Reputable breeders what would you have done? (Is this breeder reputable?)?

Question

I was searching petfinder.com for adoptable dogs and I came across a toy poodle for adoption .I called the animal rescue , for the info on her. This is what they told me : She is a sweet little redhead purebred Toy Poodle who weighs in at about 5lbs. She's a pretty little thing and will be a great companion. She was a show dog but her breeder recently had an accident and can't take care of her dogs right now. Lucky for her she can become someone's best friend. She is up to date on vaccines and will be spayed and get her teeth cleaned before being placed.
Reputable breeders what would you have done if you had an accident and could no longer for your dogs? Was she a reputable breeder ,is her reason a valid one for bringing her dogs to a rescue?

I wasnt pointing fingers ,frankly I dont known exactly where my dogs would end up ,if anything happened to me. Its just many people say dogs from reputable breeders never end up at shelters. I believe the rescue ,they told me her show career was cut short. I just wondered wouldnt another breeder or show handler want this dog?

Answer 1

If I had an accident I would do whatever necessary to keep my dogs. Giving them away is NOT an option for me. They ARE my children. You can't just dump children off at rescues if you have an accident.

And... God forbid if anything ever happened to me and my husband, in our will, our dogs go to my close friend. I would NEVER allow my dogs to go into a shelter or a rescue. I mush rather pick their new forever home myself. It is not that I do not trust rescues, but I know the person I chose will take care of them as I did.

The breeders I am close with (as I am not a breeder) would never bring their dogs to a rescue. They have friends willing to take the dogs in. About two years ago my good friend who breeds BMD got into a bad car accident (was hit by a drunk driver) and between myself, the vet I work with, and one of her other friends we all took in her dogs for 3 months. Again, our dogs are our children... not disposable.

Answer 2

Since she has taken the dog to a rescue and they will place it in a home she has done the responsible thing if she can not care for the dog.
The rescue will check the home and make sure the dog is in good health before placing her.
If she did not have another breeder who was willing to take the dog or a family member of friend who could a rescue would be a good option.
The dog could be much worse off or have been dumped somewhere.

Answer 3

Having rescued my breed for about as long as I've owned and bred them, I couldn't imagine placing the burden of my own dogs on another rescue group, and certainly never a shelter.

If I were ever in that situation, I am lucky to have a great network of breeder/show friends...the dogs I co-own would go back to those I co-own with, and I know that my friends would help me place whomever needed to go to a home. They know I would do the same for them.

Hopefully the inability to care for my dogs would be temporary, and I would be willing to pay board to have friends keep dogs at their kennels. If, however, it was not, I would figure out a solution to keep any dogs I had to until I could find them homes myself.

This is one of my highest priorities -- never will any dog that I own or breed end up in rescue/a shelter. They come back to me if their owner can't keep them, and I find homes for them myself.

So, in short -- no. Unless the circumstances for this breeder were highly unusual, I'm not sure I'd call her reputable.

Answer 4

All of my dogs have multiple places/people lined up for them to go if I should die or become incapacitated.

That being said... *IF* all options fell through... the BEST people to place a dog well IS the purebred rescue. They will make sure the dog is altered, healthy and GOES TO A GOOD HOME. They also usually have a mandatory return policy if the dog shouldn't work out.

This brings up a great question for everyone... http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071022122150AApXO1T&pa=FYd1D2bwHTHwLblmHOoyQA4DWmql.sFgkNi6lttj1Rdq5g--&paid=asked&msgr_status=

Edit: You ask if another breeder or handler might want the dog- the answer is PERHAPS. From my point of view, there are very few people who I would trust with my dogs. I do NOT want them as kennel dogs and would rather they go into a nice pet home where they are beloved. I have placed adult dogs that have retired with people as pets even though they are champions because the dog's LIFE is more important to me than breeding it. I place top show pick puppies as PETS all the time if the best home for the dog is a pet home. In the case of finding a high quality pet home... purebreed rescue often does the best job as they understand the breed as well as the dog itself.. and they go to great lengths to screen people before they sell them a dog.

Answer 5

seems ok to me, I work at the dog pound and a man had to turn in his 1800 dollar professionally trained dog, he lost the use of his legs and was dependent on family members who won't let him keep his dog. Some accidents leave you at the mercy of those helping you. Giving the dogs to a rescue is a responsible thing, even better is to then donate to that rescue. No one can really say they will be there for their animal until it dies, because at anytime a person can be hospitalized, jailed, go into active duty or even die.
Moving to another state to me is not a valid reason to get rid of a dog

Answer 6

Although I have friends that will help, if anything happens to me and I can't care for my dogs anymore I have too many dog for my friends to take them all permanently, so I'd have to rely on the local basset rescue to help with placement. That's one of the many reasons I like to contribute to rescue and keep on their good side.

We had an elderly basset breeder not too long ago who ended up in a nursing home and her last three dogs ended up in rescue. Sometimes stuff happens.

The situation would have to be pretty horrendous for me to give up the dogs, though. I've been through a lot to keep them.

EDIT: >>>I just wondered wouldnt another breeder or show handler want this dog?<<<

Possibly, or maybe the other dogs went to other breeders already and this one is left over.

In my case, my dogs are raised and kept as pets. Much as I like and respect my fellow breeders, many of them keep their dogs in a kennel situation (I don't want my dogs to finish out their lives as kennel dogs), and those that don't already have a house full of dogs and don't really have space for an unplanned addition.

Answer 7

Sometimes circumstances are beyond our control. No reputable breeder would let their dogs go without one heck of a fight. I can imagine the expenses and possible injuries can amount to a lot of money.

That said, letting go might be needed - but no reputable breeder would go to petfinder.com. All the rescue organizations are there to not only help dogs in shelters, but to help breeders in trouble.

Rescue should have been her first choice.

Answer 8

I like what bassetnut said. It's entirely possible this person was active in a specific rescue and they came to her assistance in placing a dog when this breeder had a need. Without knowing the whole story, it's hard to tell and we can only hope this might be the case.

Answer 9

If I were unable to care for my dogs, I would surrender them to a reputable rescue organization.

Now then, bearing in mind that this breeder/shower was not capable of caring for herself after a serious accident - she

1. desperately needs help finding suitable homes for her dogs.

2. Reputable rescue organizations (RRO) have a screen/adoption process.

3. RROs require animals to be spayed/neutered so I would be assured my precious babies won't end up in puppy mills.

4. RROs keep tabs on their adoptees so I can know that they were placed in proper homes. Thank you Ellen DeGeneres.

Given that this poor breeder was between a rock and a hard place, she did the best she could and at least knows her babies will be going to good homes.

Answer 10

Let me start by saying...I am NOT a breeder. However....the breeders I do know that I consider reputable have friends within the breed who would take the dogs should anything happen to them. None of them would ever have to give their dogs to a rescue group.