So my kids finally bent my will enough to consider. I'm looking for a mid-size dog -- about knee-high when grown. Don't care about show dogs, but I don't want one from PA's puppy mills either. Ideally, would be a miniature poodle or poddle mix. Can you guys help out -- I need breeders names, someone trustworthy you delt with before. Thanks!
I have a Golden going on 14, so I fear soon I'll be looking for a new dog. It's killing me. I got lucky because she's a Golden on the smaller size (only about 65 pounds) but I'd like to go even smaller. I found a breeder in Lexington Kentucky that has bred miniature or comfort Goldens (with a slight mix of poodles but that have all of the physical characteristics and don't look like poodles or shaggy looking Goldens). goldendoodle.net No "s" after "doodle"--that's another breeder in WVa that breeds Golden's that look like poodles. _
you'd be surprised. when not raised in the ghetto or trailpark pits make wonderful pets. mine is 10 and my little girls are 8 and 4. i trust him more than my sisters boxer or my mothers yorkie with the kids.
Thanks a lot, I'll check them out. One concern I have is getting a puppy from afar -- can you trust them not to screw you over?
The guy that sold me on them (and not sold me, he's just a very satisfied customer) was very very high on them. Said the package comes with airfare from Ky, warranties, full medical, a GPS chip and will take back any dog that you decide that you don't want rather than sending it to a shelter. Doesn't look like a factory. Most important for me is that they LOOK like Golden's--just smaller. A tad pricey. I think if I do buy one, I would probably take the quick flight to Lexington to check it out and pick the puppy. _
Google "BLANK" rescue and put the breed in the blank, there are so many rescues out there where you shouldn't ever have to go toa breeder, even slightly mixed dogs inclined to have less health problems down the road as a opposed to pure breeds
You can help out! There are shelters everywhere full of exactly what you're looking for and you get the bonus of teaching your kids a lesson about compassion and helping those in need. There are old dogs, young dogs and puppies and they all need good homes. Depending on the shelter, some even have taken animals from out of state that came from bad breeders and puppy mills - nothing wrong with the dogs, just the people that had them. Has video Ginnie Labrador Retriever Mix & Hound Baby • Female • Medium Home For Good Dog Rescue Summit NJ Gretchen Labrador Retriever Mix & Hound Baby • Female • Medium Home For Good Dog Rescue Summit NJ Gabby Labrador Retriever Mix & Hound Baby • Female • Medium Home For Good Dog Rescue Summit NJ These are from petfinders.com - there are thousands more!
I agree with Ralebird. If you said you were looking for some kind of show dog then I suppose you'd probably need to find the right breeder. But if you are simply looking for a nice pet dog for companionship, why not take an innocent pup off of death row? The people who work at your local shelter can show you the dogs that meet your preferences, and you should be able to find a great pet dog that way. You will feel really good about it.
I did this and it was awesome, I got the dog when he was about 5 from a no kill in Utah ,put him down weeks before he would have turned 15. It ripped me apart doing so. I even made a thread crying like a little girl with a skinned knee. That being said next dog I have specifically in mind what I want so I am going the puppy route because I want to raise him from the time he is a pup, plus what I am going to get is so rare especially in Nevada that I'd be hard pressed to find a rescue. That being said if some things changed I'd be going to the Rhodesian Ridgeback Rescue in California and saving a life.
Funny you should post those I was looking at exactly the same photos at around the same time you posted them LOL I'm leaning toward shelter actually. It makes no sense from $$ standpoint to go to a breader. And it makes a lot of sense to go to a shelter from logistics standpoint.
There are plenty of pups in the shelters around me so yeah... that's what I'll do Thanks guys Now the practical problem.... how do I sneak in a pup under the Christmas tree without 2 noisy brats noticing....
Grandma and Grandpa if they live close enough or if you have a garage that's always an idea as well, juts make sure you have enough blankets for the pup.
Talk to the shelter and ask if you can come pick it up early Christmas morning--they should be open--and tell the kids you had to run out because Santa delivered one of there presents to the wrong house. We did something like that, we gave our kids their puppy on Mother's Day (don't ask), so I ran out to get egg sammiches and came back with the puppy. _
We do the gifts on New Year day, Jan 1st -- pretty sure the shelter will be closed. The grandma is close by though, so there is that...
