getting an adult dog/older puppy from a breeder
I accidentally posted this in another topic  I meant to post as a new topic.
Well, since Mike and I are looking at renting a bigger place in the next few months (and, naturally, I am only considering homes that would let us have a dog!) it looks like we may be on the road to dog ownership, finally! We would like to get an adult dog- or at least an older puppy, because we are not always homer during the day to help puppy learn good potty and house habits. (I work m-f 8:30-5 and culinary class 3 evenings, Mike has Sundays, mondays, tuesdays, and wednesday mornings off) Unfortunately (or well, it is probably a good thing, because that means we have responsible owners) we do not have any oes rescues in the area, the closest one is in Chicago, and I don't really see any pop up on Pet finder either ('cept the one oes/pyr mix, and she's been adopted). Plus, I'd like to adopt locally, so that Mike and I can meet the doggie before we bring him/her home. (and we have limited funds/time off to be able to travel very far) So we were thinking about adopting an older dog from a breeder in the area, if there are any available. I've requested bredder referalls, but I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with getting the older sheepy from a breeder? I appreciate the insight! Karen  |
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| If you go this route - be sure that you go to a reputable breeder and then make sure that the dog has been raised properly as a "dog" and hasn't been crated all his life and/or kept as a stud dog (couped up in a pen somewhere without any socialization and/or training) because you can end up having to undo a year or more of bad "raising" (which can sometimes be more time consuming and difficult than if you were to get a puppy).
JMHO. Kristen |
| Thanks Kristen, that's a good point.
My mom got our beloved childhood sheltie Eve this way. She had actually bred shelties before I was born and gotten out of it when we were little. Eve was actually a dog off of my mom's line though... But before Eve came, there was this dog Rooster, who just was miserable- he was a one person dog (his breeder was the one person) and couldn't bear to be seperated from her. Needless to say after about a week and a half, back he went!! So we'll have to be careful that the doggie is willing to love us and is "house suitable". Definitely a reason to meet him or her in person! |
| I think your schedule would accomodate training a pup if that is what you would prefer to do, but getting an adult is a great idea too! I think you'll be a great owner whichever route you choose.
I don't know of any breeders in your area offhand, but I would suggest checking akc websites and of course oes club sites. |
| Thanks Willowsprite! One of the reasons we're thinking of going the adult dog route, is that I don't want to chance puppy teething damage in a rental home. It's not a big deal if a puppy were to chew on woodwork, carpeting, whatever that I own (except from a health standpoint of course!!) because I can do the repairs, but if it is someone else's property I'd hate to take that chance.
Of course, you're going to run that risk with an adult dog sometimes too, (yep- I read that hole in the wall story), but with a puppy, you know they're going to want to chew on things when they are teething. Well, anyways, we'll see. I'm sure that our pupper is out there!! Karen |
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