Carraghs Gem 1,675 Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 people may think im mental (well i am a bit but thats a whole other topic) but if a dog is a failed worker and suitable as a pet why not neuter and rehome? around here it costs 20euro at vets to pts, it also costs 20euro to neuter with a voucher from dogs trust. and no i dont own a gun before anyone starts bleeating on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 30,121 Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 people may think im mental (well i am a bit but thats a whole other topic) but if a dog is a failed worker and suitable as a pet why not neuter and rehome? around here it costs 20euro at vets to pts, it also costs 20euro to neuter with a voucher from dogs trust. and no i dont own a gun before anyone starts bleeating on. For what reason though ? Is there a market for pet dogs thats not being filled ?.......Or is putting failed workers into pet homes thereby pushing dogs from the already flooded pet dog market into dog homes and shelters a sensible option ? They are dogs not children your not going to hurt their feelings.....thats not butch macho talk its just simple common sense. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Carraghs Gem 1,675 Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 people may think im mental (well i am a bit but thats a whole other topic) but if a dog is a failed worker and suitable as a pet why not neuter and rehome? around here it costs 20euro at vets to pts, it also costs 20euro to neuter with a voucher from dogs trust. and no i dont own a gun before anyone starts bleeating on. For what reason though ? Is there a market for pet dogs thats not being filled ?.......Or is putting failed workers into pet homes thereby pushing dogs from the already flooded pet dog market into dog homes and shelters a sensible option ? They are dogs not children your not going to hurt their feelings.....thats not butch macho talk its just simple common sense. i dont view dogs as children, and i dont pass dogs onto rescues, quite simply i rehome the dog myself, a lot of failed workers arent suitable as pets and they should be pts Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest cookiemonsterandmerlin Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 people may think im mental (well i am a bit but thats a whole other topic) but if a dog is a failed worker and suitable as a pet why not neuter and rehome? around here it costs 20euro at vets to pts, it also costs 20euro to neuter with a voucher from dogs trust. and no i dont own a gun before anyone starts bleeating on. Because it cost alot more than 20 euros in the UK Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ratreeper 441 Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 I find this a trickier subject than some do apparently. I think all genetic abnormalities should be culled, but at the same time too many dogs are culled because they have bad owners. A mate I had a few years ago seemed to think he knew it all and had seemed to have culled almost every animal he had in the end. One that sticks in my mind is a patterdale that had gotten loose and killed a sheep so he shot it, what the hell did he expect it to do? Was it the dogs fault he hadn't stock broken it, or kept it securely? Another one is when I got a couple of ferrets from an auction, they weren't exactly shit hot to start out with so he wanted to shoot them (they were vicious little fuckers too). But a few weeks of working with my other ferrets and they turned out to be the 2nd & 3rd best ferrets I have ever worked! So I would say, cull genetic defects but pass on a 'bad dog' to someone with the time, if they can't get the best out of it then PTS humanely instead of it being passed around forever. I would say pet home, but as mentioned there are already far too many being bred and PTS. The obvious answer would be to breed less, stop breeding from shit because a good line should have mostly good pups imo, with some exceptions. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
welsh power 16 Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 my mut whas goin 2 be shoot by the lads that had him be for me. they whas just about 2 take him when i turned up he was only 14 mounths so i tuck him on and what a dog he turned out 2 be an the lads whas gutted when they seen him going now 5 years down the line hes still goin strong so my point is how do you no your killing the shit off if it ent had the chance 2 prove its self 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
riohog 5,707 Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 (edited) my mut whas goin 2 be shoot by the lads that had him be for me. they whas just about 2 take him when i turned up he was only 14 mounths so i tuck him on and what a dog he turned out 2 be an the lads whas gutted when they seen him going now 5 years down the line hes still goin strong so my point is how do you no your killing the shit off if it ent had the chance 2 prove its self i have a similar story ,guy i know bred a litter of collie curs one didnt sell it was white;; so he wanted to shoot it ,,, i took the bitch , she is sat next to me now that was 15 years ago !! shes been a good bitch Edited March 20, 2012 by riohog 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
welsh power 16 Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 thats it mate how can they no there shit if the dogs not had the chance some mutts slower 2 pick up on the game than uvers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rabbit Hunter 6,613 Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 I do think PTS is the right option, but like has been said they need more than one chance before you decide, they're not robots. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin 332 Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Plenty of opportunity for the Big Tough Guys on here to flex their imaginary muscles in front of the PC hunters. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MUDD 374 Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 Plenty of opportunity for the Big Tough Guys on here to flex their imaginary muscles in front of the PC hunters. Plenty of opportunity for people to nit pick on it as well, since they've nothing better to do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gonetoearth 5,144 Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 No such thing as bad publicity Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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