My Friend's Dogs

iluvdogs111 · February 2011

One of my best friend breeds golden doodles. :roll: I hate it that her family breeds them, because to be honest, they are not serious breeders at all. It seems like my friend always has problems with her dogs and never can see the real problem. I really love her, we've been close for years, she's extremly nice and sweet, but her family isn't very.....knowledgable when it comes to dogs. The first dog was a little dog, can't remember the exact breed. It attacked my mom's old lab for no reason and she had to get stiches. They gave her away. The next, I believe was a Lhasa Apso. It bit her little brother multiple times and drew blood from her friend once. They sold him. Now, they have a Golden Retriever and one of her puppies, a Golden Doodle. There Golden used to be really sweet but lately she's been growling at people. My friend is upset, saying they've had bad luck with all their dogs, but I don't think it has anything to do with luck. They got the golden when she was 6 weeks old. My friend said it was because she was from out of town and they were already in the area. It would be understandable if the pup was 7 or 7 and a half weeks, but 6 weeks is a little young. They also wanted to get a very timid dog because they heard that was good. I knew from the beginning it wasn't because the dog they got wasn't timid in a calm, submissive way, it was timid in a shy, suspisious way. If that wasn't enough, they bred her. She didn't seem to like being a mother. They kept one of the pups, she's adorable, friendly, entergetic-but they pay more attention to her then the mother. Now I feel like the golden's aggression is just because she's grumpy. My friend loves dogs, but she doesn't know what they're doing wrong. They keep their dogs in the kitchen or outside all the time because they are afraid of dog hair on their carpets. They also have no feeding schedule for them. We feed our dogs at 7am and 5pm. They often feed their dogs at 10am and 11pm because they're busy or they forget. Don't get me started on the breeding. They charge an outragous amount of money for the puppies, but they all sold extremly quickly. They were very lucky to have a healthy mom, 9 healthy pups, and a lot of buyers. Thankfully, they did keep their puppies for the full 8 weeks. My friend's mom was asking me questions on what to feed the pups! They did not do a lot of research. They bred their dog again, but it didn't work. They will breed her again over the summer and will probably continue to breed her. They will probably even breed her puppy when she's old enough. I'm afraid one of these times they won't be so lucky..... Her mom told me she wasn't going to make buyers sign a spay/neuter contract because she thought it was stupid. She thinks it's only a way for breeders to eliminate their competition and make sure no one breeds the same dogs as them. No, it's because serious breeders care about their dog and do not want the dog world to be over populated. My friend also said she hates mutts. I was bold enought to tell her that she breeds mutts. She doesn't think goldendoodles are mutts. That really annoyed me. I will not tell my friend all this of course. I love her and I would not want to offend her. We have never gotten in a fight or any drama in all the 8 years we've know each other and I would like to keep it that way. I just wish she would see that breeding is wrong.

Shibagirl · February 2011

I really dislike it when people don't get that breeding dogs is not for money and if it's done right it should bring in little or even no money at all. The health tests are costly, but very necessary and it doesn't sound to me like they'd be people to care about that stuff much. I'd say to find an article about improper breeding stories or why back yard breeding is bad and why health tests are necessary and maybe that'd change their minds..

Mileysmybaby · February 2011

Her mom told me she wasn't going to make buyers sign a spay/neuter contract because she thought it was stupid. She thinks it's only a way for breeders to eliminate their competition and make sure no one breeds the same dogs as them. No, it's because serious breeders care about their dog and do not want the dog world to be over populated. My friend also said she hates mutts. I was bold enought to tell her that she breeds mutts. She doesn't think goldendoodles are mutts. That really annoyed me. I will not tell my friend all this of course. I love her and I would not want to offend her. We have never gotten in a fight or any drama in all the 8 years we've know each other and I would like to keep it that way. I just wish she would see that breeding is wrong.

Personally I dont think her mom -has- to make the buyers sign a spay/neuter contract because if someone was a good owner and wanted to breed their dog or sometimes dogs get mean when their spayed/neutered but I think its reasonable to sign a contract like that because alot of times breeders buy their males/female from breeders like that. I

mutts! I would classify them as mutts but they are now an AKC breed last I knew if they havent made them an AKC breed they are still trying to. I think you should confront your friend kindly and have a little talk with her about it and see what she says.

