lauren86

Oh I know. She should know better as we have three pound adoptees between us and she's seen tiny puppies and heard the ranger talk about breeding stock and unsold pups being dumped. I'm cross but I know that 'i told you so' will just make her focus wrongly on me. Besides - before joining here i used to be a little naive in terms of ethical breeding. Ive learned a lot here. She will do the right thing by the pup who is just adorable - no denying that. I'll let her come to her own conclusions if he is sick and hopefully she won't follow her mums advice to breed from him and make her money back. He will be microchipped vaccinated and wormed and well loved - by me as well even if I'm more a fan of bigger breeds! He's 12 weeks though apparently. Will find out from the vet tomorrow.

My housemate and bestfriend has just bought a new puppy. A male longhaired chihuahua (supposedly, I know very little about the breed and he doesn't come with papers). Now, I'm quite furious as this was a last minute decision based on her brother getting the pups sister. I asked if he was from a good breeder and was assured that the lady had been breeding for twenty years and was a friend of the family's. The pup arrived this morning and instantly I knew my friend had been lied to. The puppy has no microchip he has recently had fleas and his tummy is firm like he has worms. He has slept most of today. I tried to talk to my friend about he problems in a concerned and not preachy manner but her mother who is an idiot about animals and knows the breeder kept saying how well all where animals were treated etc sonow I am being neurotic and not listened to. She paid $500 for him and I don't even think he's been vaccinateand there's parvovirus around here in wagga. She will do the right things by him but I am so worried and angry that she refuses to see sense and that she was conned by a byb. Also of concern is that he has clear fluid coming out of his nose. Not much but enough that it bubbled a bi I have already started worming and flea treatments and am hoping maybe the vet can swing her around to common sense should I becreally worried about the sleepiness? I'm not so well acquainted with puppies as we've always had older dogs either recurs or rehomed ex showdogs. And I'm better with cats anyway

This is hard! Based on looks and personalities...I have always wanted a dobermann - had friends that had one when I was younger and he was the sweetest most easy going dog, but with terrific obedience. So smart as well. I met one the other day - she was the donor dog at our local vet and she was doing her job as 'door greeter' - big brown and tan girl, and so placid! 1. Dobermann 2. Springer Spaniels 3. Boxer 4. English Staffordshire Terrier 5. Cocker Spaniel 6. Koolie 7. Golden Retriever 8. Saluki 9. Irish Red Setter 10. Germnan Shorthaired Pointer

We had been looking at getting a cavalier king charles for ages - my mother has wanted one for years, and it seems that everyone in the area aquired one all of a sudden! But we couldn't find any breeders nearby, and didn't really want a puppy. Started looking for rescue ones, and there were none cose by either (surprise surprise, I imagine they get snapped up quick) and then Holly just appeared in the pound! She is truly a joy, and has been from day one. We were lucky to have found her, and that she came along at the right time! She is very loved and spoiled - but one day, I hope to go back and get the nicest dog, with the ugliest face - there are plenty more of them than there are cavs needing homes.