kayjayem
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Post by kayjayem on Jan 28, 2012 22:41:01 GMT
Pleased to hear it!  |
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Post by brt on Jan 30, 2012 15:12:36 GMT
I have the pleasure of owning the most fantastic dog we could wish for, but, because he is a rare breed in this country and health issues were unkown at the tim,, he has cost our insurance company thousands of pounds with health issues.
It's very hard to find another one as breeders have been responsible enough not to continue with the breed as the gene pool is now too small, which is sad in as much as i have not spoken to one person with this breed that has a bad thing to say regarding temprement.
My boy will probably not make it past 9yrs old and we have now bought a lab instead of trying to find another one..
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Post by kayjayem on Jan 30, 2012 18:48:04 GMT
BRT is the gene pool too small worldwide oe is it just in the UK?
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Post by brt on Jan 30, 2012 20:28:58 GMT
BRT is the gene pool too small worldwide oe is it just in the UK? Just in Europe, in Russia they are very common  |
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Post by kayjayem on Jan 30, 2012 21:43:23 GMT
Hmmm maybe there's an opportunity there then. I wonder how much it would cost to get a complete outcross stud dog imported from Russia? Maybe you could get your ideal dog and he could improve the breed over here too.
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Post by brt on Jan 31, 2012 9:01:07 GMT
Russia have banned export of this breed, a few went to Europe in the mid 90's then brought over here but as they are a large breed, demand was low.
The police and army were very interested but nothing ever came of it..
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Post by sarahp on Jan 31, 2012 11:04:04 GMT
I was laid up on the sofa yesterday watching a recorded TV program called "How to Buy a Puppy" from just after the last Crufts last year, narrated by Richard Briars. Partly done to show what the KC are doing to help breed healthier dogs, including a bit with two of the imported dalmations - lovely shot of them running in an arena behind a gorgeous spotty horse - and partly as a plea to puppy buyers to first choose what breed or cross would suit your lifestyle, and second to pick good responsible breeders from which to buy direct. Then then followed up with a look at taking on a rescue dog, of which we all know there are many looking for homes. At the time our ridiculous rescue saluki was lying on my feet on the sofa and I told him how lucky he was. Interestingly, they had an interview with the Australian who first bred labradoodles, purely as a guide dogs for those allergic to dogs, and never dreaming they would become the fashion they are today, and determined to take no profit from it, it wasn't his intention at all. He was horrified when someone told him with pride they had bred the first "rotoodle" - Rottveilor x poodle. His reaction was why would anyone want to, he had bred his labradoodles purely to be useful dogs.
It did make clear the difference between classes of buyers - those who go for pedigrees, those who take on rescues and I suppose two varieties of others, those who buy as cheaply as possible and risk bad health and temperaments, along the way encouraging puppy forms and dodgy breeders, and those who are prepared to pay a lot for a crossbred, which may or may not have had health checked parents and in any case has no pedigree history.
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