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Post by AN on Jun 18, 2017 17:24:18 GMT
If you would like to debate the ethics of cross-breed "designer" dogs or buying from a breeder vs rescuing, please do so elsewhere. For the sake of this discussion, operate under the assumption that the breeder I'm talking about is high-quality, cares about the breed, not a puppy mill. After lots of research and spending time with different types of dogs, my husband and I have decided we would like to get a multi-gen labradoodle (labradoodle bred to labradoodle for a few generations, not first gen lab to poodle). Our preference actually is for a little bit older dog, and if there were a 3 or 4 year old labradoodle without major behavioral issues available for rehoming, we would be all over it. I've been looking and haven't seen anything close. We have the opportunity to become a "guardian home" for a 6-month old female labradoodle of a local breeder. She was actually placed with her guardian family as a new puppy, but they had disruptive medical issues come up and the breeder and they agreed it would be better to place her in a new home. The 6-month old is living in the breeder's home right now while she looks for the right home. Here's what it would entail: - The dog is ours day-to-day, but the breeder retains legal ownership. There's a solid contract that lays everything out. When she goes into heat (once every 6 - 8 months), we work with the breeder (lives 30 mins away) to take her to a few reproductive appointments. We pay for "normal" vet care/expenses, Breeder pays for anything related to reproduction. She lives with us while pregnant, then goes and stays with the breeder for 7 - 8 weeks while having and whelping the puppies. We are able to come visit during that 8 week period, and on the plus side, it would be a good time for us to take vacations etc. - The dog will have either 3 or 4 litters, to be done breeding before she turns 4 years old. The breeder will then pay for her spay and all ownership rights become ours after that point. We spent an hour with the dog yesterday, in the breeder's home along with the dogs the breeder personally owns. We loved the dog, and trusted/liked the breeder. She's a perfect size, great temperament, and already house broken, leash trained, crate trained, and sleeping well through the night. That is a big plus for us. We'll still need and want to do more obedience training, but those basics are taken care of. She truly was the "pick of the litter" with a perfect coat, all her health testing has come back great, etc. As I've been thinking about it for the last day though, I wondered if I would be better off just going ahead and getting an 8-week-old labradoodle puppy (possibly from this same breeder). There's a 6 - 12 month wait, and then I'd of course have to deal with the 4 months between where a puppy would be vs getting the puppy to the stage that the breeder dog is at now. That doesn't excite me, BUT... then the puppy would be 100% ours, and we wouldn't be in this partnership/co-owning situation for the next 3 years. And we wouldn't have to have an unspayed dog in our home (although as I read up on this, it doesn't seem like as big of a deal as I thought it would be, I've just had it SO drilled into me you never have an unaltered pet), or let her go for 8 weeks at a time to have the puppies. I think getting a labradoodle, from a reputable breeder, is a done deal. The question is just should I get a "known quantity" great 6-month old dog that already has basic training done and that I can get now, but have to deal with appointments/separations for 3 or 4 periods over the next 3 years and have an unspayed dog? OR, should I wait and get an 8-week old pet puppy 6 - 12 months from now and start from scratch, but not have to deal with the breeding process? And because no post about pets is complete without pics.... trust me, this picture doesn't do her justice, she is the cutest thing! She is about 19 lbs and will probably be fully grown somewhere between 22 - 25 lbs.  |
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Post by MichyM on Jun 18, 2017 17:30:26 GMT
What an interesting proposition. I personally would want my own dog (puppy). In the meantime, I'd be researching how to train, meeting with people to discuss, and look into the possibility of doggy day care and/or a daytime dog walker for the pup. I'd also save some vacation time up so I could spend it with the puppy once I got it.
There are a myriad of reasons why I wouldn't be willing to go with the breeder's proposal.
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Post by freecharlie on Jun 18, 2017 17:31:40 GMT
What would happen if you need to move?
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Post by KB on Jun 18, 2017 17:33:19 GMT
I would prefer to have a puppy that I could fall in love with and train outright.
I feel the same way.
