Would You Sell Your Dog? - Page 2

Vixen, you say you can't see anything come into your life as a commodity? What is the difference in buying a puppy vs buying an older dog? I agree with Sue. Sometimes things don't work out. I had a pup purchased for sport, but the dog wasn't a sport dog. He went to a nice family that was going to give him time that I didn't have for a full time pet. Aside from that, maybe some of these are pups that didn't get sold and the breeder puts a little time into them and sells them at an age where the buyer can see what they have. Sue said her next dog will be between 1-2. I know a lot of people that want a dog that age for sport. Puppies are a crap shoot and knowing what you have can save quite a bit of heartache and you don't have to turn around and sell the puppy like you are claiming all these people are doing.

Here is why I don't understand what you are saying:  I take it you bought your own dogs as puppies, or at least that you don't take issue with people who sell puppies?  Yet you equate selling an adult dog,  to your husband trading/selling  you for a camel?  If we use that same logic,  it then dictates selling a puppy would be as unthinkable as selling a child.  I'm just having a little bit of a hard time understanding what you mean.  I can certainly understand becoming so attached to a dog that you wouldn't want to part with it, but by the same token I see nothing wrong with someone who wants to sell their dog, it's not necessarily a bad thing!
 

I have a 18 month old right now I want to sell. Just haven't got around to advertising yet. I have a full brother and don't need both. I'm keeping the 1 I like better. I don't bond with all dogs the same or vice versa. 1 dog isn't fitting my needs as well as the other but he will be a great match with someone else. The other dog I wouldn't part with for a million bucks.

Vixen, I understand your logic. You just have to remember that some people purchase a pup or dog for a certain purpose. And a certain type. What is someone to do when they buy a dog to do sport and it doesn't have hat it takes? Force it to bite and track? Or should they let it rot in isolation while you spend most of your time ith a replacement? You see some people purchase the dog for the sport, not get into the sport because of the dog. If I'm a competition marksman and I buy a gun that doesn't do it, it is easy for me to throw in my safe. I and many others don't want to do that with a dog. To me it is better to find a person like yourself that isn't looking for a certain something and will keep it for life. Giving it the life it deserves

I have two I wouldn't sell for any price, the other four are negotiable.  One I placed late last year with a friend I've known for years, but would not have sold her to anyone I didn't personally know.

I like working with younger dogs, so I often buy puppies put the foundation on them and then sell them forward when they're ready to start specializing into a particular area.

I know a lot of people who don't want to take the time with the foundation work for SAR only to have the dog come up dysplastic at 12 - 18 months so I do the foundation and the testing and then pass them on to the correct home for their ability.

Hello Sam,  I hope you do find; "people like myself".  (How do you know I am not looking for a 'certain something')?  I would not wish to be regarded as a convenient off-load lorry.

I do however understand what you are saying, but I also see many people coming into training with little or no understanding of dogs.  They have presumably presented themselves as the perfect ideal dog owner for the Breeder to have sold their puppy/adult dog to!

Regards,
Vixen

(PS.  When I am passed my 'sell-by date' in the bedroom, and my cooking declines, will my husband divorce me)????
Is a joke ........ at least I hope so!!!