If I were to fill out an application or a questionnaire for a breeder, and they ask "How many dogs have you had in the past" and "Have you ever rehomed a pet", how do I answer that?
I'm 20, live at home, and have never truly had my "own" dog. I count Chloe as mine, as she will be my responsibility, when I am on my own (or as soon as I have a job) but all my dogs have "technically" been my parents, and when we had to rehome Dixie, Lucy, and Holly, that was my parents who did so.
If I am still living in this house when I acquire another dog (which is possible, but not probable), how do I answer those questions, and questions similar? I want the breeder to know that I have experience with dogs, and I want to be completely honest, but at the same time I don't want to be held accountable for the rehoming of my past dogs, when it wasn't my decision (of course my parents had no choice, and I don't fault them, but I don't know how a breeder would receive it).
At this age, there's no question, that if my parents were to ask me to rehome my animals, I would move out before doing so, so there's no danger of that happening. (Not that they would anyway, since we -as in my family- own our own home now).
I'm 20, live at home, and have never truly had my "own" dog. I count Chloe as mine, as she will be my responsibility, when I am on my own (or as soon as I have a job) but all my dogs have "technically" been my parents, and when we had to rehome Dixie, Lucy, and Holly, that was my parents who did so.
If I am still living in this house when I acquire another dog (which is possible, but not probable), how do I answer those questions, and questions similar? I want the breeder to know that I have experience with dogs, and I want to be completely honest, but at the same time I don't want to be held accountable for the rehoming of my past dogs, when it wasn't my decision (of course my parents had no choice, and I don't fault them, but I don't know how a breeder would receive it).
At this age, there's no question, that if my parents were to ask me to rehome my animals, I would move out before doing so, so there's no danger of that happening. (Not that they would anyway, since we -as in my family- own our own home now).