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Post by AN on Jun 18, 2017 17:33:34 GMT
What an interesting proposition. I personally would want my own dog (puppy). In the meantime, I'd be researching how to train, meeting with people to discuss, and look into the possibility of doggy day care and/or a daytime dog walker for the pup. I'd also save some vacation time up so I could spend it with the puppy once I got it. There are a myriad of reasons why I wouldn't be willing to go with the breeder's proposal. Thanks. I work from home so I'll be with the dog all day, and I have a 3 month stretch right now where I don't have any work travel. Plenty of vacation time whether now or later. My normal travel is 3 or 4 days every other month or so, and we do have a petsitter already for our cat and she takes dogs into her home, plus my mom is local and willing to watch the dog if we're traveling. I already have a training facility picked out and have looked at the schedules. However, waiting and getting a pup maybe in the winter would be nice because it wouldn't be 100 degrees outside! |
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Post by Patter on Jun 18, 2017 17:34:57 GMT
I have had two dogs that were from great breeders, and we got them at 6-9 months old. They were to be show dogs but didn't work out. Then our current two boys were from an amazing breeder, and we got them at 8 weeks old. There is NO question for us anymore--we always go with the 8 week old pups. We can socialize them, train them, etc., without having things to fix or change. Yes the first two boys were trained (potty, manners, leash, etc.) but there was still something about both of them that we were frustrated with. That critical socialization period that ends at 12 weeks is what I want to be in charge of for our dogs. I don't want someone else (even a breeder) to handle that part. If they are going to be my dog, I want to be responsible for socialization. That's why our first two boys had "quirks" I will call them. People can tell you all day long that they have been socialized to people, things, environments, etc., but unless you really do it yourself, you can't trust that it has been done as you would do it. I know that has been our case. I will take an 8 week old any day. Good luck in your decision. She is a cutie.
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Post by AN on Jun 18, 2017 17:39:00 GMT
What would happen if you need to move? We need to stay within 30 miles of the breeder. We don't plan on moving out of the Dallas area, and if we were to move to a different suburb, it would only be closer to the breeder, not further. A lot can happen in 3 years, but I'd say we're as reasonably certain as one can be that we won't move out of the area. I work from home for an employer in another state and have had the same job for 11 years, very stable situation. Plenty of jobs in Dallas if one of us were to lose our jobs, and we could easily survive on just one income, or on savings if something crazy happened and we both lost our jobs; I don't see moving for career reasons, we're pretty committed to Dallas. Our home is paid for, so next to zero chance there would be a situation where we'd need to move into an apartment or something. We WOULD need to make sure we had a fully fenced yard if we moved to a different home, but that's pretty common in Dallas and we'd really need that whether the dog was ours or a guardian dog. |
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Post by AN on Jun 18, 2017 17:39:49 GMT
I have had two dogs that were from great breeders, and we got them at 6-9 months old. They were to be show dogs but didn't work out. Then our current two boys were from an amazing breeder, and we got them at 8 weeks old. There is NO question for us anymore--we always go with the 8 week old pups. We can socialize them, train them, etc., without having things to fix or change. Yes the first two boys were trained (potty, manners, leash, etc.) but there was still something about both of them that we were frustrated with. That critical socialization period that ends at 12 weeks is what I want to be in charge of for our dogs. I don't want someone else (even a breeder) to handle that part. If they are going to be my dog, I want to be responsible for socialization. That's why our first two boys had "quirks" I will call them. People can tell you all day long that they have been socialized to people, things, environments, etc., but unless you really do it yourself, you can't trust that it has been done as you would do it. I know that has been our case. I will take an 8 week old any day. Good luck in your decision. She is a cutie. Thank you! Very helpful insight and experience. It sounds like pretty much everyone is leaning this way, and I can understand why. |
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Post by rickmer on Jun 18, 2017 17:41:54 GMT
my boys go to school with a family that did this but it was for an organization that bred service dogs. their dog has only more litter or another year, whichever comes first, and then she is theirs. i remember the dad saying they pay all the vet bills and i believe provide the food but once ownership transfers, of course that ends. he said it has worked out great for them.
dogs are funny, personality-wise, so i would be inclined the go with the one that i know i dig rather than take a chance on a nutty dog down the road.
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Post by mom on Jun 18, 2017 17:45:11 GMT
I would not do it - mainly because I would want 100% control of my dog. When you invite a partner into the mix, you open the door for them to have a say in how you do things.
Solid contract or not, I would not do this.
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Post by Delta Dawn on Jun 18, 2017 17:55:20 GMT
My neighbour had the same arrangement with a male labradoodle. His genetic testing didn't turn out as the breeder had hoped so they gave him to my neighbour and had him neutered. They got him at a year or two max. They loved that dog so much! It worked out well for our neighbour.
