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[k4tie-d]

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There's absolutely no way i'd sell a puppy to anyone that worked full time,whatever provisions they made for it 

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i find that highly unfair, i know plenty of people who work full time and have dogs, and the dogs are never left on thier own all day, some people can take their dogs with them to work, some are home at lunch for a good hour and can take their dog out then, then have kids back at 4 from schoool who see to the dog.

i supose its every breeders preference, but i think you should never be counted out for working full time,

heres a thought for you,

i do not work at the min, but when the kids go to school i plan on going back to work, i will make the work fit around my dogs, would you then come and take the dogs from me as you now do not see me fit to look after them as i work full time??

just a though?

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[Paula Roberts]

I have no probs selling pups to people who work, as long as the pup is taken care of, :thumbsup: People who work shouldnt be discriminated against because of this, they are working to make there lives better which will make the dogs life better. Some of us are lucky enough to be able to stay at home all day whereas others arnt but IMO as long as they have relatives, friends neighbours etc to let them out and feed if necessary i dont see a problem.

The only time i did refuse was a person who worked from 7am untill sometimes 9pm, and went away on courses during the weekend, (w00t) i asked who would take care of the dog all this time and they stated they would send it to doggy day care, then they would bring it home for them at 5pm then it would be left on its own till they came in then it would got to kennels at the weekend. (w00t) I told them a whippet wasnt just an accesorie, so she asked if i thought a shitzu would be ok. :rant:

 

[moonglow]

There's absolutely no way i'd sell a puppy to anyone that worked full time,whatever provisions they made for it 

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i find that highly unfair, i know plenty of people who work full time and have dogs, and the dogs are never left on thier own all day, some people can take their dogs with them to work, some are home at lunch for a good hour and can take their dog out then, then have kids back at 4 from schoool who see to the dog.

Sorry,but that is just my opinion & not mean't to offend.Maybe i'm just old fashoined,but i just wouldn't sell a puppy to anyone who was out at work ALL day!

i supose its every breeders preference, but i think you should never be counted out for working full time,

heres a thought for you,

i do not work at the min, but when the kids go to school i plan on going back to work, i will make the work fit around my dogs, would you then come and take the dogs from me as you now do not see me fit to look after them as i work full time??

just a though?

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If someone approached me for a puppy & they had young children,or were going to have kids in the future,the first thing i'd want to know is if they intend going to work when kids were off to school!As i say,this is just my opinion,& if i did have puppies,i'd choose for them to go to homes where someone was around most of the time,but as i shan't be having more puppies,i suppose it doesn't really matter anyway.

 

We now live in a such a mad world where people are having to work more & more hours to survive,& there's so many idiots breeding from their pet to either hopefully make a "quick buck" or because they'd love to have a puppy from said pet ,without realising how difficult it is to find suitable homes for the rest of a potentially large litter,....just look at the amount of whippets that are finding themselves in rescue now

IMO,everyone should think twice before adding to the ever growing number of whippets!

 

Sorry for going off topic,but it has to be said.

 

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[Judy]

Oh  :lol:   so I wasn't the only one Mod to think it was worthy  

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Just something to think about people can work full time and have children no questions asked but cant get a puppy. mmmmm

something dosnt add up here

i agree not to leave a puppy or dog all day its not fair, but it shouldnt be discriminated against when choosing an owner as discussed earier in this thread its what provisions you make for you dog/child, if you do happen to be out all or part of the day

I suppose its all down to responsible owners/parents again

Debsy

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I suppose the difference is that they have to provide child care for their children when they're not at school.

I know plenty of people who have worked full time and have successfully kept a dog but they have always made arrangements for it. At one time I did, but we only had two then and I used to take them with me. When I couldn't, their breeders mother used to come round and take them out for a walk for me. These days, happily, both of us work from home so the dogs never get rid of us

Obviously though the ideal situation is to have at least one person at home most of the time and who a breeder wants to sell a puppy to and what their criteria are is entirely their own choice but I'm sure that most would look at the buyers own individual situation. Obviously working full time in itself would probably be Ok if the puppy wasn't left alone for long periods every day.

 

[doggy182]

Very interesting read here.