LaLa_Laru · February 2011

Eh..I hate when people think they are good breeders because they put two dogs together and make them have puppies for a quick buck. My dogs eat three times a day on a strict schedule after their scheduled walks. You should confront her in a nice way, this world doesn't need anymore poorly bred dogs : /

Mileysmybaby · February 2011

LaLa_Laru wrote:

Eh..I hate when people think they are good breeders because they put two dogs together and make them have puppies for a quick buck. My dogs eat three times a day on a strict schedule after their scheduled walks. You should confront her in a nice way, this world doesn't need anymore poorly bred dogs : /

tell me about it! I didnt mean to even breed my dog (she ran off one night) but her pups were the greatest just like she was (RIP Miley and Skid!) We didnt sell them though.

LaLa_Laru · February 2011

Mysterous Love wrote:

LaLa_Laru wrote:

Eh..I hate when people think they are good breeders because they put two dogs together and make them have puppies for a quick buck. My dogs eat three times a day on a strict schedule after their scheduled walks. You should confront her in a nice way, this world doesn't need anymore poorly bred dogs : /

 tell me about it! I didnt mean to even breed my dog (she ran off one night) but her pups were the greatest just like she was (RIP Miley and Skid!) We didnt sell them though.

I'm interested in breeding my Tosa Inu dogs some day. But they're considered rare in America and my mother and father were professional breeders back in their days, lol. I probably won't be selling the puppies either. I was also interested in breeding my Dogue De Bordeauxs but I'm not too sure about that.

iluvdogs111 · February 2011

Actually, I think dogs are meaner when they AREN'T spayed/neutered...I wasn't really mad that she wasn't making them sign a contract, just that she doesn't understand why some people do that...both my dogs are spayed and I personally believe all dogs should be spayed/neutered unless they are being bred by a serious breeder. (Not trying to offend anyone, that's just my opinion.) I love mutts too. I think it was a little ignorant for her to say that. She's never owned a mix breed besides her doodle, which she doesn't even think of as a mutt. There's nothing wrong with mutts, they are great dogs. In my experience, pure breds tend to have health problems and stuff. They are nice, but I really could care less about owning a special "designer dog." I'd much rather rescue a mutt. They're a lot cheaper too. I do say things about it once in a while. The problem is, confronting her wouldn't really help. It's her parents' minds that you can't change. They have been planning to breed for 3 years, just waiting for their dog to be old enough and stuff. Plus, she's really proud of her dogs and the puppies and saying something would hurt her. I do care about the dog, but I care about our friendship more. Yes, my dogs are also on a schedule. I feel bad for their dogs, they often forget about them and leave them outside in the freezing cold for hours. I was over at their house, my friend let the dogs in. Her dad asked why she let them in, saying they just went out, so she put them outside again. A few hours later I found them begging to come in at the door. I asked if I could let them in and her mom said "Oh, have they been out there this whole time?" My friend loves animals and is generally good with them. She is just not a very organized, responsible person sometimes, and her parent's aren't always either.

LaLa_Laru · February 2011

lol, thats happened to me once or twice I think. I'll be really into a TV show and my dog will "ask" to go out and I'll let her out, close the door, sit back down and then forget that I even let her out in the first place. She doesn't forget though..she makes the LOUDEST noise when I forget about her. It's not like it gets to cold or to hot where I live though, so it's not a big deal when she's outside.

iluvdogs111 · February 2011

Yes, that's happened to me...accept my dogs will bark and bark nonstop until you let them in. They are very impatient...

EmmeZoec · February 2011

i hate how people do that like im going to bred my dog but we are having her do ALL the heath cheecks and we are going to do home checks to make sure you arnt giving your puppy to a factory also some thing i think all breeders should do and i think some realy good breeders do is if you cant keep the dog for whaever reason then they should take them back no questions also when i my dog has her puppys ( she is being breed in the fall) we are making sure the owners ethrer a) show them in a SPORT like compition like agility or fly ball just some thing active or b) they need a HUGE yard that is fennced in one more thing if a desighner dog is breed from good very healthy high quality parents wich doesnt happen often they can be even heather than purbred all mutts can be because there is vertual no imbreeding if its 2 differnt breeds so if you want a dog to be heathy and live long just adopt a mutt from shelter (i am talking about all real dogs )

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