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I can't help but think Sam Man is taking the piss.... Surely he isn't seriously considering rehoming his dog because he needs to work in the inner city when he currently lives in the Shire TO me that is so illogical that this has to be a piss-take.

If he was microchipped when he was found by you what did the original owners say he was? I'm sure you simply didn't keep a dog with an English microchip that wound up on your doorstep without him going through the pound system. I'd hate to think that he may actually have been a pedigreed imported Golden Retriever.

Here is Gillybob with Cedro - aren't they doing great for first timers?

LOL you are exactly the same as his breeder who owned his Aunty Marie for at least 2 years before she knew it was pronounced Bassay!

We're reaching the point with our older JRT (14 in February) and think we may have to make the call soon. He gets very confused and very stressed when it happens. He has taken to loads of nocturnal barking, sits in corners barking etc. He has had a grand life and we could definitely continue with him but the stress is cruel IMO.

Good luck indigirl!

I had two litters 11 days apart and there were HUGE differences in my mind in the pups in temperament. Scooby was very outgoing, confident and noisy, used his size to advantage but loved to play with the kids - immediately not suitable for a suburban backyard as he liked to use his voice and very suited to a home with kids - he has gone to NZ to a 1000 acre farm with 3 kids - perfect. Scout was sweet and gentle, always first on your lap for a cuddle but would stand up for herself when needed - she has gone to a home with a newly engaged city couple with a much older beagle - she can be their surrogate child BUT I also know that they are in it for the long term with their dogs. Cedro was quieter and very independent, often off by himself away from the other puppies and enjoyed exploring - the perfect puppy for Gillybob. I could go on and on, I knew every puppy, I work from home and spent hours and hours watching and interacting with them and learning their individual quirks. Sure it could go wrong BUT it was very obvious that Cedro wouldn't suit the family with kids as he didn't die to be with my kids like Scooby did and that Scooby wouldn't suit the city couple as he liked to bark so why would I let them choose their puppy and guarantee a problem from the beginning?

If it was you picking a puppy you would get first pick after I'd picked BUT that is because I know that a breeder would be hard-pressed to find a better home than yours. For me I like to pick the pup for the family and that is because it is incredibly important to me that any pup I rehome is going into the best possible home for it. If I happened to have a litter where I had more pups available than homes then I would probably let the buyer choose from the available pups BUT would try to steer them towards the best puppy for them. I live with my pups completely, put my families' lives on hold whilst we raise them and I know them, completely.

To add to my previous response, no-one knew who was their pup until the pups were at least 6 weeks old and I was sure who was staying with me. However I had, quietly in the background, been making decisions about who was going where for a few weeks - nothing definite but little leanings. Everyone is told that I make the decisions on who goes where unless there are two pups equally suitable for a home in which case I may let people choose. After years of doing dog rescue and rehoming hundreds of dogs I'm quite comfortable being politely assertive about choosing a pup for a home.

Obviously I have a rare breed and don't get buckets of enquiries BUT I do have a puppy buyer folder in my emails. When I get an email from someone I talk to them about the breed and, if they seem like an appropriate home, I talk to them about when the next litter is planned. If they're happy to wait as long as that will be (currently between 12-18 months) then I add them to that file. Once the mating takes place I message those on my list and ask for people to confirm that they are still interested. If they are they go into a smaller list for that litter. People who have been waiting longest get priority BUT I won't put just any pup into their home - I match personality to home. For example I recently had two litters born 11 days apart and had one lady who had been waiting for over 6 months on my list. She wanted a bitch because she already had a dog (of a different breed) BUT whilst there was a bitch available in the first litter I just didn't feel that she was the right bitch for that home. Obviously she didn't have to wait long BUT even if she had had to have waited longer I still wouldn't have put the available bitch into her home because they were, quite simply, not suited.

Proof of a naughty scenthound.

It could definitely be a Fauve on his lap but depending on the origin of the photo it is more likely to be a Wire Dachshund - thanks however and I will make some further enquiries.

How come Fauves are 'Bretange' but the other famous breed from Brittany is a L'Epagneul Breton... Why aren't they Bretons too? (Genuine question) :) Absolutely no idea..... :laugh: Will see if any of my European friends know but I suspect it is just one of "those" anomalies. ETA - According to Wikipedia Bretagne, Breton and Brittany are the same thing. A further edit - "The word "Brittany", and its French, Breton and Gallo equivalents "Bretagne", "Breizh" and "Bertaèyn" derive from the Latin Britannia, which means "Britons' land". "

Rainey is spot on with the Fauves! And it translates to Low Fawn Dog from Brittany. Basset simply means low and you can have, apparently a basset chair or table etc. There is also (though not here in Australia) a Griffon Fauve De Bretagne which is a tall Fauve. Griffon Fauve

What a cutie!!! Obviously I have a huge soft spot for all the Basset breeds My little guy Cadeau was first in Baby Puppy Sweepstakes again on the weekend despite his horrendous tantrums on the stack... Nothing like the fun of a scenthound baby in the ring!

Yes 100% accurate for me. Over the course of my 44 years I've owned and fostered/cared for hundreds of dogs so have obviously experienced lots of different things. If we were to talk ONLY about my Fauves, my answers would have been very different.

I HAVE owned a dog (or at least had the care and responsibility of) a dog who attacked a person. The dog was a Dobe X who I had been doing obedience with Steve Austin with. Steve Austin had also had private training with the dog, paid for by my brothers who owned the dog. A friend of mine was visiting and the dog, without warning that I saw (bearing in mind this is 14 years ago and I was less experienced) lunged at the girl's face. I saw him lunge, kicked at him (all I could do in the moment) and it slowed him some but she had bruising above and below her eye and loose teeth that required dental work. He was pts the next day. Steve Austin later told me that he wasn't surprised and had warned my brothers that the dog posed a danger but they had neglected to tell me when they left him with me. I have owned dogs who have had barnies with each other but never anything major. A number of my dogs have, at various times, killed chooks.

Mine very rarely, at this point, get off-leash, as they have zero recall around things like bunnies & foxes AND we border a major sheep & cattle station in our area - last thing I need is them being shot. We hope to have some good fencing set up shortly that will allow them to run freely in our acre backyard but for now they have their dog run in which they tear around madly - it is the size of a suburban backyard.

There are only approximately 70 Fauves in Australia so they are quite rare.

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Yes I'm looking forward to the cherries too :)

Young is always a big show - who here is going? I'm so looking forward to it!

Personally I wouldn't leave a puppy with a breeder past 10 weeks unless that breeder was prepared to do all the things I do when it comes to socialisation. I'm very, very passionate about socialisation and, essentially, put my life on hold when I have a litter making sure that they are exposed to as much as possible in a safe way. I take enormous pleasure in sending out puppies who are healthy, happy and uber-confident. I don't expect others to put the work in that I do BUT if they didn't I would want the puppy with me from 8 weeks, if possible, so that I could do all that myself.

Basset Fauve De Bretagne, or Fauves, generally are very happy to be approached by strangers but normally only the young ones are effusive in their greetings, the older ones tend to have a sniff, a quick tail wag and move on. The young ones (and by this I mean under 3 years of age) will love everyone and everything and will happily sit for 8 hours at a Royal Show on top of a trolley talking to the public for the entire day. They are unlikely to ever attack another dog BUT hate rude dogs who are in their face and have poor manners. If my Fauve is backing back from your dog please keep your dog out of its face - they don't like to tell your dog to behave itself and prefer to avoid a confrontation in all circumstances BUT they will eventually tell your dog to piss right off. If you smell good they won't leave you alone, if you smell like food they will really not leave you alone.

Yep I'm the same. Try walking a few Fauves, a breed that no-one recognises but most non dog-show people find very endearing. We can go to a Royal and spend the entire 8 plus hours standing talking to people about our dogs. Look at it like this - you and Josie are representatives of a number of things, your breed first and foremost, the quality of registered dogs secondly AND registered dog people as being normal, sane human beings thirdly.