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11-09-2009, 02:11 PM
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11-11-2009, 03:15 AM
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Well that was a bust.
Plan was we would take the dog on the weekend but ends up the woman is going to keep the dog. Though my wife was ensured repeatedly before the dog came over and while it was here, she was okay giving it away, when she returned home with it, guess the woman's mother had other thoughts. Little miffed about explaining this to my 9 year old as went through this a couple of years back with another dog (wife's Aunt family had all agreed they had no time for their dog and then came back for it a few days later). This was why my wife wanted it to be so clear before the Beagle was brought over. No more private deals, going to the SPCA tomorrow.
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11-11-2009, 10:47 AM
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Oh no that is hard, but a younger dog is probably better anyway. And it is great that you will rescue a dog hope you find the perfect match. And this way you can pick your own dog that will fit into your lifestyle/family.
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11-11-2009, 02:35 PM
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11-11-2009, 03:47 PM
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I am not sure SPCA or rescue is the way to go anymore after my experiences as of late. I think you have to be open to getting a dog that has baggage, we ended up getting a beautiful dog from the SPCA but now we are faced with the decision of returning her. so basically I have spent 400ish on supplies/toys/crate, ect the adoption fees and about 150.00 in vet/shots ect. and may have to throw it all away. the problem is she has an extreme dog aggression and in my neighborhood ever second house has a couple dogs and the ones in between have 1, so taking her for a walk is like an episode of ceaser mellan. we have also spent almost 300 on private lessons with a trainer who specializes in aggression but nothing she has tried has worked at all. now after talking to the SPCA they asked me to try one of there volunteer trainers at no cost to me be for we make the final decision. they do agree that keeping here is not a good option due to the liability as if some ones dog come running up to us on a walk she will probably try kill it. the other problem is I can't let her in the back yard with out being with her and having her on a leash which isn't the best environment for her either. so if the new trainer doesn't work, I think we will return her and eat the money we have spent already then start looking for a reputable breeder and get a puppy. no more rescue or SPCA for me, as ten rescue dogs we looked at had some sort of issue also.
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11-11-2009, 09:47 PM
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There are so many wonderful dogs in rescues all over, it is unfortunate you feel that way.
 But at least going to a reputable breeder will eliminate encouragement of backyard breeders that simply add to the number of dogs that end up in rescue. Unfortunately, not all rescues or shelters are "reputable" either, and do not put forth the effort to carefully match the animal with its new family.
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11-12-2009, 12:47 AM
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we figured with all the formes and info the SPCA made us fill out, if they looked at them they would have knowen I was looking for a dog that I could take hiking, camping, to the dogpark, but all they cared about is the photo of my yard and let us have a dog that I can only walk at 6am, or at supper time, when there are no other dogs around as to many damn people let there dogs run off leash here, and I am worried about the ones that come running up as if she gets ahold of them I have no doubt at this point she will try kill them. soooooo........ not realy a match to all the questions they asked me at all. They told us it was a golden retriever/lab cross, but I have discovered it is a Golden/Chow cross. the Chow is the dominant personality and it was never socilized as a pup, and to make it worse the girl who is trying to get rid of her agression has a feeling she was being groomed to be a fighting dog. so I have a highly inteligent, indemendant stubbren dog who wants to kill any other dog it sees Even the trainer I have been working with cannot believe the SPCA would have given her to a family with young kids. Steve
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11-11-2009, 10:21 PM
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While it's true that rescue dogs can sometimes have baggage that we prefer they didn't have (Nyx is a great example ), it's not always the case, and with proper training and management, they can turn out great (again, Nyx is a great example). It all depends on how they got there. Also, rescues are often really anally retentive in making sure their dogs are matched properly to new owners. If they aren't asking you 100 questions, they might not care enough..On the flip side, I know a few dogs with issues that were raised from puppies. Puppies aren't guaranteed to be great dogs just because they're puppies.
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11-12-2009, 12:40 AM
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True, but rescues in BC that are good are hard to find, there have been 8 of them in court over the last 10 years and there are a lot more that are run rather shady (we have a friend up here that is big involved in them)
yes it was a little to broad, I should say if you are looking for specific things it is hard to find, if you are open to certian things it may be more simple. I need a dog that likes other dogs, my cat, good with the kids, and is house broken. am I looking for to much? or do thoes types of dogs usaly not end up in rescues or at the SPCA? As for NIX, the only baggage she has is that her tail is realy a wrecking ball  Steve
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