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Suggestions on where to get a dog from?

88 replies

Wingingit202122 · 31/07/2022 15:45

First time owner trying to find somewhere reputable to buy a dog from!
Was advised to look on pets4homes but not sure how reputable the sellers are
Spoke to one woman who told me she would only allow me to do a doorstep viewing! This immediately raised my suspicions so was wondering, how do we go about not falling foul to a backstreet breeder?

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OrlandointheWilderness · 02/08/2022 11:49

And definitely try to buy from someone who has used health tested parents. And personally I'd always buy working cocker lines, but that's because I work mine! I know they can be an issue if you don't want a high prey drive dog, but I find them very trainable. Love the spaniels, and I really have met some lovely crosses, it's just worth doing your research.

stayathomer · 02/08/2022 11:55

Another just putting a hand up to say we have a lovely little cocker spaniel who is (mostly lol) very chilled and happy, and a small enough size that the kids are covered. I’ve known loads of cocker spaniels over the years, they can be attention hungry (which suits us as there’s 6 of us so always someone ready to play!) but haven’t known many to bark excessively or be crazy

Mudlark3r2 · 02/08/2022 12:41

What constitutes hard work? We’re not seeing that but what you’d expect when looking after any dog.

We we’re advised that a cocker spaniel combination was better and calmer.

Convertedtodressage · 02/08/2022 17:55

I’m not sure why making a profit is seen as such an abhorrent concept. I’ve come from horses most breeders I suspect hope to make a profit (debatable if they do) they know that the better the quality of both the dam and sire the more money you can charge when you sell a youngster on. Yearling racehorses selling for 500k will have been bred in the purple with all the best racing lines. I don’t begrudge a totally dedicated to the breed breeder selling meticulously bred top quality puppies whose parents have had all the breed recommended health screenings who worm and flee said puppies and lovingly socialised then from an early age and offer a life time back up any profit he makes when selling them.
The breed club for my rare breed dog states on its website who much you should pay for a puppy from one of its members: £1500 if the breeder makes any profit out of this good luck to them.

GiantCheeseMonster · 02/08/2022 18:06

Everything you want in a cockerpoo (and more) you can find in a miniature poodle. And you can go to a decent breeder with health-tested parents who is not breeding designer crosses for a quick profit.

sunsetsandsandybeaches · 02/08/2022 18:17

I’m not sure why making a profit is seen as such an abhorrent concept

I don’t begrudge a totally dedicated to the breed breeder selling meticulously bred top quality puppies whose parents have had all the breed recommended health screenings who worm and flee said puppies and lovingly socialised then from an early age and offer a life time back up any profit he makes when selling them.

As you say, profit is fine as long as you're doing everything right as well.

But the point is, many, many people don't do all those things. They just pick a random stud that's cute/the right colour, mate the dogs and sell the pups. They don't care about health tests or socialisation - and that's what people are objecting to.

I walk a lovely little dog who was bought from a very dodgy breeder. She's not even 18 months old and has a whole host of health issues including a hole in her heart and arthritis. She also has terminal liver disease and probably won't make her second birthday.

That's the reality of bad breeding.

GeorgeCat1 · 02/08/2022 18:25

Mine has just eaten a package that was delivered. It contained a new blazer. You can have her - for free!

Mudlark3r2 · 02/08/2022 20:00

So because the breeder is selling poodles and not cockatoos from the same mum they’re not making a quick profit- ooookay.

Sunflowers765 · 02/08/2022 20:06

I've just been looking at Raffles / humpfries just out of interest having read this thread. OMG!! 250 litters a year sold through them! If you're thinking of anything like this just don't. Those poor dogs. 😥😥

TalkingToMyselfAgain · 02/08/2022 20:09

RSPCA - there are dogs being put to sleep every day because owners cannot be found for them, no other reason. The RSPCA kennels have dogs (and cats) arriving all the time, so to make room for yet more new arrivals, some of the dogs that have been there ages/are old/need a lot of therapy etc., are euthanized.

