purplepoet20
May 25th, 2011, 11:04 AM
I am so pissed at the breeding farms who know the dogs have problems and still breed them..... and the pet stores for buying the dogs.:mad:
I have a German Shepard and she is the best dog in the world... she lets the boys use her as whatever they want and has never harmed them. She stands in front of the boys and grawls at anyone/anypet she doesn't like. I got Willow Amara Rose (Amara german meaning Eternal) in 2006 from a pet store thinking she was a good dog. She has a great personality and has normal German traits like protecting her family from strangers, dogs, cats, and even bugs. She is even protective of kids she has never met before, so parents are asked to not wrestle with their own kids when she is around.
I orignally wanted to breed her 1-2 times because I wanted to keep a puppy from the litter (breeding that one and keeping a pup and so on). My grandpa did this from 1960-1990 and he had some very amazing dogs, and one even pushed my aunt (then 3) out of the way of a car....But when Willow was 2 year old I had her checked for any medical problems... she had sever hip displasia and ear issues, both are genetic and were passed on from her parents and grandparents. When I contacted AKC they knew that the family tree had a long line of medical problems and still issued papers to the puppies. I did sue and all money was returned to me but the point is to not breed dogs with problems. Willow is fixed so no pups.
Willow turned 5 in Feb and she is already have problems getting up, she can't run, her butt gives out for no reason, and she is deaf. The vet told us yesterday that we many have to consider putting her down by next summer or sooner. How do I explain that to my son who will be about 4 when that happens, he loves her so much.
... My hubby says that for now she will be our only dog so we can spoil her until it is her time. He wants to wait a year before we start looking for a dog, he is very emotional when pets pass on. When we do look for a new dog we are only going to get one from a breeder that only has 1m and 1f and breeds for love and not money... Good thing I come from a family that has breeded German Sheps and parents that breeded English Springers... To bad I didn't know about the pet stores and breeding farms before I got Willow!!!
I have a German Shepard and she is the best dog in the world... she lets the boys use her as whatever they want and has never harmed them. She stands in front of the boys and grawls at anyone/anypet she doesn't like. I got Willow Amara Rose (Amara german meaning Eternal) in 2006 from a pet store thinking she was a good dog. She has a great personality and has normal German traits like protecting her family from strangers, dogs, cats, and even bugs. She is even protective of kids she has never met before, so parents are asked to not wrestle with their own kids when she is around.
I orignally wanted to breed her 1-2 times because I wanted to keep a puppy from the litter (breeding that one and keeping a pup and so on). My grandpa did this from 1960-1990 and he had some very amazing dogs, and one even pushed my aunt (then 3) out of the way of a car....But when Willow was 2 year old I had her checked for any medical problems... she had sever hip displasia and ear issues, both are genetic and were passed on from her parents and grandparents. When I contacted AKC they knew that the family tree had a long line of medical problems and still issued papers to the puppies. I did sue and all money was returned to me but the point is to not breed dogs with problems. Willow is fixed so no pups.
Willow turned 5 in Feb and she is already have problems getting up, she can't run, her butt gives out for no reason, and she is deaf. The vet told us yesterday that we many have to consider putting her down by next summer or sooner. How do I explain that to my son who will be about 4 when that happens, he loves her so much.
... My hubby says that for now she will be our only dog so we can spoil her until it is her time. He wants to wait a year before we start looking for a dog, he is very emotional when pets pass on. When we do look for a new dog we are only going to get one from a breeder that only has 1m and 1f and breeds for love and not money... Good thing I come from a family that has breeded German Sheps and parents that breeded English Springers... To bad I didn't know about the pet stores and breeding farms before I got Willow!!!