Breeders Beware (permission To Cross Post)

[Crisovar]

Well all I can say is if it is even remotely possible that I would have to be directed on what I do with my dog even if I believe it is no longer in its best interest I would never buy a dog and agree to any such contract.

I am a breeder and hope that my puppy buyers would honour my wishes and come to me first but I am also an owner and I believe its illogical and unreasonable.

Agree. I wonder if the People who disagree with this all have wills that say that all their dogs go back to their individual breeders, even if that means splitting them up, sending old dogs interstate etc. I know that certainly won't be happening with my dogs - no one knows my dogs better than me and I've made decisions based on their best interests.

We are talking about totally different scenarios here, I want to be given the opportunity to step up to the plate and take responsibility for my own if they fall the cracks and end up in Rescue or the pound.

Private agreements between individuals are a different case again.

Whilst I hope that anyone who has one of my dogs would contact me if they run into trouble and allow me to help that is out of my hands once they leave, however I simply cannot understand why more Rescues and Pounds do not even give the Breeders the opportunity.

There has been talk bandied on forums like this of using microchips to identify where animals in rescue and pounds originate. Would all Breeders get lumped into the same basket when most I know would step up and take their own back if only given the chance.

If one of my dogs landed in rescue and its details were recorded do I become one of those uncaring breeders who just don't care and are contributing to the kill numbers when in all probability I would have no knowledge of it.

[Steve]

Well all I can say is if it is even remotely possible that I would have to be directed on what I do with my dog even if I believe it is no longer in its best interest I would never buy a dog and agree to any such contract.

I am a breeder and hope that my puppy buyers would honour my wishes and come to me first but I am also an owner and I believe its illogical and unreasonable.

Agree. I wonder if the People who disagree with this all have wills that say that all their dogs go back to their individual breeders, even if that means splitting them up, sending old dogs interstate etc. I know that certainly won't be happening with my dogs - no one knows my dogs better than me and I've made decisions based on their best interests.

We are talking about totally different scenarios here, I want to be given the opportunity to step up to the plate and take responsibility for my own if they fall the cracks and end up in Rescue or the pound.

Private agreements between individuals are a different case again.

Whilst I hope that anyone who has one of my dogs would contact me if they run into trouble and allow me to help that is out of my hands once they leave, however I simply cannot understand why more Rescues and Pounds do not even give the Breeders the opportunity.

There has been talk bandied on forums like this of using microchips to identify where animals in rescue and pounds originate. Would all Breeders get lumped into the same basket when most I know would step up and take their own back if only given the chance.

If one of my dogs landed in rescue and its details were recorded do I become one of those uncaring breeders who just don't care and are contributing to the kill numbers when in all probability I would have no knowledge of it.

Agreed.

What has been the most difficult thing for me to come to grips with is the fact that on one hand we hear about all of the dogs being killed and on the other how rescue seems to literally fight over getting surrenders or pulling pregnant dogs .

The truly most amazing is rescue who accept dogs from commercail breeders to "save them" and then breed them themselves, sell them as breeding pairs or sell them entire.

The biggest issue for me is that I want to be contacted when ever possible and that is in any case where they know the person who wants to surrender is holding one of my dogs BEFORE the actual handing over takes place not after.