Celladore · 30/01/2024 12:04

Dont use pads4pooches, they are soley on facebook.

Pads4pooches is not a registered charity, nor is it a registered buisness. They take on dogs with either no background info, or info that would make the dogs unsuitable for rehoming. I have had 1 dog from them. I was told by Michelle (apparent manager) that the dog i agreed to foster was good with other dogs and people, and that she was just excitable. After several weeks of unreturned calls and almost a month for reimbursement for the dogs vet costs, the dog had an altercation with my dog causing over £350 in vet bills. After going as far as to message Michelles mother in law on facebook, i was finally able to get hold of her and let her know what had happend, and that the foster dog would need to go. She posted on their facebook page making out that the fault was our own. After a second attempt at trying to attack one of my reisdent dogs, i contacted the foster dogs prior foster carers for info, i was told that they had the dog for just 8hrs, and she tried to attack their dog, they went on to explain the they too had contacted the prior foster carer what had the dog for just 36hrs. And she also tried to attack their dogs. I confronted Michelle about this, as she had previously told me that the prior foster carer had the dog for a week but thier dogs couldnt keep up with her excitable nature. She also failed to mention that the 2 prior foster carers, 3 including myself had advised that the dog was not a good fit for other dogs. I had to resort to threatening the police and having the dog pts before michelle would do anything. She eventually sent me an address to take the dog to. Turns out this foster carer had been given zero information whatsoever. I was left to explain everything. A few days went by and i came across the dogs original post on another Facebook page which said, Looking for funding, dog is completely out of control and would need an ongoing behaviourist. Needless to say this too was never mention. I again confronted michelle with this info. And she attempted to claim it was an old post. It then came to my attention that many other people had similar experiences and had contacted by the rspca and bluecross to ask for help. Also the they had abandoned 2 dogs at different kennels after running up a £600 bill at one and £2500 at another. So i went back to michelle, and she began with threats of legal action and acusing me of not caring about dogs. Having been rescuing dogs for the last 15yrs and being a volenteer with the bluecross for around 10 of them, i told her i would be happy to see her in court. After calling her out, she then blocked me. No contracts where given or signed, however i have been shown 1 contract that michelle had the dogs original foster carer sign, and after reading through it, it wasnt even a contract for that dog. They claim to be a non profit organisation but they charge upto £690 per dog. They have been reported to the police, trading standards, the rspca, the registered charity commission and the animal rescue centres governing body. By using this sham of a group, made up of only a facebook page, you are putting yours and any one/dogs in your home at risk.

justasking111 · 30/01/2024 12:53

TalkingToMyselfAgain · 02/08/2022 20:09

RSPCA - there are dogs being put to sleep every day because owners cannot be found for them, no other reason. The RSPCA kennels have dogs (and cats) arriving all the time, so to make room for yet more new arrivals, some of the dogs that have been there ages/are old/need a lot of therapy etc., are euthanized.

We looked at the RSPCA dogs. You fail to adopt for the following reasons.

Another dog
A cat
Children,
Visiting grandchildren
You work part time

They're not alone other charities use this criteria.
We fell at the visiting grandchildren hurdle. So bought a puppy.

We also years ago failed to adopt a kitten with two acres of land in a tiny quiet village because we wouldn't agree to them being an indoor cat.

BackToLurk · 30/01/2024 14:08

justasking111 · 30/01/2024 12:53

We looked at the RSPCA dogs. You fail to adopt for the following reasons.

Another dog
A cat
Children,
Visiting grandchildren
You work part time

They're not alone other charities use this criteria.
We fell at the visiting grandchildren hurdle. So bought a puppy.

We also years ago failed to adopt a kitten with two acres of land in a tiny quiet village because we wouldn't agree to them being an indoor cat.

We adopted from the RSPCA at the end of last year. We have a cat, the couple that adopted our puppy's littermate have a visiting grandchild. The criteria are strict, and it may take more time, but these aren't absolute nos.

We also both work, albeit from home.

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