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Post by happymomma on Jun 18, 2017 17:56:30 GMT
My opinion is that I would wait and get the puppy that would be mine to own. The other scenario would NOT work for me. Works out great for the breeder, she has someone footing the bill for vet care and also gets to have someone care for her money making dog. I am confused, would the dog ever be owned by you, after she is done breeding it?
I also wouldn't want to turn over 'my' pet to the breeder for that long of a time each time she gives birth. You will have bonded with it and I'll bet it will be harder than you think it will be.
Nope, I would want my own dog, even if I had to wait for it. In fact, I am waiting for a pup to be born any day that will be mine to keep forever.
My mom gets her new Goldendoodle tomorrow, not from a breeder but from a friend of hers.
Good luck with whatever you decide.
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Post by mollycoddle on Jun 18, 2017 18:05:50 GMT
My opinion is that I would wait and get the puppy that would be mine to own. The other scenario would NOT work for me. Works out great for the breeder, she has someone footing the bill for vet care and also gets to have someone care for her money making dog. I am confused, would the dog ever be owned by you, after she is done breeding it? I also wouldn't want to turn over 'my' pet to the breeder for that long of a time each time she gives birth. You will have bonded with it and I'll bet it will be harder than you think it will be. Nope, I would want my own dog, even if I had to wait for it. In fact, I am waiting for a pup to be born any day that will be mine to keep forever. My mom gets her new Goldendoodle tomorrow, not from a breeder but from a friend of hers. Good luck with whatever you decide. This. I would definitely want my own dog. |
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Post by Outspoken on Jun 18, 2017 18:07:10 GMT
I'll be honest and say that I've never heard of such arrangements. But, as a dog owner - my dog is very attached to me. I don't see her fairing well if I send her away for 8 weeks and each time I go visit, she will feel left all over again. Dogs have feelings! Have you ever seen a dog grieve before? Because it's a real thing and it's not pretty. I think you should just get your own dog.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2017 18:14:36 GMT
My opinion is that I would wait and get the puppy that would be mine to own. The other scenario would NOT work for me. Works out great for the breeder, she has someone footing the bill for vet care and also gets to have someone care for her money making dog. I am confused, would the dog ever be owned by you, after she is done breeding it? I also wouldn't want to turn over 'my' pet to the breeder for that long of a time each time she gives birth. You will have bonded with it and I'll bet it will be harder than you think it will be. Nope, I would want my own dog, even if I had to wait for it. In fact, I am waiting for a pup to be born any day that will be mine to keep forever. My mom gets her new Goldendoodle tomorrow, not from a breeder but from a friend of hers. Good luck with whatever you decide. I do not know of a single breeder that would allow their bitch to stay with another family. I bolded the part because to me the breeder is in the best position. She is giving the responsibility to another party. Who does that? Wouldn't a reputable breeder keep the female at all times so they can make sure that she is properly maintained? Cared for? Exercised? Trained? To me, it raises red flags. It seems she has too much on her plate and can not handle her breeding. To me it seems it is all about the money. And what are the consequences if something happened to the dog? Say it got out and was injured. Attacked by another dog? Do you owe her any money for that bitch and her litters based on what the breeder would make off of her and litters? Yea, no. |
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Post by christine58 on Jun 18, 2017 18:20:26 GMT
Nope...I'd be getting my own puppy. Too many "what ifs".
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2017 18:25:45 GMT
Also you will be footing the grooming bill. And that is not cheap! I spend $90 every 4 weeks.
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Post by Zee on Jun 18, 2017 18:27:28 GMT
So she's farming out her female dogs so she can breed more often and make more money? That's how it appears to me. I would not want to do this.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2017 18:39:00 GMT
So she's farming out her female dogs so she can breed more often and make more money? That's how it appears to me. I would not want to do this. Yes! Reputable breeders breed to continue a healthy, proper line of the dog. They do NOT shove the bitch off on another person to care for. They take responsibility for everything. This "breeder" is only in it for the money. Not betterment of a breed. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2017 18:40:03 GMT
It almost seems like a puppy mill. She has just found a way to make it look more normal and acceptable.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2017 18:45:49 GMT
BTW, did she say when she will start to breed her? You said she is 6m old. She will have her first heat soon. As late as 18m.
