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<blockquote data-quote="BadgeBunny" data-source="post: 2490751" data-attributes="member: 1242"><p>I agree. All of my shepherds have come from a well-established, reputable breeder. Although I see a lot of "German Shepherds" at rescues, the vast majority of them are clearly NOT purebred. Not only that but I don't want a dog with behavior problems. I want a dog that I know has grown up in a loving home, with consistent boundaries, so there are no problems once they get here. </p><p></p><p>Breeders like you and I are talking about only breed a few litters a year and their puppies are in extremely high demand. NONE of these dogs wind up at shelters because the contract explicitly states that if you are unable or unwilling to care for the dog any longer you must return it to the seller. I've gotten several dogs that were returned to Susanne FREE OF CHARGE because she knew they would have a good home here. Only two of these dogs had problems and she was very upfront with me about why she was asking me to take then and not someone else. Unfortunately, they had been neglected by their previous owners for far too long and eventually it became apparent that I was not going to be able to help them. (After they had killed several of my other animals here, and one of them had growled at me when I asked him to sit.) </p><p></p><p>Dawg, bless his heart, is one lucky mutt. If he had had any behavior problems whatsoever I would have been the first person to say he needs to be put down. I've seen too many people dump their problems on shelters, or other people (out in the country) ... I'm not doing it. </p><p></p><p>Any dogs I've gotten from shelters (and there have been a few over the years) they have sworn to me on a stack of Bibles as tall as I am they were absolutely perfect pets. Once I've gotten them home, I've found that, invariably, I've been given a carbon copy of Cujo, personality wise. <img src="/images/smilies/frown.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p>And I'm not taking on anyone else's problem any more -- unless I know the story, straight up, up front, and have the option to do whatever needs to be done to keep myself and everyone around me safe, if it becomes apparent that any dog is not re-hab-able. In order to get that, I feel I have no choice than to deal with a REPUTABLE breeder, not a shelter or puppy mill. There are too many GOOD dogs that need a home for me (or anyone else IMHO) to waste their time with a dog that is unpredictable, even if it is not the dog's fault they wound up that way. Life's just rough that way sometimes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BadgeBunny, post: 2490751, member: 1242"] I agree. All of my shepherds have come from a well-established, reputable breeder. Although I see a lot of "German Shepherds" at rescues, the vast majority of them are clearly NOT purebred. Not only that but I don't want a dog with behavior problems. I want a dog that I know has grown up in a loving home, with consistent boundaries, so there are no problems once they get here. Breeders like you and I are talking about only breed a few litters a year and their puppies are in extremely high demand. NONE of these dogs wind up at shelters because the contract explicitly states that if you are unable or unwilling to care for the dog any longer you must return it to the seller. I've gotten several dogs that were returned to Susanne FREE OF CHARGE because she knew they would have a good home here. Only two of these dogs had problems and she was very upfront with me about why she was asking me to take then and not someone else. Unfortunately, they had been neglected by their previous owners for far too long and eventually it became apparent that I was not going to be able to help them. (After they had killed several of my other animals here, and one of them had growled at me when I asked him to sit.) Dawg, bless his heart, is one lucky mutt. If he had had any behavior problems whatsoever I would have been the first person to say he needs to be put down. I've seen too many people dump their problems on shelters, or other people (out in the country) ... I'm not doing it. Any dogs I've gotten from shelters (and there have been a few over the years) they have sworn to me on a stack of Bibles as tall as I am they were absolutely perfect pets. Once I've gotten them home, I've found that, invariably, I've been given a carbon copy of Cujo, personality wise. :( And I'm not taking on anyone else's problem any more -- unless I know the story, straight up, up front, and have the option to do whatever needs to be done to keep myself and everyone around me safe, if it becomes apparent that any dog is not re-hab-able. In order to get that, I feel I have no choice than to deal with a REPUTABLE breeder, not a shelter or puppy mill. There are too many GOOD dogs that need a home for me (or anyone else IMHO) to waste their time with a dog that is unpredictable, even if it is not the dog's fault they wound up that way. Life's just rough that way sometimes. [/QUOTE]
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