Bought in or reared from a pup?

[Guest SJM]

This is just personal nosiness really, Im interested to see whether there is a trend in buying in an adult dog in the hope of getting a "ready made" animal, or if people prefer to rear a puppy which is all their own work Feel free to add your comments if you like. Personally I would never have anything other than a pup, I think a dog is a personalised hunting tool and I like to have a bond with my animals to the point where they would be useless to anyone else apart from me, ie they wont work for someone else or go with them, or respond to them properly, they just want to be with me and hunt with me all of the time. I am interested to hear other peoples views though on the subject

[Paid 935]

For me it has to be from a pup, as I couldnt trust an adult 100% around kids.

[Yorkshire Hunter 0]

reared from pups

 

you have more control and discipline that way

[beddiwhuppet 10]

has to be a pup in my mind,then you know what you have,there your loyal companion well sometimes

[Guest joe ox]

As a rule I go to good breeding and get pups, but sometimes due to unforeseen circumstances I have to buy in adults.

[willow 53]

bit of both

[snoopdog 1,255]

pups for me ....but if need be... i would borrow a dog,, or bring someones on for them ..so i wasnt dogless ...but i wouldnt buy an adult in ..well i havent yet but never say never ,,,,

[Guest little lurcher]

mine are all usually of my own breeding although i did buy in a grew and then recently rescued a saluki whippet greyhound bitch who has now seen the lamp but yet to work on , she still has a small injury reamining from being trapped in a snare and left to die

[poacher9991 10]

like them from pups you can bring on how you want

[chink07 0]

as i hunt for the love of it ,it would have to be a pup as i believe if someone has a dog that's made the grade why sell it ?just my opinion but i think seeing a dog get its first rabbit is all the better and all the stress and months of training was all worth it . but the world would be a funny place if everyone thought the same . yours in sport chink

[LAMPER 0]

My best dogs have always been ones ive reared and entered myself

Saying that,. i have seen some realy useful canines in the past that had they been for sale and i needed a dog, i would of snatched there hands off!

Thing is,. we all know how hard it is to get something of any calibre, and the pitfalls that usualy come along with trying to get such a beast. Even after all the hard work we put in we still rely heavily on good old lady luck! Why would anyone realy let something useful go!

Saying that some idiots just cant see the potential that a dog of theirs has and do occasionaly decide to let go,..maybe these are worth a chance??

 

Lamps

[lamper12 30]

only ever bought 1 in a bitch but i would rather have a pup...

 

atb

lamper12

[mad al 146]

, guess I have to go pup S , me being just an old luuuuuuuuuv puppy, you know how how it is :laugh:

 

Al

[porkypowell 2]

Nobody sells a good second hand car.

[zap 4]

has to be a pup for me