Laws that work

[Gwyn Nicholas]

Dave I agree you dont have to be indoors all day with a dog/puppy to be a good dog owner, the example I gave what that of some owners who left a puppy in a confined area for a long period of time and blame the dog for becoming bored and chewing things. Puppies chew anything as you will know ,it is a natural part of the learning process.

What I am saying is, if you are not there to correct or have enough things to keep the puppy occupied, you have to be happy with the consequences not as my examples who blame the poor little pup. I myself lost a very good pair of shoes to my first dog who was left alone during the day - my fault for leaving them where he could get at them. If you blame the pup for doing what comes natural to it, you dont understand the animal you have therefore as Dai suggests, should you really have a dog, especially one of the larger and potentially dangerous breeds. There is a young lass near me with a small child, a baby and a large staffie cross that drags her and her pushchair to the school each morning, I hope I am wrong but I forsee something potentially horrendous in the making.

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Kev
You will find that most respected breeders will actually have waiting list of potential puppy buyers. I had a lady wait over 2 years for one off me. Was the person you bought your springers off reputable? Also i only breed a litter when i want to retain one for myself. i agree inso far as there are far too many people breeding thinking they are going to make a fast buck and know absolutely nothing of caring for a bitch in whelp or when she is lactating or indeed how to rear the puppies (weaning and worming etc) Dangerous dog breeds are a very emotive subject. A lot of the problems stem from bad breeding. people will mate a bitch to a dog because it lives a few doors down notknowing nothing about the pedigrees. If people line breed they know exactly what the puppies look like and their temprements

[kevjames84]

I totally agree Paul, and yes my springer bitch was bought from a very good reputable breeder and from a specific shoot, my springer dog was however bought from a South Wales Police officer who was a casual breeder. I was in work today when a very nice lady (on the face of it) came I to give up a lhasa apso and a Bichon, she stated that she could no longer look after them, but after a little digging it was clear that the poor dogs had run out of usefulness, she admitted to keeping a pup back from each to breed again. We obviously took in the dogs because that’s what we do “rehome the unwanted”.
I hope you continue to be one of the few conscientious breeders, as I suspect you will as you clearly have a vested interest in your dogs welfare
Kev

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Kev
People like that totally sicken me. However i do know of people myself who do that once the bitches are pst 8yrs of age and can't be bred from anymore. i once once advised to get rid of a bitch i owned because i'd had to have her spayed at only 3 yrs old. Needless to say she stayed with till she passed away at 13.
Good luch with the rescue Kev
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