Where are your dogs from? Where do you plan to get your future dogs?

[ThoseWordsAtBest]

Smalls and Magpie are from pounds, Jack and Jonas are from a rescue, and Shambles is from the same uterus as Squash. Elsa is a private foster saved from a rescue.

[Keechak]

Past dogs

Bruiser- GSD From a breeder I was too young to remember exactly who we got him from, got him before I was born. PTS when I was 4-5 years old

Bandit- ESS from a BYB again I was too young and we had her before I was born. PTS when I was 5-6 years old

Jack- Aussie from a BYB who had hopes of breeding for the show ring but quickly got out of Aussies after that one litter is now showing another breed in AKC conformation. Got him when I was 7, PTS when I was 22 years old


Current Dogs

Kechara- Aussie from a BYB my parents got her for me when I was 14 as a Chrsitmas gift.

Hawkeye- Aussie, fist time I got to choose the breeder, from a health tested versatility line breeder with Conformation and Stock titled dogs lots of Duel Ch in the pedigrees. A gift from my mother for my 21st birthday (I could have anything I wanted even a trip to Europe and I chose to find myself a new performance/show puppy)

Lark- Aussie, from the same breeder as Hawkeye. Got her Christmas of 2010, no she wasn't a Christmas gift lol.

[AdrianneIsabel]

Originally Posted by ThoseWordsAtBest

Smalls and Magpie are from pounds, Jack and Jonas are from a rescue, and Shambles is from the same uterus as Squash. Elsa is a private foster saved from a rescue.

Squash has a sibling on this forum? How did I not know this??

[HayleyMarie]

Originally Posted by AdrianneIsabel

Squash has a sibling on this forum? How did I not know this??

I was thinking the same dang thing.

[Shai]

Originally Posted by AdrianneIsabel

Squash has a sibling on this forum? How did I not know this??

ThoseWordsAtBest has one of his littermates IIRC

[sassafras]

Originally Posted by Shai

ThoseWordsAtBest has one of his littermates IIRC

Yup, Shambles and Squash the abomibrothers.


ETA: Once upon a time...

[sillysally]

Sally-dumped at my work
Jack-breeder

Future dogs-not sure. I'd like a lab from a reputable breeder, but DH wants a whippet. We'd both like a retired racing greyhound. I can't rule out rescue though too. It really depends on where we are in life at the time.

[noludoru]

I bought Middie from my neighbors who are terrible dog owners. He's mellowed out and become a really well-behaved adult, but he was a monster when I got him.

Future dogs will ideally be rescues, or perhaps even a breeder holdback. I don't want to get a puppy. I doubt I'll find what I want in rescue, though, as I'm going to be very specific about coat type.

[DJEtzel]

My boyfriend got Frag from a byb.

Bailey (rehomed to my parents) was adopted from a shelter I worked at.

Sir came from animal control.

Recon came from a reputable breeder.

I will probably never adopt another dog from a rescue/animal shelter again. I will likely only go to more reputable breeders because of the negative experiences I've had with adopting dogs, personally. It's just easier for me to start with a puppy with a knowing of what it will turn out to be.

[meepitsmeagan]

Dogs that we had when I was younger:
Sam: BYB Lab. Passed now.
Abby: Planned BYB litter by my parents out of Sam ^. Kept as a hunting prospect. Was actually a very skilled rabbit dog. Passed due to a heart condition.
Oliver: DalmationxGSPxPit? Found on one of our farms, left by migrant workers. Passed.
Jack: Cocker Spaniel, Rehomed to my sister who was showing in 4H by a friend who's son was done with dog showing. Came from a breeder, but don't know if it was reputable.

Dogs I have now:
Harlow: Boxer. BYB before I knew any better.
Rider: ACDxBC. HeRD of WY rescue in Wyoming.

Future dogs:
Futurepuppy is an ACD from a reputable breeder planned for 2014. Josh is planning to get a Griffon sometime in the next 4-6 years from a local, reputable breeder. I will most likely always have a Bullie or a Boxer, always an ACD, and we will always have a bird dog for DH.