How come so many people buy in adult dogs?

[skycat 6,173]

Seems to be a spate of it on here recently: people buying in dogs of around a year old, a bit younger, or even older: my question is why? When so many seem to have problems with these unsocialised, untrained animals, why on earth don't they buy in a young pup and rear it correctly from the start, rather than taking on someone else's neglected rejects?

[Simoman 110]

I don't think its a new thing at all. I have bought adult dogs in the past, i wouldn't buy a yearling, i'd sooner buy a pup, BUT i have bought entered dogs when i have been in the right place at the right time.........

[bunnys 1,228]

seems at ties some do not quite up to standard for some but may be quite the ticket for someone less demanding , does not mean they have been neglected quite the opposite in most cases ,atb bunnys.

[reddawn 2,173]

i find it wierd aswell, i once brought in a dog of 13 months, nice dog couldnt be faulted but i couldnt bond with him an he was rehomed an is now happy, another time i was left without a lurcher due to my bitch being pts throo illness, a mate of a mate, offered to gee me a whippet, all i could think about was how i never bonded with the last dog i brought in, but i tried the whippet anyways, she worked well, very well infact for a whippet, but alas we never bonded, she was returned after the end of the season an i got myself a pup. id never take on another dog unless it was under 10 weeks old

[sowhat 1,572]

Personally, I get more pleasure from breeding my own, and seeing them develop,from puppies into hopefully good adults, that do what I ask of them

but each to there own.

[chartpolski 24,363]

I prefer bringing on a pup, but getting a sapling or adult dog can work out well if you get the RIGHT dog ! Problem is, around 99.9% of Lurchers that get passed on are ruined by inexperienced owners, being entered to young, being overmatched on unsuitable quarry, etc. So, anyone getting a sapling or adult Lurcher would be well advised to do their homework, and adhere to the old addage; "believe nowt you hear and only half you see !!"

 

Cheers.

[skycat 6,173]

I used to take in quite a few rescues (unwanted) dogs, and without exception none had been properly socialised or had any training. Many hadn't even been out of the pen they'd been reared in. To try and make a decent working dog out of something like that is incredibly difficult: mine were all eventually rehomed as pets. I didn't take them on with the intention of working them, but with the experiences I've had with such dogs, I just can't understand why people would deliberately buy a dog for work if it hadn't been out of the pen.

 

OK, some may make the grade, but the majority will always have faults.

 

Or do some people think that this is a short cut to getting a working dog? I think that is probably the case for many of them, but they just don't realise how many problems this sort of dog has.

[2.8 guy 403]

ITS always nice to bring a pup up make sure they have had the best start, but ive had a few adult dogs and some have not been for me but those that have worked out have been great,People say you carnt buy a good dog,I think some people just dont know what they have,

I think the best dog trainers are the ones that can train a adult dog and lets be fair, if no one would take on the challenge they would be alot of unwanted dogs!

[saluki nip 73]

i think most people dont have time but i prefer to bring a pup on meself.

[jack68 628]

This is not ment to be a dig skycat but haven't you got an advert in the country mans for sale section for an adult dog that someone wants rid of..as I say its not a dig

[Simoman 110]

I used to take in quite a few rescues (unwanted) dogs, and without exception none had been properly socialised or had any training. Many hadn't even been out of the pen they'd been reared in. To try and make a decent working dog out of something like that is incredibly difficult: mine were all eventually rehomed as pets. I didn't take them on with the intention of working them, but with the experiences I've had with such dogs, I just can't understand why people would deliberately buy a dog for work if it hadn't been out of the pen.

 

OK, some may make the grade, but the majority will always have faults.

 

Or do some people think that this is a short cut to getting a working dog? I think that is probably the case for many of them, but they just don't realise how many problems this sort of dog has.

 

Ah thats a slightly different question from the original one, i would never buy any dog that hadn't been socialised or left to rot in a pen, thats different from getting an adult dog.........

[morton 5,368]

Most buy in an older dog to save the trouble of bringing on a pup,bypassing the trials and tribulations that go with it,some are not confident enough yet to train a pup and find a ready trained jukel a more appealing option,after gaining experience most people will prefer to train and enter their own pup,they can put their own personal stamp on it,some are not capable of getting the best from a pup,or an older dog for that matter,they flit from dog to dog and type to type,ruining one and replacing it without thought or reason,its always been the same and will never change.

[alex.s 19]

i got my dog at 18 months old and he had never worked he had only been out a few times in his life and now he will play with any dog has never snaped at another dog works well just truble bringing rabbits back but i got him has im in a rented house so could not afford a pup chewing etc etc in the house maybe that could be why????

[ferret features 289]

never look a gift horse in the mouth.saves you rareing a yelping pup

[Guest vin]

done it twice now..1st time was out of pity for the dog.

2nd time was in the hope of getting a decent working dog.

 

As Cher Sang in the 1980s with a very nice outfit on i might add..ffsake " IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME".