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[robotwars]

HI! I am really surprised how much puppies have gone up in price during covid, we lost our dog at the beginning of March, he passed away due to health issues, we had had him for 14 years, we have been looking for another dog but the prices are ridiculous, we wanted a poodle but they are so expensive, I have seen them for ?3000 each, I have searched the rehoming sites etc and contacted all the breeders but nothing!!! i'm so shocked at the prices and also how many scam artists there are out there....

[CLKD]

Avoid the scam artists.  Apparently Battersea Dogs Home have rehomed more than ever - on line interviews  .  How many will be dumped when owners return to work?

The excuse is that breeders don't want people to buy puppies during C-19 because house checks can't be completed.  Bitches were already pregnant at the start of lock down but now ?!?

Price nor Kennel Club registration means much I'm afraid.  Poodles don't shed.  Standards are of course Gun Dogs.  They are characters ;-).  Any rescue societies for Poodles?

[jaypo]

Funny you should start this thread robotwars,I was looking today at adverts for poodle x chihuahua (we have two) we paid roughly 500 or 600 pounds for ours but when looking today 1500!! Whaaaaaaat!!

[Barnacle]

I'm sure that i read somewhere that enquiries for puppies went up by 140% during April/May.

What are these people going to do when they eventually go back to work and the dog starts suffering from separation anxiety. Coming home to a ripped sofa or a pile of poo everyday is going to see rescue centres overrun. Very sad!

[jaypo]

I know,poor little mites,are people REALLY that selfish? Buy a puppy to keep themselves amused til lockdowns over   

[CLKD]

Which is why prices have risen?  A good breeder of course will have a list of potential owners B4 putting the dam to a sire.  With non-returnable deposits to stop time wasters. 

[Tc]

This issue was discussed on the jo Goode radio programme (she dedicates one show a week to all things dogs) .  Lady from battersea home  was on and said they have been inundated with ppl wanting dogs.  She said  the new saying should be "a puppy is for life not just for lockdown". 

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[CLKD]

Did the woman from Battersea explain that they were rehoming, virtually? 

[jaypo]

Battersea should be more responsible,if you watch the Paul O?Grady programme,the number of times a dog is returned,I think you?re either a doggy person or your not

[CLKD]

Our neighbours have puppies: one family have had dogs for years, the others, well "It's like having a baby".  Yep 

[Tc]

Did the woman from Battersea explain that they were rehoming, virtually?

She did CLKD.  And she said puppies need to be"socialised" which she said can't  happen during lockdown.  I would imagine  its a worry that a vulnerable or young dog will have maybe come into.a house where everyone is at home for months  during lockdown and then get separation anxiety when everyone in the house gos back to work/school.

Jaypo. It has me crying my eyes out when they get returned.  Some have been in several homes 

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[jaypo]

Oh me too TC,I love Paul O?Grady,he seems so genuine and looks soooooo angry when a dog has been abused

[Tc]

He has another new dog.  Last time they filmed he brought a,pup home to "foster"  but he said himself "like I was ever going let her go ".
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[CLKD]

 

[jaypo]

Hahaha trust him