italmum

:D if you do decide to get 2 dogs that have been surrended "together", good on you!! usually people arent interested in more than one a time and you could well just save 2 dogs lives

HI 16Paws, I think I would get one first, then another in maybe six months time. I just want to be sure I'm going about it the best way. I wonder if two rescues that are unrelated could be potentially traumatic, I'm not sure. Really open to suggestions! Liz N Hi i just saw this post and thought i might add something..sometimes you find rescue dogs where the owner wants to keep them together, atleast this way when you get them...obviously they are used to each other..i have seen some in pounds and appariently its common as eldery people pass away and sometimes have the 2 dogs. Goodluck with your search

hahaha nah it would most likely be me and the dog in the bed...and DH in the cradle..he snores anyways..so the break would be nice :D

He is awesome, looks very much like the little CKCS girl I adopted when on a working holiday in NZ thirty years ago. She was handed over to the pound as the owners couldn't be bothered with her any more and I took one look at her and couldn't say no. I brought her back home to Aus with me and she lived a grand and spoiled life. I still miss my little 'Lady". ;) Don't bother buying a bed, of course he will be sleeping in a peoples bed :D well maybe i should buy the tramp bed thingy for DH to sleep on

http://www.dogzonline.com.au/breeds/breede...IREEN&b=420 heres his listing...i am so hopeful things work out..i have even clean up in preparation for his arrival :D and i am so tempted to run out a buy a doggy tramp bed thingy for him to sleep on

yup, and would fit in well with our family.

now if that face doesnt melt your heart i dont know what will!! she is very happy that i intend to do obedience with him - and if the trial goes ahead she thinks 1 month will be better so i have time for him to get to know us and THEN be able to take him to obendience classes

WELL I RUNG HER!! she said she had forgotten about me lol But as soon as we got talking she remembered and i am happy to announce that i am going to meet Christian on Sunday and if all goes well he will be placed on a trial with our family I am so excited i feel all giddy hehe I wont get my hopes up to much though - My sons name is Christian and i said to the owner..i thought it was a sign lol....mind you if he becomes our furbaby, he will have to be renamed I will let you all know how it turns out

So you've rung about all the younger dogs advertised? You've spoken to Christian's breeder (who won't rehome him without meeting his new family?) Yes she was the lady that i spoke to when i was looking for an older dog, we got on great...and she said she would contact me in a few weeks if she decided to put him up for rehoming...she then advertised him the next day..and i have not heard a peep from her.

I tried that avenue first...i have made so many calls..and have been told that either the dogs gone OR its not good with children i am on a list just incase something suitable does come up though

yes i have - but someone wisely said..which has made me change my mind..its better to get a puppy - because you dont know if the older dogs have been around children. and they might not have the right temperament ..or something along those lines lol:) this thread seems never ending , and i keep going round in lil circles

You know i may have children, but the dog would be mine - i intend on going to puppy / obedience training with him , i am new to my area..i dont know anyone, i take my son to kinder and i go shopping,,i dont really have much of a life outside these 4 walls..getting a puppy is going to be an extra way for us to get involved with other activities and do things together I dont just want a puppy because i have to have one...i want one to include in our life and make our lifes more fullfilled - we as a family have a lot of time and love that we can bestowe upon a dog

Especially since everyone says they're a great breed with children! megan good point..i know..the breeders say they are "perfect dog for children" and then say no you cant have one because my children are younger hmmph well i am starting to feel a bit attacked on this forum...when all i wanted was some advice..

ok, this dog will be a part of our family for a long time, and if i can get a tri or blenheim than thats what we will look at first - then we will look into other colours. there are alot of the colours we are after.

Well as my DH put it to me last night...he cant understand how much trouble i am having getting us a pup, "Angelina adopts kids easier than you trying to get a dog" Trust him to come up with that comparision

True, very true!! I would definately not buy from a petshop, BUT i do think that alot of people fall for the "doe eyed lonely puppy in the window" it is sad to see any animal on display like that - and it pulls at our heartstrings. Viewing the parents of the dogs is such a big thing to do - it will atleast give you some sort of idea of potential temperament, having said that though...its down to the owners of the dogs, their behaviour will impact the dogs temperament.

oh not i dont discriminate on areas, i dont know half the suburbs where breeders are from but that doesnt stop me calling them I cant get there for 2 weeks as i just sold my car, and still have to wait for delivery of the new one. so i am without a car to travel

MORNING ALL! Yes Bilbo baggins actually was going to put me onto the lady i already spoke to about the pup and said no bugger lol...I am thankfully now taking this humorously as i said to my dh last night... the lady i saw walking her dog out the front suggested i get him to approach breeders and not say anything about kids !! Well I am maybe just a bit to honest to do that lol! As i said previously, in situations like this - you can see why people just go to pet shops..no-one screens you to this extent. AHH well I will still be around pushing my fairness point...maybe 3 years i will still get rejected based on my children pffftt the only one on dogzonline without a dog hehe

Have you considered other breeds? While cavs are lovely dogs for kids, there are also other lovely slightly more robust breeds. Other than that, be persistent and wait. If the rescue people said they will help you, then sooner or later the right dog will come into rescue. With or without kids it is reasonable to expect to wait for the right dog, and having kids means that you might wait longer. if i can wait 9 months for a baby, i can wait just as long if not more for a dog.

