YOU CAN HAVE SOME OF MINE WHEN THE BITCH HAS DROPPED THEM BUT BEWARE THEY BITE .SEE YA THIS WEEKEND

I went there before I got mine and it's upsetting seeing those dogs in there, but I've always wanted to raise a dog and bring him up myself, bringing one from a home just wasn't in my plans. I went to the RSPCA near speed karting too and I think that's a nicer place than the dog's home, and the dogs there were nicer.



A mate of mine recently got his Springer Spaniel via a Springer Rescue, he was for free but they made a donation, and he's absolutely lovely. They got him at 5 months old after he was abandoned and he's a really nice dog.



I guess it's each to their own, I know a few people who have re-homed dogs and there's nothing wrong with that, just some people would rather raise their's themselves.

Having young kids means i cant take the risk with a re-homer, you just dont know enough about their background.



Before anyone says, I know you cant trust any dog 100%.



However, I believe you stand a better chance with a puppy selected by yourself and especially when you have seen its parents too.

I would disagree with both of those statements in a way. Background doesn't really come into it, with the right owner, even a dog with a chequered past, can almost be turned round over night. Its very easy to pick up on warning signs on a first interaction with a dog.



I do believe you can put 100% faith in a dog if you are consistant with them. You'll find that every dog with problems, has a problem owner, either not willing to exercise or discipline them enough. Get the exercise right, and the discipline, and any dog can be trusted. However, i don't believe any dog should be left unattended with children, especially young children, who are unaware of their actions. You look at any attack on a child in the past, and i will guarantee that the dog had shown previous signs of aggression, and the child was unsupervised at the time. Sorry, a bit of a tangent that one, but one which i feel strongly about. What ever happens, i hope you enjoy your new arrivals, and most of all, give them what they need, and they will return the favour a hundred times over

Even that doesn't provide any guarantees though, a friend of mine got a spaniel from a "reputable" breeder checked the parents etc etc like you should do and a few months later they found out the dog had hereditary blindness, by the time the dog was 1 it was having horrendous "mood swings" and had to be put down a few months later after biting 2 family members.



They then rehomed another spaniel and 12 months later have had no problems with her other than the fact she is completely insane!

Here's the man to see about a dog:

he interferes with dogs! Keith Laird.....genius!

Keith Laird used to be a legend on the sin bin on here, them were the days.

They sure were. He was fantastic

have you got any pups ILDA?

I do not.