Reputable breeders breed no earlier than 2 yrs old. And wait between breedings.
So basically she will not be your dog until at least age 5 or 6. That is IF this breeder does it right.
Also, has she done any proper training with this dog?
Did she advise you to take her for AKC training, certifications?
People will want a bitch who has been trained and certified.
This dog is only 6m old and will have been in 3 homes. That is not okay.
Red flags. Wow.
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Post by busy on Jun 18, 2017 18:49:22 GMT
Setting aside the designer dog issue, a dog should never be bred before 2 years of age, nor more than once a year.
Everything else aside, I would not want anything to do with someone who planned for their dog to have 4 litters by 4 years of age. It shows a total lack of concern for the dog's well being.
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Post by arrow on Jun 18, 2017 18:51:03 GMT
I'll be honest and say that I've never heard of such arrangements. But, as a dog owner - my dog is very attached to me. I don't see her fairing well if I send her away for 8 weeks and each time I go visit, she will feel left all over again. Dogs have feelings! Have you ever seen a dog grieve before? Because it's a real thing and it's not pretty. I think you should just get your own dog. That! My Lab (also known as my Velcro dog) does go to boarding kennels on rare occasions but basically does not handle being away from me and home very well. |
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Post by Patter on Jun 18, 2017 19:25:55 GMT
Setting aside the designer dog issue, a dog should never be bred before 2 years of age, nor more than once a year. Everything else aside, I would not want anything to do with someone who planned for their dog to have 4 litters by 4 years of age. It shows a total lack of concern for the dog's well being. Exactly. A dog should never be bred before 2 years old and not more than once. Our current breeder (of our two awesome boys) keeps all of her dogs, doesn't farm them out, only breeds once a year, and not before age 2. She is amazing, and now that I have read everyone else's responses, they are right on. It does raise red flags. Poor puppy! I can't imagine giving up my dogs, and they would be a mess without "mama" (me). I am home with them ALL day everyday, and we have a fun routine that we are all used to. I can't imagine them giving that up to be with someone else. They would be quite upset. Yes, they have feelings too. |
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Post by christine58 on Jun 18, 2017 19:56:23 GMT
- The dog will have either 3 or 4 litters, to be done breeding before she turns 4 years old. The breeder will then pay for her spay and all ownership rights become ours after that point. I just went back and re-read this part. This is WAY too many times for that poor dog to be bred. She is running a puppy mill. I know you don't want to hear it but oh well...find a rescue..seriously. This reeks of someone only in it for the money. |
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Post by Outspoken on Jun 18, 2017 20:25:00 GMT
If you would like to debate the ethics of cross-breed "designer" dogs or buying from a breeder vs rescuing, please do so elsewhere. For the sake of this discussion, operate under the assumption that the breeder I'm talking about is high-quality, cares about the breed, not a puppy mill. After lots of research and spending time with different types of dogs, my husband and I have decided we would like to get a multi-gen labradoodle (labradoodle bred to labradoodle for a few generations, not first gen lab to poodle). Our preference actually is for a little bit older dog, and if there were a 3 or 4 year old labradoodle without major behavioral issues available for rehoming, we would be all over it. I've been looking and haven't seen anything close. We have the opportunity to become a "guardian home" for a 6-month old female labradoodle of a local breeder. She was actually placed with her guardian family as a new puppy, but they had disruptive medical issues come up and the breeder and they agreed it would be better to place her in a new home. The 6-month old is living in the breeder's home right now while she looks for the right home. Here's what it would entail: - The dog is ours day-to-day, but the breeder retains legal ownership. There's a solid contract that lays everything out. When she goes into heat (once every 6 - 8 months), we work with the breeder (lives 30 mins away) to take her to a few reproductive appointments. We pay for "normal" vet care/expenses, Breeder pays for anything related to reproduction. She lives with us while pregnant, then goes and stays with the breeder for 7 - 8 weeks while having and whelping the puppies. We are able to come visit during that 8 week period, and on the plus side, it would be a good time for us to take vacations etc. - The dog will have either 3 or 4 litters, to be done breeding before she turns 4 years old. The breeder will then pay for her spay and all ownership rights become ours after that point. We spent an hour with the dog yesterday, in the breeder's home along with the dogs the breeder personally owns. We loved the dog, and trusted/liked the breeder. She's a perfect size, great