Keep looking. And ideally look for a breeder with kids so the pups will have grown up spending their first weeks around them. You've chosen a very popular breed with long waiting lists. Have you spoken to the CKCS club puppy person? I have spoken to the CKCS and all the people i have spoken to have been lovely they wish they could have a puppy/dog for me, But i really wanted to bring up this specific subject to let breeders out there know how placing someone in a particular category may not be the right thing to do. everyone deserve the most basic thing - human descency and given a chance.

finally something i can tell you, to be honest i never say "my kids are so great" i just simply state "i have 3 small children" this is when i am talking to breeders mind you, every mother thinks that their kids are perfect little angels in our own minds. I am getting knock backs just based on my honest statement on my childrens ages...puppys are usually "going" to be avail,,which as i have said. i will wait. I dont try and be someone i am not, i am honest, i am who i am. and if people cant ney wont get passed my children. then what am i meant to do??

I would rather any of my dogs go to the right home,that may mean children it may not . No family gets priority BUT we do place people who have previously owned the breed higher on the list . The best thing is to wait. To be honest dont preach how wonderful you think your kids are because we have all heard that ,no matter what people say kids will be kids & i would sooner here a realistic parent talk about there children & there plan where i fell that all due care will be taken & that there prepared to deal with WHAT children can do & above all what there friends could do. We see people at shows every weekend & many with children running about feral .poking fingers in crates & no respect for what they dont own,it is very scary. Also at the moment many breeders will be in Sydney for the royal & speciality show so just be patient . I now it hard because people feel they are doing all things right but just think maybe there is something that is not coming across to the people at the other end that you feel you are portraying. As mentioned by another poster you do sound desperate in your posts & this may be coming across in your converstaions without you evening realising. We get it all the time by people who dont mean it it but what you hear you often have to make a call on. I can pm you another breeder name by they too are in NSW for the shows & wont be back for a week or so but you can still phone there home & leave a message I find this post actually quite negative towards me..I do not come accross as desperate - all i have ever said is that people dont look past the children to even bother finding out what we are like?? And to be honest i think i am the best judge of my childrens characters, i am with them 24/7. I know exactly what type of children are the ones that poke cages etc..they are the one whose parents dont care about what they do. From all the breeders i have spoken to, i have told them EXACTLY my plans for child/puppy interaction, even before they have mentioned it...i have even said sleeping arrangements...where i am planning to have time out...discipline for puppy, teaching guidelines for the children-"what not to do to said puppy" I have covered everything, even told them about the property itself. When i have called in regards to dogs, i have said i am happy to wait, have people visit us, meet the family, inspect the house, listen to their advice on what they think is best - and as i will continue to say....its pretty perplexing when you dont even get to properly talk to someone before shutting them down because of their family life. A dog could go to an elderly person who may not in a couple of years be able to look after the dog properly, do they get the same negativity, and people who work fulltime?? if that is the case...then there really is only a limited select person the is right to own a dog.

I am planning on going to the easter show at KCC and meet a few people..if they arent to busy not talk to me lol, I am not in a hurry..and i have spoken to breeders and said that i am happy to wait..and have screening done with my family at my house BUT I dont seem to even get to this point Because the "kids" keep coming up grrr I realise its a touching subject for breeders BUT wouldnt you rather your dog going to a family where it will be loved and spoilt and grow up around the kids..benifical for both i think ..and with us I can say that my parenting is not just to let kids "do what the want" they have boundries and understand when not to do things.. I could just buy a puppy from a petshop..but i thought i was doing the right thing in the way i am going about it with quality breeders. My whole point of writing this topic was to find out the best thing for me to do..but it seems i am already doing it...just not getting anywhere!

I have rung the cavalier rescue group, the lady was so helpful, and said if she had any pups she would have no problem giving me one I have no stairs at my house just a step (which leads to a grass area) Well I will just wait, I have left my number with a few people, and who knows when the phone will ring...otherwise i will just keep on this website and see if someone finds me

well. rejected once again. I am really dissapointed, I spoke to someone who had a dog, now after speaking to her "friend with a 2 1/2 year old and a 6 month old" she thinks my kids arent ready. and thats the whole issue i have had - everyone bundling me into the same basket as everyone else.. I had a lil sob...Do people not know the heartache that they are putting me through atm. Maybe just not meant to be. thanks everyone..this seems to be pointless.