Buying a puppy during lockdown

Looks a bit like mine but mine is a cross .

 

Fantastic temperament. Originally bred to guard the Monks in their Tibetan temples.
He loves it when our boys and kids visit. Gives my wife and myself hours of pleasure
and affection.

 

I’m not ignorant, just think paying £1500 for a dog when you can give one a home for about £100 from a rescue centre is better. I mean, it’s a pet not a status symbol. But everyone to their own.


http://www.cliffekennelsandrescue.co.uk

 

No need for people to abuse them calling them mongrels etc.

We looked at rescues but couldn’t get one because we both work full time. We wanted a dog with certain characteristics too so that’s why we chose the breed. I don’t know why people with rescues have to try and make people with bred dogs feel bad for their choice, it’s not us that have made the dogs homeless. Why do people have their own children when they can adopt?

 

Cockapoo...crossbreed/mixed breed = mongrel

 

Why get a dog at all if you both work full time? It's cruel.

 

The same. I love how I cant take him on a walk without someone saying how cute he is and wanting to fuss him. Which of course he knows up! A really easy companion!

 

My wife works from home a lot and when she doesn’t he goes to doggy day care. Is that ok with you?

 

Yep!

 

Get a causey edger mate and save your money

 

Got our lab-staffie cross Oliver around 3 years ago from Dogs Trust. They’d had him a year with not even a request to meet him. We visited him around 7 times there and they brought him here twice to see how he reacted to our cats. Best decision we ever made. Completely daft, loving mutt. He’s asleep on the sofa next to me now. Loves it round here with the moors and rivers. Love him to bits.

Don’t buy a puppy, please. 100s of lovely dogs just desperate for someone to give them a loving home. Dogs Trust, RSPCA, Yorkshire Rose Dog Rescue all do brilliant work.

 

Please define mongrel. It’s not derogatory, unless your dog is the status symbol you were hoping for. My dogs are both mongrels. So what?

Why does working full time mean you can’t get a rescue? Most people do...

I’m not trying to make you feel bad for your choice, but if you do from anything I or anyone else has said, then it’s your own conscience not my words. You do realise you didn’t sire the pure breed don’t you? You and others are free to choose whatever you like. I was merely putting forward my opinion and a different option for dog ownership.

 

Would also highly recommend a rescue. Got our 3 yr old lurcher from RSPCA in December. Been in kennels for the previous year and was a shaking mess when we first visited her. Wouldn't even take a treat. It's been hard work but it's so rewarding to watch her settle in and become more confident over the last few months. Wouldn't even leave the house to start with but now loves going for a run around the field off lead. A lot of charities like RSPCA do their best but the dogs there still live in awful conditions. Often locked up from 5pm until morning. If you can't find a rescue dog for you then fair enough but I would recommend keeping your eye out and perhaps even visiting a few if you get chance.

 

Current dog: Beaglier - Beagle/cavalier cross.
Past dog: Dalmatian from a champion show breeder.

Best dog: not the inbred one.

 

I walk a cockerpoo & a cavapoo. Lovely dogs, great with people & other dogs. Need a lot of exercise.

I'd had a Jack Russell rescue before that I loved to bits but they won me over pretty quick. Their owner has a busy life & I can't have my own dog, so it works for me.

 

The OP shouldn't be made to feel guilty for wanting a puppy and to learn how to spot one that has been treated properly too. Some very judgmental posts.

(Rescue cat owner)

 

Ignore the judgmental posts.

There’s plenty of websites that list puppies for sale. Try to find one fairly local so that you can visit before you commit to buying. That way you should know it’s not a puppy farm, and can hopefully see both of the puppy’s parents, and get an idea for how the pup’s temperament, size, etc may turn out.

 

always try and rescue if you can and after a quick search a few cockapoos available to rescue here https://www.dogsblog.com/category/cockapoo/

If you cant rescue and opt for buying a puppy, make sure you communicate with the breeder as much as you can and ensure you go to visit them in the breeders home with the mother to see where they are, conditions etc. I was desperate for a GSP tried to rescue one for around 6 months but was never shortlisted to take one on when they came in so ended up buying a pup (the one in my profile picture). We went to meet the breeder in her home and saw the pups with the mother and it was great. My partner was also in regular contact via text with the breeder and she sent us lots of photos and updates up until we could go collect which was great.

 

Exactly the same as us Nathan. We were alerted that the bitch had had five puppies and then we recieved
photos at various stages. After 6 weeks we went over to Brid to pick the one we wanted and pay our deposit.
Exactly eight weeks after he was born, we went over to Brid again and brought him home.