temperament, and already house broken, leash trained, crate trained, and sleeping well through the night. That is a big plus for us. We'll still need and want to do more obedience training, but those basics are taken care of. She truly was the "pick of the litter" with a perfect coat, all her health testing has come back great, etc. As I've been thinking about it for the last day though, I wondered if I would be better off just going ahead and getting an 8-week-old labradoodle puppy (possibly from this same breeder). There's a 6 - 12 month wait, and then I'd of course have to deal with the 4 months between where a puppy would be vs getting the puppy to the stage that the breeder dog is at now. That doesn't excite me, BUT... then the puppy would be 100% ours, and we wouldn't be in this partnership/co-owning situation for the next 3 years. And we wouldn't have to have an unspayed dog in our home (although as I read up on this, it doesn't seem like as big of a deal as I thought it would be, I've just had it SO drilled into me you never have an unaltered pet), or let her go for 8 weeks at a time to have the puppies. I think getting a labradoodle, from a reputable breeder, is a done deal. The question is just should I get a "known quantity" great 6-month old dog that already has basic training done and that I can get now, but have to deal with appointments/separations for 3 or 4 periods over the next 3 years and have an unspayed dog? OR, should I wait and get an 8-week old pet puppy 6 - 12 months from now and start from scratch, but not have to deal with the breeding process? And because no post about pets is complete without pics.... trust me, this picture doesn't do her justice, she is the cutest thing! She is about 19 lbs and will probably be fully grown somewhere between 22 - 25 lbs. I'm only quoting because I can see this topic going south with a possible delete in the end. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2017 20:36:18 GMT
If you would like to debate the ethics of cross-breed "designer" dogs or buying from a breeder vs rescuing, please do so elsewhere. For the sake of this discussion, operate under the assumption that the breeder I'm talking about is high-quality, cares about the breed, not a puppy mill. After lots of research and spending time with different types of dogs, my husband and I have decided we would like to get a multi-gen labradoodle (labradoodle bred to labradoodle for a few generations, not first gen lab to poodle). Our preference actually is for a little bit older dog, and if there were a 3 or 4 year old labradoodle without major behavioral issues available for rehoming, we would be all over it. I've been looking and haven't seen anything close. We have the opportunity to become a "guardian home" for a 6-month old female labradoodle of a local breeder. She was actually placed with her guardian family as a new puppy, but they had disruptive medical issues come up and the breeder and they agreed it would be better to place her in a new home. The 6-month old is living in the breeder's home right now while she looks for the right home. Here's what it would entail: - The dog is ours day-to-day, but the breeder retains legal ownership. There's a solid contract that lays everything out. When she goes into heat (once every 6 - 8 months), we work with the breeder (lives 30 mins away) to take her to a few reproductive appointments. We pay for "normal" vet care/expenses, Breeder pays for anything related to reproduction. She lives with us while pregnant, then goes and stays with the breeder for 7 - 8 weeks while having and whelping the puppies. We are able to come visit during that 8 week period, and on the plus side, it would be a good time for us to take vacations etc. - The dog will have either 3 or 4 litters, to be done breeding before she turns 4 years old. The breeder will then pay for her spay and all ownership rights become ours after that point. We spent an hour with the dog yesterday, in the breeder's home along with the dogs the breeder personally owns. We loved the dog, and trusted/liked the breeder. She's a perfect size, great temperament, and already house broken, leash trained, crate trained, and sleeping well through the night. That is a big plus for us. We'll still need and want to do more obedience training, but those basics are taken care of. She truly was the "pick of the litter" with a perfect coat, all her health testing has come back great, etc. As I've been thinking about it for the last day though, I wondered if I would be better off just going ahead and getting an 8-week-old labradoodle puppy (possibly from this same breeder). There's a 6 - 12 month wait, and then I'd of course have to deal with the 4 months between where a puppy would be vs getting the puppy to the stage that the breeder dog is at now. That doesn't excite me, BUT... then the puppy would be 100% ours, and we wouldn't be in this partnership/co-owning situation for the next 3 years. And we wouldn't have to have an unspayed dog in our home (although as I read up on this, it doesn't seem like as big of a deal as I thought it would be, I've just had it SO drilled into me you never have an unaltered pet), or let her go for 8 weeks at a time to have the puppies. I think getting a labradoodle, from a reputable breeder, is a done deal. The