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[getting_old]

I'm surprised that Battersea are allowing virtual adoptions as I thought their process was really rigourous. When my parents contacted them they were told they needed a vet reference, an interview at Battersea and a home visit. I know of other rescues who have suspended adoptions because they can't do home visits.

I know a couple of people who have got puppies in the last few weeks. One family lost their dog a few months ago, and couldn't cope without having a dog around, so I know they're in for the long term, and they have family around the house at all times so the puppy will always have company. The other people I don't know as well but one of them works from home normally.

My biggest fear is that people get puppies from puppy farms. I know someone who got a puppy from an "oops" litter and the poor little mite has been sick a lot. At least that person is willing to take it to the vet and look after it but it's awful to think how much it's sufering 

[CLKD]

Many years ago, in the early 1990s, I joined 'puppy watch' which campaigned against Puppy Farms.  Channel 4 did a programme about the awful trade.  Still the Councils registered the 'diversifying farms' as breeders 

The Kennel Club registered 2 litters of pups from the same dam and stud: born two days apart.  At the time they charged a fiver each puppy given a KC registration and Channel Four picked up the paper work 

[jaypo]

The KC are a waste of space in my opinion,always have been,they don't give a hoot about these poor breeds,German shepherds with ever sloping backs,bulldogs with shorter and shorter snouts,sharpeis with the more wrinkles the better,they should be shut down,rant over

[CLKD]

I agree jaypo!   I could write a book 

[jaypo]

I used to love watching crufts when I was younger,was soooooo exciting but I'm glad the BBC stopped funding them,least that's one thing they got right 

[jaypo]

Thank you.....takes a bow 

[CLKD]

In Sweden the KC visit each prospective dam/stud B4 allowing them to be signed to the Club.  Any breed with inherited conditions isn't accepted.  End of.  They also used to visit each litter .......... much more robust!

[jaypo]

Oh good for them,why can't we do the same? The KC takes in all this money and for what? When you sell a dog.....oh,it's KC registered,yeah?So? Makes my blood boil too clkd

[CLKD]

It doesn't mean good breeding ;-).  And don't we all have a Pedigree  . 

When I registered my parti-cocker in 1989, I was told that on no account was I to put her to a solid colour - my friend had a solid black and a blue roan and the KC registered all 3 of their litters  .  It was a fiver a time then. 

[jaypo]

No,it definitely does not,I really don't know what their purpose is anymore,dogs are selling for thousands WITHOUT being KC registered anyway.

[CLKD]

Because the KC won't register 1st cross or mongrels?  Because they don't breed 'true to form'  .  It was years B4 they would accept Jack Russell Terriers, the worst thing ever to happen.  Those JR enthisastis though have their own Pedigree History 

[jaypo]

Wasn't it that they had to be a BREED for 50 years? There was talk of labradoodles becoming a breed,ooooowwww way to common for the KC 

[CLKD]

Labradoodles were bred as assistance dogs.  Many people have allergies and it was hoped that by crossing Labs with poodles, they would produce a non-shedding pet.  Didn't work  .  This of course led to cockerpoos etc..  1st Cross are lovely as it gets rid of some of the health problems.  Someone did explain how long it takes with these labradoodles etc. B4 they fail to breed to look anything like the relatives 

[jaycee]

Beware of scammers definitely,i was scammed last year, gave the woman ?50 towards petrol costs, turnedv out that she has no dog, and has scammed lots of people,and still is,up to yesterday even,
I had a call yesterday from someone who thought she was being scammed by the same woman, as i had put a warning on "Petsfor homes", and the seller was called by the same christian name,this lady paid ?250 deposit, and said the only video she got was of someone holding a puppy and it was so dark she couldn't tell what it was, the seller then disappeared from the website and heard nothing since,
The woman gave her a story about her partner being the breeder but living 80 miles away,and didn't like talking to people
I am afraid this is a scammer too

The puppies are ridiculous prices, almost ?5000 for a Germn Shepherd.poodles and all dogs have shot up in price since lockdown
There are Poodle rescues ,in fact most breeds
I only really found out when i googled her phone no, over 2000 searches for the same no,and all had been scammed
Fraud squad got involved but obviously did nothing

[CLKD]

That's a Police and Trading Standards matter jaycee.