Should I Breed?

[jinnyfizz]

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Don't worry about Dar Khan. that person occasionally talks the biggest load of nonsense I've ever heard. It's not just that I don't agree with what they say - I can't begin to understand where the hell the ideas come from!!

I don't understand what there talking about anyway dar khan seems to be talking nonsence. x

I think this has to do with the fact that DKs whippet was stolen and then rehomed by a rescue without even trying to trace him as her owner!!!!

 

[dabroad]

I think this has to do with the fact that DKs whippet was stolen and then rehomed by a rescue without even trying to trace him as her owner!!!!

That's what micro-chipping is for

 

[lalena]

That's what micro-chipping is for

its sad but true that chips dont always get checked, and many dogs find themselves alledgedly legitimately rehomed, with original owners left out of the loop. in some cases its true that owners may not have updated their chips when they moved, which is their fault. in the case of the former i wouldnt class it as theft, but serious negligence on the part of the rescue. if it wasnt so awful, i'd almost find humour in the fact that x amount of dogs get pts for lack of homes, yet someones baby gets rehomed when they should have been reunited. likesise in cases of theft. if youve reported a dog missing, any dog fitting that description that comes in deserves to be checked out to see if there is a match. they might be dogs not kids, but if a child turned up, youd try to get it back to the parents, not have it adopted by another family, and i feel the same about animals

dk im so sorry you went through this nevertheless, i stand by what i said, there are many oldies or younger animals left without a forever sofa to call their own who would love a chance to be rehomed if you happen to have the love and time to give xx

 

[Dar Khan]

Bonnie is not my dog but belongs to a good mate and he still cant get her back Am so gutted and upset but it is a tough world that we live in ,just hope that this dont happen again to anyone !

 

[dabroad]

If my dog got lost or rehomed or even stolen i would hunt the country to find her! I would drive to every rescue in the country until she was found! :b

 

[Esty]

Ah it makes sense now! When you read it, it sounds like Dar Khan was suggesting that once you have your rescue dog, it could get stolen from you. Now I realise it meant that it might be a stolen dog already.

 

[Dar Khan]

Must say that it was good to find out she was alive and well and loved

 

[~Annie~]

If my dog got lost or rehomed or even stolen i would hunt the country to find her! I would drive to every rescue in the country until she was found! :b

As have a number of others ... only to discover once they have tracked their dog down that the rescue has already rehomed it ... it is a nightmare and could happen to any of us.

 

[FeeFee]

Can I just clear up the fact that rescues do not take in stray dogs. They are not allowed to take in stray dogs. Legally strays have to be held by the local authority for 7 days in whatever pound facilities they choose to provide - usually they contract this out to the lowest bidder, it may be their own pound run by the council, it may be space in a boarding kennels, or in some areas it is a dedicated amount of space within a rescue centre - but the dog is still the responsibility of the dog warden/local authority.

After 7 days if the dog is unclaimed it becomes the property of the local authority and they can do as they please with the dog. Some pounds sell or rehome dogs directly, some put dogs to sleep. If the dog is lucky it will be passed on to rescue for rehoming.

If people aren't happy with the situation they should campaign to change the law so dogs are held for longer, or lobby their local council to add a bit to the council tax and provide better pound facilities so dogs cdon't have to be moved on so quickly - probably not popular, most people don't give a monkeys what happens to stray dogs in their area.

Please don't knock the rescues who take dogs from the pounds in good faith and at their own expense (usually paying for neutering, vax, worm and flea treatment at the very least) in order to save their lives. It is terribly sad if someone is searching for their dog and it somehow ends up going through the system and being rehomed, but rescues are doing their very best to mitigate the huge numbers of dogs who are simply killed their time is up.

 

[lalena]

Can I just clear up the fact that rescues do not take in stray dogs. They are not allowed to take in stray dogs. Legally strays have to be held by the local authority for 7 days in whatever pound facilities they choose to provide - usually they contract this out to the lowest bidder, it may be their own pound run by the council, it may be space in a boarding kennels, or in some areas it is a dedicated amount of space within a rescue centre - but the dog is still the responsibility of the dog warden/local authority.

After 7 days if the dog is unclaimed it becomes the property of the local authority and they can do as they please with the dog. Some pounds sell or rehome dogs directly, some put dogs to sleep. If the dog is lucky it will be passed on to rescue for rehoming.

i know that in my area they tend to pass staffordshire bullterriers waaaaaaay out of the district for any rehoming, i was told by a vet nurse at my surgery who herself had to 'cheat' to adopt her 2 dogs. which is understandable on one hand, there being so many non peds and crossbreds here that their lives are considered cheap, an accessory...on the other hand, if people in slough were allowed to rehome them, maybe there wouldnt be quite as many getting bred (though you would then end up with more pups in rescue if that were to happen i strongly suspect) but, veering off course drastically there :b oops, dont drink and then go near a computer :b but it means its a darn sight harder to reclaim a dog thats been lost or stolen

 

[~Annie~]

Can I just clear up the fact that rescues do not take in stray dogs. They are not allowed to take in stray dogs. Legally strays have to be held by the local authority for 7 days in whatever pound facilities they choose to provide - usually they contract this out to the lowest bidder, it may be their own pound run by the council, it may be space in a boarding kennels, or in some areas it is a dedicated amount of space within a rescue centre - but the dog is still the responsibility of the dog warden/local authority.
After 7 days if the dog is unclaimed it becomes the property of the local authority and they can do as they please with the dog. Some pounds sell or rehome dogs directly, some put dogs to sleep. If the dog is lucky it will be passed on to rescue for rehoming.

If people aren't happy with the situation they should campaign to change the law so dogs are held for longer, or lobby their local council to add a bit to the council tax and provide better pound facilities so dogs cdon't have to be moved on so quickly - probably not popular, most people don't give a monkeys what happens to stray dogs in their area.

Please don't knock the rescues who take dogs from the pounds in good faith and at their own expense (usually paying for neutering, vax, worm and flea treatment at the very least) in order to save their lives. It is terribly sad if someone is searching for their dog and it somehow ends up going through the system and being rehomed, but rescues are doing their very best to mitigate the huge numbers of dogs who are simply killed their time is up.

Hope you didn't think I was knocking the rescues ... I know what a brilliant job rescues do having been much involved with rescue over the years :thumbsup:

You're right we need to lobby for the law to be changed ... personally I think microchipped dogs should be held for 28 days. I also really don't get the people who when the original owners turn up shortly after adoption won't hand the dog back :rant:

 

[FeeFee]

Sorry Annie - no I wasn't taking your remarks amiss, but there have been a couple of other comments about rescues rehoming stolen dogs, and I think people sometimes don't understand that local authorities, not rescues or the RSPCA or anyone else, are responsible for strays. Rescues only take them after they have been through the process and have been classed as unclaimed/unwanted.

I'd love to see better conditions in pounds and dogs held for longer etc, but it's all about money, councils will only fund dogs for 7 days in most areas.

I don't understand people who refuse to hand back a dog if the 'real' owner turns up either, however upset I was to let them go I'd want the dog to go back to the person who had looked after them for years, so long as it seemed a genuine loving home.

Anyway - I seem to have take this thread waaaay off topic, so apologies to the OP and I'll shut up now! :b