2girlwhippets

Thank you to those who have helped with my moral dilemma and given kind and heartfelt advice and information. Judgements based on assumptions that some of you have freely given your opinions on, are not in anyway helpful. I didn't come to this site to be judged and criticised sarcastically , so I'll go now and wish you all well and pray you can find a way to deal with your own angst without hurtling it on others asking for help.

thank you for these great questions and the good read of responses! I've contemplated the timing of bringing the pup into our family in school hols vs normal routine. Also taking a mum and her pup seems like a good idea to lessen separation anxiety and the pup will learn from the mum. I've woken this morning feeling the mum is going to be perfect for our son. He is keen to train her, she is very friendly and affectionate and it feels like a great match for both of them. The initial thought was to take a rescue and with that, we were happy to have a dog with unknown medical history. This still leaves the situation with the backyard breeder and false information an issue. If we took a rescue from the pound, at least the vet check would be true. Any advice on how to navigate on this issue please?

Thank you one and all for your words of kindness, advice and views on perspectives I am happy to see. I'll hang around and make contact with the QLD breeders and Clubs too.

Frustrating as it is and damned either way! I'm happy to hang around and hope others jump in with some contacts to reach out to. this is a lovely community! Feeling sad about the Mum though...she just needs some lovin' !!

Oh wow Persephone! That is such a generous offer! I had no idea that the community was so connected like that and supportive. We are Northern NSW and were considering JetPet or driving up from Melbourne with the mum and pup (I visited them when I was down there last week). Reason for a blue: What we've learnt from visiting the pounds, is the skin cancer risk with white and pale skinned dogs (not so keen on lathering sunscreen on dogs). Whippets are thin coated and we'll be exercising them at the local dog beach...so no shady trees ....avoiding white or black colours (for the heat)...and hubby not that keen on brindle. Pretty much leaves blue :-) Timing wise, we were geared up anytime after Easter (due to work commitments) and preferably NSW school holidays coming up. The children are keen to start training, enjoying playtime and cuddles. We both work from home but have to travel at times.

Thank you Persephone for your heartfelt words and link to the info. I understand that by taking the Mum I'll only be saving her and not the cycle the breeder keeps creating :-( Juice: No, not looking to breed at all. Didn't intend to put anyone offside. I was very clear that we wanted a family dog only with good temperament and good with children...dog that has been socialised etc. What we've learnt from visiting the pounds, is the skin cancer risk with white and pale skinned dogs (not so keen on lathering sunscreen on dogs). Whippets are thin coated and we'll be exercising them at the local dog beach...so no shady trees ....avoiding white or black colours (for the heat)...and hubby not that keen on brindle. Pretty much leaves blue :-)

Thank you Tassie :-) I totally hear what you are saying and agree with the trust in breeders and condition of the dog. We've talked to all the breeders listed on Dogzonline for whippets already. Some aren't interested as we are out of their state and others were put off as we're after a blue girl. Hence our direction to place an ad. It comes down to timing also for us. Think I'll have a look around again.

Thank you Juice :-) Yes, the 10yr old has bred too much for sure. The registered breeders usually shift on the mum's around 3-4 too. Thought it was very strange to say the mum sat on 2 pups and killed them. Does this happen? The owners were totally cool with letting the mum out for a walk on the lead on ourselves. Maybe try again and zip round to the vets?

Hello, I'm new here and looking for some advice/suggestions on how to navigate the purchase I've put my $100 deposit on...it's a bit of a story and there's lots of conflicting information. 1. placed a wanted ad on gumtree for a pup 2. was offered a pup ($950) 3. told they have 3 dogs and it's too much for them, so they want to move on her 3-4yr old mum ($500) 4. visited the home to find 4 dogs A: male B: 10yr old female just had a litter C: female mentioned above D: 18mth old female (in the males enclosure) 5. took the mum out for a walk (don't think that happens much) 6. paid $100 deposit for pup and mum 7. have been told they are getting rid of the Mum because she fights with the 18mth female (they seemed friendly together when I saw them) 8. was told the mum had 5 pups and sat on 2 and they died 9. owner offered eagerly 3-4 times to put the dogs on petjet 10. negotiated $100 off for desexing of mum (tried for 100% then 50%) 11. finally got name of vet who is mobile and has only negative reviews online eg.unreachable, not providing medical history My concerns: 1. will the vet documentation be 100% valid with regard to vaccinations, microchipping, health status and medical records? 2. will the dogs make it to petjet? 3. where do I stand legally? Considering we were looking for a puppy, it now feels like the focus is on rescuing the mum so she doesn't keep having litters like the 10yr old.