Guest little terriers Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Hi all I bread my first litter of terrier pups this year and all went great got rid off all pups took a while tho and a desided to keep intouch with the people i gave the pups to as a few of them bought them to work them and some as just pets yesterday a went down to a good freind of mines last night to here that one of the men a sold a pup to as a pet was in a fellow terrier mans bulding yard asking if he new any 1 looking for a russell pup free to good home and my freind told me this straight away went down to the guys house today and ask him what the prob with the pup and he said it attacking my collie now bareing in mind this is a 12 week old pup which he was told any probs bring it staright back so a took the pup and got her up the road and she in a wee bit of a mess she hasnt been jaged nails hadnt been cut and she aint been wormed since she left me at 8 weeks old but this just makes me sick at thought of someing treating a young pup like this he said he did not want to bring the pup back as he did not wnat to offend me so i have now decided to keep the pup my self SORRY ABOUT SPELLING Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Eamon.Mc Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Hi all I bread my first litter of terrier pups this year and all went great got rid off all pups took a while tho and a desided to keep intouch with the people i gave the pups to as a few of them bought them to work them and some as just pets yesterday a went down to a good freind of mines last night to here that one of the men a sold a pup to as a pet. Why breed a working litter only to SELL on as a pet?? Why not give them to guys that would work them. To me this sounds downright irresponsible. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest little terriers Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Hi all I bread my first litter of terrier pups this year and all went great got rid off all pups took a while tho and a desided to keep intouch with the people i gave the pups to as a few of them bought them to work them and some as just pets yesterday a went down to a good freind of mines last night to here that one of the men a sold a pup to as a pet. Why breed a working litter only to SELL on as a pet?? Why not give them to guys that would work them. To me this sounds downright irresponsible. there was too sold to pet homes and how can i be irrasponsable if i have kept in contact with them all and going to visit to of the pups at the weekend Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest foxtrack Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Hi all I bread my first litter of terrier pups this year and all went great got rid off all pups took a while tho and a desided to keep intouch with the people i gave the pups to as a few of them bought them to work them and some as just pets yesterday a went down to a good freind of mines last night to here that one of the men a sold a pup to as a pet. Why breed a working litter only to SELL on as a pet?? Why not give them to guys that would work them. To me this sounds downright irresponsible. there was too sold to pet homes and how can i be irrasponsable if i have kept in contact with them all and going to visit to of the pups at the weekend a lot of men visit they kids on the week end to Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TUFFTY Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Little Terriers, I know you are a Young Lady/Girl and you are new to this. BUT may i ask why did you breed your terriers in the first place? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Eamon.Mc Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 WORKERS OR PETS. HOW DOES A WORKING LINE DIE OUT?? SELLING THEM FOR PETS. KEEP WHAT YOU NEED GIVE TO GUYS THAT WILL WORK THEN CULL THE SURPLUS. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zap 4 Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 WORKERS OR PETS. HOW DOES A WORKING LINE DIE OUT?? SELLING THEM FOR PETS. KEEP WHAT YOU NEED GIVE TO GUYS THAT WILL WORK THEN CULL THE SURPLUS. wait a minute i agree working lines will die out selling as pets but killing surplace aint going to save them either Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Eamon.Mc Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 So what do you do when you don't have the work for them? I had a litter in the summer kept 2 back, GAVE 2 away to working homes only. If a working home had not have been found I'd have PTS. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zap 4 Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 the thing is take yourself as an example [if you dont mind ] you have some good workers in your kennels and will know a few other lads with good workers also now a lad like yourself lets say had a real good little bitch would be looking for the right dog to put over your bitch .Well you would obviously want to see the dog go and no doubt the lad with the dog would want to see your bitch go ,Right your both happy with what you have saw and agree to the mating pups are born ready to go and you and the owner of the dog have yours and any friends have theres surely any given as pets wont ccome back to haunt you as ,if i'm right you are only breeding from tested stuff ,i think i have explained that right but my piont is if your breeding from tested stuff all the time the crap ones should not be a worry . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Eamon.Mc Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 IMO if they don't go to working homes they don't go at all PTS. If they don't make the grade PTS.There's enough shite out there without adding to it.Working terriers are what it says working. If they are'nt going to be worked what's the point in their being. It's situations like this that is leading to the demise of working stock. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest little terriers Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 two reason a bread my bitch was a wonted a russell dog and secondly there always tht chance me bitch wont come out the hole at the end of the day so i bread her so a wouldnt lose the line i personal thought the bitch would of been takeing care of as it was my brother ex girlfreind that bought her as the guy wanted to get bk ito hunting Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Eamon.Mc Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 That's grand if you wanted a pup for yourself, others going to working homes I understand, it's the pet part most terrier people would take issue with. I have limited space in my kennel and with a litter you take a chance with what you keep and what you don't. I hope the pup works out for you and does what it's been bred for. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest little terriers Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 That's grand if you wanted a pup for yourself, others going to working homes I understand, it's the pet part most terrier people would take issue with. I have limited space in my kennel and with a litter you take a chance with what you keep and what you don't. I hope the pup works out for you and does what it's been bred for. the pup that i have kept isnt the nicest looking dog av seen but who cares i like the sttduide it has and tempermeant and also this is not the pup i took back will try and post pics Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Macnas Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Those are all fine sentiments lads, but there's a whole pile of fecking dogs walking around who are just being pets, and not doing what they were bred for (100 years ago). How many farms do you know, that have border collies, but no sheep? and JRussells, but never go hunting with them? Labradors & retrievers are everywhere, but not a one of them is being used for picking-up or waiting in a duck-blind. What's irresponsible? Selling pups to terrier-men and people who just want a pet? or taking the whelped pups and drowning them 'cos you couldnt be doing with more dogs running around the yard? It's wrong, of course, that someone who bought one of the pups had no interest in looking after it. But it's hardly Litt. Terr's fault. We all know people who work dogs, but have no feeling for them, and we all know what happens those dogs once they can't work anymore. But, if that's better than the dog being someones pet, then fine.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Ferret 0 Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Those are all fine sentiments lads, but there's a whole pile of fecking dogs walking around who are just being pets, and not doing what they were bred for (100 years ago). How many farms do you know, that have border collies, but no sheep? and JRussells, but never go hunting with them? Labradors & retrievers are everywhere, but not a one of them is being used for picking-up or waiting in a duck-blind. What's irresponsible? Selling pups to terrier-men and people who just want a pet? or taking the whelped pups and drowning them 'cos you couldnt be doing with more dogs running around the yard? It's wrong, of course, that someone who bought one of the pups had no interest in looking after it. But it's hardly Litt. Terr's fault. We all know people who work dogs, but have no feeling for them, and we all know what happens those dogs once they can't work anymore. But, if that's better than the dog being someones pet, then fine.... Completely agree. If you aint got homes in the first place,don't breed the things. Don't care what it is you're breeding, dogs, ferrets etc. Have some respect before you begin. Ferret Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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