I have only ever had one dog that was bought in ready made. All my other dogs have been pups. Circumstances dictated many years ago that I had to get rid of two dogs out of the three I had. Spaniel, had from a pup and working to a good standard. A 6 year old collie cross taking 20 rabbits a night regular bought as a two year old, and a ACD x 12 months old, had from 8 weeks old, still green and had a lot to learn but the potential was there.
I gave away the spaniel and the collie x. The Spaniel was hard to part with and it really hurt, the collie x did not have the same effect on me when I