over complicated or not

[turbotyke 62]

hi just a quick question

my brother has just told me im over complicateing things with advertiseing our pups. he means me telling folk whats in the dogs because the sire is a collie whippet greyhound / whippet bedlington deerhound greyhound he said there is too many to mention.

but in my opinion i would want to know what dogs are in the mix would you

opinions please

[littlefish 578]

I think that people would want to know what is in the pups, but more impotantly they would need hard evidence that the parents are proven workers. Is this the first litter you have bred/sold?

[turbotyke 62]

yes its the first litter for me but my brothers rearing the pups as iv got two young children i know that my self but hes only bread terriers and he dont understand the lurcher world by the sounds of it .

i was just telling people the truth of corse you want to know all whats in the dogs and what they work i bread the dogs for my own use as both parents are cracking working dogs and yes i would prove that my dogs work but the dam is not ready yet as my brother is just building he back up from the pups atb jenna

[Guest dazzb]

i think everyone needs to know the full make up of the dogs, i was talking to a mate today about your litter, the thing we agreed on is

you tend to mention more about the show side of things instead of what sire dam does work wise and as you have stated working homes only

i think most working dog lads are more interested in the work side rather than show.

just my oppinion and not a criticisum

[turbotyke 62]

thanks for the feed back you live and learn

i just wanted everyone to know what the dogs have done i dont go to shows any moor and havent for 2 and a half year

these dogs are used for work only now it was just something to do while they were young anyway on to the work side things

ask any question and i will tell you what they have done i dont want to put every thing on here because of antis but sod it i take my dogs lamping rabbits / long ears / charlie same in the day

my dogs are game for anything i promise you that iv also done a spot of ferreting but i sold all my ferrets as i was moor interested in the corseing side of things just being honest

thanks jenna

[Guest dazzb]

i wasnt knocking or doubting you jenna, it's just the way i saw it, the pups look a credit to you

[littlefish 578]

Just reviewed your advert again. Good luck in getting them sold. As the above poster mentioned, there is a lot of emphasis on the show success yet you are demanding working homes only. Are your dogs well respected working dogs locally? If so, local buyers or people you know from the shows might be a better market for them or people looking for pets, as you obviously have taken good care of them and want good homes, they may be worth considering. You mention you are willing to show your bitch working but she is not fully fit, obviously, as she has just had her pups. I think if potential buyers know for a fact that she was a well renouned worker prior to her breeding, rather than taking your word for it. Buyers may choose to go for a pup from parents with a proven reputation or previous successful litters. I think they sound good and may have been interested if the time had been right and I had been closer. They sound well reared.

[steveS.Yorks 161]

This is not meant as critisism at all before anyone takes it the wrong way,but unless you bred the ancestors of these pups i doubt you really know whats in them 100%.

If youre relying on what breeders told you when you bought the sire/dam it all gets complicated and sometimes out and out lying is involved.

It can happen quite innocently what if the breeder of your sire was lied to when he bought their ancestors..ect,

 

Best thing to do is tell people they are a mixture of what you know for a fact is in them imo,and be honest about the performance of the parents.

atb steve.

[turbotyke 62]

Just reviewed your advert again. Good luck in getting them sold. As the above poster mentioned, there is a lot of emphasis on the show success yet you are demanding working homes only. Are your dogs well respected working dogs locally? If so, local buyers or people you know from the shows might be a better market for them or people looking for pets, as you obviously have taken good care of them and want good homes, they may be worth considering. You mention you are willing to show your bitch working but she is not fully fit, obviously, as she has just had her pups. I think if potential buyers know for a fact that she was a well renouned worker prior to her breeding, rather than taking your word for it. Buyers may choose to go for a pup from parents with a proven reputation or previous successful litters. I think they sound good and may have been interested if the time had been right and I had been closer. They sound well reared.

 

iv just reviewed it too dont seem to mention the shows that often once i think yes i will consider anyone that wants one work pet whatever yes a lot of people have seen my dogs work but its just like me saying they work how can anyone prove there dogs work on here (only in pics ) thanks for your post i just wanted them to go to working homes as think they will make excel workers and i just dont want it to go to wast

[turbotyke 62]

This is not meant as critisism at all before anyone takes it the wrong way,but unless you bred the ancestors of these pups i doubt you really know whats in them 100%.

If youre relying on what breeders told you when you bought the sire/dam it all gets complicated and sometimes out and out lying is involved.

It can happen quite innocently what if the breeder of your sire was lied to when he bought their ancestors..ect,

 

Best thing to do is tell people they are a mixture of what you know for a fact is in them imo,and be honest about the performance of the parents.

atb steve.

 

thanks i have been nothing but honest. your right i just tell people of what i know to be in the dogs but u wouldnt narrow it down and miss half of them out thats what the post was about in the first place but im grateful for the other post as i will know were im going wrong didnt know i was but live and learn as i said before .

[poacher3161 1,766]

Yes you have done right by saying to your knowledge wats in them its just a pity that some people will be put of by this instead rather getting a pup out of a grey x giving the exscuse at least i know wats in them exspeiriance has taught me i would sooner get a pup same as wat you have bred than a f1x or 3 quater bred.atb dell

[turbotyke 62]

Yes you have done right by saying to your knowledge wats in them its just a pity that some people will be put of by this instead rather getting a pup out of a grey x giving the exscuse at least i know wats in them exspeiriance has taught me i would sooner get a pup same as wat you have bred than a f1x or 3 quater bred.atb dell

 

thanks i agree but its there loss iv seen quit a few dogs and not any with as much heart as the lurcher x lurcher breeds thanks for your reply atb jenna

[poacher3161 1,766]

Yes you have done right by saying to your knowledge wats in them its just a pity that some people will be put of by this instead rather getting a pup out of a grey x giving the exscuse at least i know wats in them exspeiriance has taught me i would sooner get a pup same as wat you have bred than a f1x or 3 quater bred.atb dell

 

thanks i agree but its there loss iv seen quit a few dogs and not any with as much heart as the lurcher x lurcher breeds thanks for your reply atb jenna

Its like my old bitch [10] my mate who bred her went back to a dog called the beast a saluki hybred and the dam was a mixture of the caithness dogs [small whippet types]and another noted lamp dog of peddigree unknown and he strugeld a bit to find homes streight away and was only asking £ for them and lads would have sooner paid double that for a pup of a puppy farmer.Good luck with finding homes for yours.atb dell

[turbotyke 62]

Yes you have done right by saying to your knowledge wats in them its just a pity that some people will be put of by this instead rather getting a pup out of a grey x giving the exscuse at least i know wats in them exspeiriance has taught me i would sooner get a pup same as wat you have bred than a f1x or 3 quater bred.atb dell

 

thanks i agree but its there loss iv seen quit a few dogs and not any with as much heart as the lurcher x lurcher breeds thanks for your reply atb jenna

Its like my old bitch [10] my mate who bred her went back to a dog called the beast a saluki hybred and the dam was a mixture of the caithness dogs [small whippet types]and another noted lamp dog of peddigree unknown and he strugeld a bit to find homes streight away and was only asking £ for them and lads would have sooner paid double that for a pup of a puppy farmer.Good luck with finding homes for yours.atb dell

 

thanks del your a nice bloke very helpful i know what you mean with the puppy farmer im just a person that has done the best for the dogs work my dogs and want good working homes for my pups atb jenna

[littlefish 578]

Keep us up to date on how they get on. Keep in touch with the new owners to see how they develop and progress. Good luck. Maybe next time.....