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Mixed breed rescue puppy
Posted by graphitegreen [Email] (more from graphitegreen) on Thu, 9 Sep 2010 08:48:32
In Reply to: OT - being hounded by the kids for a dog, Mike Keller
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We had to put down our 12 year old purebred Lab in May. He was an absolutely wonderful dog; however, what with allergies, arthritis, the occasional trip to the emergency vet, and the knee replacement (tibial tuberosity advancement, if you want to be picky) he was a money pit.
There is a fair amount of data to support that purebred dogs (even with good pedigrees) may be more subject to health issues. There is something to be said for hybrid vigor.
So, we are now training a puppy again. After a lot of looking, we found a mixed breed puppy at a rescue place. Puppies tend to go very quickly, and a lot of them may have lineage that may scare you away (Rots, pit bulls, etc). We found a husky/australian cattle dog/brittany/springer mix. There were nine in the litter, and they were all adopted within a week.
He is pretty smart, is training well, and crate trained very quickly.
Many rescue organizations are very serious about population control, so he was already neutered at six weeks. He also had been microchipped, and had his first two rounds of shots. So, the $325 we paid was pretty reasonable considering the medical stuff already done, and the rest goes to support a lot of dogs at this no-kill shelter who will probably never find another home.
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Posts in this Thread:
- OT - being hounded by the kids for a dog, Mike Keller
, Wed, 8 Sep 2010 16:20:31- Re: OT - being hounded by the kids for a dog, Allan, Sun, 12 Sep 2010 04:05:24
- Get a mutt.....they are the best, Wasabi, Fri, 10 Sep 2010 07:14:34
- Springers are great dogs,,,but need a lot., Denise, Thu, 9 Sep 2010 15:19:36
- Please avoid the anything-doodle craze, STICKMAN, Thu, 9 Sep 2010 13:37:16
- Please make sure that they understand, Tim, Thu, 9 Sep 2010 09:52:54
- Mixed breed rescue puppy, graphitegreen, Thu, 9 Sep 2010 08:48:32 <-- Viewing This Message
- Boxer, Son of Saab, Thu, 9 Sep 2010 07:33:06
- mix breed rescue dog, LesH, Thu, 9 Sep 2010 07:13:42
- Re: OT - Ask Trainer, Breeder, Dave Chicago, Thu, 9 Sep 2010 07:02:38
- Re: OT - being hounded by the kids for a dog, kkelley, Thu, 9 Sep 2010 06:52:50
- Re: OT - being hounded by the kids for a dog, kaslop, Thu, 9 Sep 2010 04:08:26
- Re: OT - being hounded by the kids for a dog, kcsaaber, Wed, 8 Sep 2010 21:27:35
- American Brittany Rescue, DivrDon
, Wed, 8 Sep 2010 19:58:53 - If your wife liked the springer, also consider, Noel, Wed, 8 Sep 2010 19:43:11
- You can have mine..., AlS, Wed, 8 Sep 2010 19:41:39
- Rent a dog, or better borrow one, No Snaab, Wed, 8 Sep 2010 18:11:30
- Australian Shepherd, JMF, Wed, 8 Sep 2010 17:58:39
- Vizsla, SWEDECAR
, Wed, 8 Sep 2010 17:41:03 - Go to the pound and get new kids, Used to be Chaz, Wed, 8 Sep 2010 16:50:43
- I'm not a dog person but if I had to get a dog I ...., TKC, Wed, 8 Sep 2010 16:26:36
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