natural, normal but very ott behaviour of puppy. I’ve got an older rescue dog with ‘issues’ and have always chosen (three times) to get other adult rescues dogs that can fit in around him. A good rescue centre will allow you the contact opportunities and time to determine this. To answer your original question though, most decent rescue centres don’t openly advertise their puppies. You’ll have to register and be assessed (as will your current dog/s) before some rescues will approve your home for a puppy.

Ok I give up. As I’ve said umpteen times I am an experienced dog owner and I’ve had 5 rescue dogs. I know all their procedures including home checks. My current dog
was a control dog for a dog trainer and therefore has some, well, control issues. And I’m perfectly sure some of you will
come up with a myriad of reasons as to why this wouldn’t be suitable for a puppy despite our behaviourist advising that this would be the best idea.

Thank you for your advice everybody I’m off back to AIBU.

“ I explained why I wanted a puppy.”

Not really, quirks could be anything. I wondered if it was anything that might affect where you went/what sort of puppy they were likely to have, that sort of thing.

Clearly for some reason you thought it was a weird question.

Toooldtobearsed Thank you so much. I’ll take a look.

I haven't read the whole thread. Sorry for the loss of your JRT. We looked at Many Tears - they have nationwide fostered dogs. All breeds, and often puppies.

Good luck.

Hello, I am very sorry to read the sad news about your JRT. I hope that you and your family are doing ok, xxx

As the person above posted - Many Tears do have lots of puppies in foster throughout England and Wales. I am a Many Tears puppy fosterer and have rehomed over 200 MT resue puppies over the last 4 years. Some puppies are born into foster homes from pregnant mothers dumped into the rescue so they have always been loved from birth. Please have a look at the MT website over the next few weeks.

Xxx

Hi Pootle I’ve just looked at the website and there doesn’t appear to be any pups within travelling distance to us.

Also the adoption fee is a little steep compared to other rescues we’ve looked at.