I don't think we will ever breed a litter but I know I would want to send them off to good homes.

It is really off-putting reading some comments here. I was worried we would get the Spanish inquisition when we started to look for a pup!

I do find it ironic that you can have a child and work, and noone can stop you but it could be hard to have a puppy if you work.

Me and my OH both work, at the moment I am off for 7 weeks to look after Poppy as I work at a college but when I go back Poppy will be left on her own for some periods of time, we have made provisions for her and fit ourselves around her so whats the problem!

Does that make us bad dog owners? She is well fed, has lots of toys, doggy friends and we take her out twice a day,she is so loved.

I just wanted to comment cos although people have said they would consider owners that made provisions it still sounds like only people who dont work could have a puppy.

Oh pants, that turnedinto a bit of a rant :- "

 

[k4tie-d]

Very interesting read here.I don't think we will ever breed a litter but I know I would want to send them off to good homes.

It is really off-putting reading some comments here. I was worried we would get the Spanish inquisition when we started to look for a pup!

I do find it ironic that you can have a child and work, and noone can stop you but it could be hard to have a puppy if you work.

Me and my OH both work, at the moment I am off for 7 weeks to look after Poppy as I work at a college but when I go back Poppy will be left on her own for some periods of time, we have made provisions for her and fit ourselves around her so whats the problem!

Does that make us bad dog owners? She is well fed, has lots of toys, doggy friends and we take her out twice a day,she is so loved.

I just wanted to comment cos although people have said they would consider owners that made provisions it still sounds like only people who dont work could have a puppy.

Oh pants, that turnedinto a bit of a rant  :- "

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My opinion makes litte difference as i am no breeder and probabily never will be, but i cant see any problem with working people having a dog, and as long as you have a plan on how your dog is going to be looked after when your out then i see no problem in it. :thumbsup:

 

[rls22]

Both my OH and I work, me for 4 days a week, I'm home on a Friday - I have very happy, healthy and well adjusted dogs. When we are out they have free run of the house (now they can be trusted) and I imagine they spend all day sleeping, just as they would do if we were sat at home with them all day!! :- "

In my sisters case, her and her OH also work - Ed is able to come home throughout the day, has lunch at home etc and they all have free run of the downstairs of the house.

When looking for homes for our litter of pups, some of the people worked; part-time, from home and some not at all. It was not the single most important thing to us. As long as each individual could assure us that they had arrangements in place for the times when their dog would be left for longer periods of time then along with the 100 other questions they got asked; we made a decision based on all of these factors. They weren't ruled out immediately when they said they had a job.

We were also asked similar questions when getting our dogs from their breeder.

I think what it boils down as the breeder of a litter you don't have to sell your pups to anyone who enquires. We all want to find the best homes for our pups and for some people the best home is one where the dog will not be left for more than 2 hours a day. For us, it was a loving home, where the dog has lots of exercise, love, training and attention that will result in the happy and well adjusted dogs like those that we have here at home. :huggles:

 

[doggy182]

Very interesting read here.I don't think we will ever breed a litter but I know I would want to send them off to good homes.

It is really off-putting reading some comments here. I was worried we would get the Spanish inquisition when we started to look for a pup!

I do find it ironic that you can have a child and work, and noone can stop you but it could be hard to have a puppy if you work.

Me and my OH both work, at the moment I am off for 7 weeks to look after Poppy as I work at a college but when I go back Poppy will be left on her own for some periods of time, we have made provisions for her and fit ourselves around her so whats the problem!

Does that make us bad dog owners? She is well fed, has lots of toys, doggy friends and we take her out twice a day,she is so loved.

I just wanted to comment cos although people have said they would consider owners that made provisions it still sounds like only people who dont work could have a puppy.

Oh pants, that turnedinto a bit of a rant  :- "

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My opinion makes litte difference as i am no breeder and probabily never will be, but i cant see any problem with working people having a dog, and as long as you have a plan on how your dog is going to be looked after when your out then i see no problem in it. :thumbsup:

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Lets just hope our mums are this willing when we have kids :- "

They are helping out lots! And my OH will be coming home at lunch every day.

But for now its me and her which I wish it could be all the time.