question is just should I get a "known quantity" great 6-month old dog that already has basic training done and that I can get now, but have to deal with appointments/separations for 3 or 4 periods over the next 3 years and have an unspayed dog? OR, should I wait and get an 8-week old pet puppy 6 - 12 months from now and start from scratch, but not have to deal with the breeding process? And because no post about pets is complete without pics.... trust me, this picture doesn't do her justice, she is the cutest thing! She is about 19 lbs and will probably be fully grown somewhere between 22 - 25 lbs. Are you sure about the size for full grown dog? I knew someone that had one of the doodles...I honestly cannot recall if it was labradoodle or a goldendoodle. That dog was WAY more than 25 lbs when she was full grown. So I googled and clicked on the first thing...so it certainly could be wrong but it indicates that the Labradoodles range between 50-65 lbs when fully grown and a Goldendoodle is from 30-45 lbs fully grown. She really is cute, but I could never work with the arrangement proposed to you. |
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Post by Basket1lady on Jun 18, 2017 20:42:44 GMT
I have had two dogs that were from great breeders, and we got them at 6-9 months old. They were to be show dogs but didn't work out. Then our current two boys were from an amazing breeder, and we got them at 8 weeks old. There is NO question for us anymore--we always go with the 8 week old pups. We can socialize them, train them, etc., without having things to fix or change. Yes the first two boys were trained (potty, manners, leash, etc.) but there was still something about both of them that we were frustrated with. That critical socialization period that ends at 12 weeks is what I want to be in charge of for our dogs. I don't want someone else (even a breeder) to handle that part. If they are going to be my dog, I want to be responsible for socialization. That's why our first two boys had "quirks" I will call them. People can tell you all day long that they have been socialized to people, things, environments, etc., but unless you really do it yourself, you can't trust that it has been done as you would do it. I know that has been our case. I will take an 8 week old any day. Good luck in your decision. She is a cutie. This is what I was thinking as well. I spent A LOT of time training our dogs. Before we got our last lab (first puppy in 20 years), I read a lot of books with a lot of methods and chose a method that was gentle and really was less "training a dog" and more just having the puppy live as you would expect an adult dog would live. For example, I hate dogs jumping on me. Hate it, hate it hate it. Big or little, dogs can have muddy feet or snag your clothes and it was a behavior I just wouldn't tolerate. Instead of having to train it out of an older dog, I never let our puppy jump on me. Ever, not from day one. Training like that really works (at least with labs.) We got Emma from a breeder and she had been exposed to a lot of different activities/life, but I don't think she had ever ridden in a car. You need to do that stuff before 16 weeks (for us, that critical age was considered 16 weeks). Now, having said all of that, we had a golden lab that came to us from a lab rescue at 5 years old. She was the sweetest, most gentle dog I've ever met. As in, parents with kids who were afraid of dogs would bring their kids to Sandy to meet her. She got many a kid over that fear of dogs. I can't say that I ever did much to train her. She was just one of those really compliant dogs who was well behaved to begin with, and eager to please her new family. So in her case, even though she didn't come from a breeder, it really worked out. I do believe that dogs need to be older before having a litter and 4 litters seems excessive in only 3-4 years, especially when considering puppyhood in there. |
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Post by summer on Jun 18, 2017 20:55:06 GMT
I could not bond with my new dog and then have to give them back to the breeder to have puppies and repeat this process over three or four years! That arraignment would not work for me at all. I have a two year old dog, she is totally bonded to our family and set in her daily routines. She has her favorite toys, treats, favorite spot to sleep. I would hate for her to be taken away for weeks on end, she'd be scared and not realize she was ever coming home. I wouldn't do that to my dog. If I were you, I'd get the puppy and have no ties to the breeder.
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Post by scrapngranny on Jun 18, 2017 20:58:53 GMT
I follow a Great Dane site that frequently has their breeding dogs off site and it works well. As I see it, the worst part would having my dog gone for the eight weeks. If that is something you can deal with, I don't see an issue. I wouldn't want to do it, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't.
I have a six month old goldendoodle and most breeders had huge wait list for puppies. This might be the best way to get a dog sooner rather than later. We got our Doodle at 8 weeks and she is a wonderful dog. Whatever you decide you will enjoy having a doodle.
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