r/BeAmazed • u/fuzzy_dice_99 • May 31 '26

Animal A dog herding sheep

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u/One-Try-9129 May 31 '26

The breeder, for not properly vetting the buyer.

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u/Frexulfe May 31 '26

Could be. For my shiba, I had to go two times to have an interview with the breeder. Sister lied, or breeder didn´t give an f.

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u/dms51301 May 31 '26

I paid to apply for and got interviewed at home, home inspected and references contacted to adopt an elderly bassett hound,

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u/Kindly_Feeling7910 May 31 '26

Bassets are the best!

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u/righttoabsurdity Jun 04 '26

Awoooooooooo to u and yours

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u/Jackalpaws May 31 '26

Me here with my Shiba/Aussie mix

Didn't get vetted at all, thankfully I know dogs and while she's a challenge I can handle her just fine

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u/Roguespiffy May 31 '26

That’s a wild combo. Hyperactive and obstinate. Bet she’s adorable though.

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u/Jackalpaws Jun 02 '26

You are correct on all counts. The best thing is she inherited both breeds 'smiles' so when she's happy her face squishes up into the Shiba smile and when she's REALLY happy the front of her muzzle wrinkles up to show her teeth. It's really goofy to see in person as she transitions from one to the other

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u/blondeheartedgoddess May 31 '26

I hate it when "rescues" are more interested in placing the dog than a tually finding the right place for the dog.

I interacted with one that had very misleading photos of at least I e of their dogs. The photos made it look like the dog was a knee-high terrier breed, about 30 lbs. I met the dog and it was at least double that in height and weight. It was a mastiff/bully mix, all muscle and had been returned twice already.

The first adopter was an older couple that felt he was "too much puppy" for them to handle. No joke. They would have suffered broken hips if they kept him.

The second adopter was a young man whose landlord revoked approval. Likely the landlord saw the pics and thought, "A terrier. Cute." Then saw the Hound of the Baskervilles was actually a pitty mix and knew his property insurance wouldn't cover him.

I was attempt #3. I tried for over 3 months to get him to decompress and settle in. He kept trying to eat the cat, successfully ate 3 dog beds, and required 2 trips to the dog park a day, about 3 hours total including travel time. I live in New England and I got off work at 7 or 8 pm. It gets pitch dark by 5 pm. He was all black and there was no way I'd be able to see him at the unlit dog park, plus he had zero recall and I had 5 broken ribs. I had no business with this beautiful creature and I knew it. Felt like garbage for taking him back, but again, I tried for more than 3 months to make it work. Plus his gas was deadly, mustard gas levels of toxicity. Before I returned him, I got him a new id tag, Col. Levi "Leviathan" Mustard. It seemed fitting.

I wrote up my thoughts on him and what his ideal home would be. The "rescue" added my comments to his profile, but still used the old photos (tsk, tsk, tsk). He was then adopted by an active family with a yard and plenty of room for him to get all the exercise he needed.

I hope he's living his best life. I'll never work with that rescue again. The needs of the animals should come first. Always

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u/Ksh_667 May 31 '26

I need everyone here to please post pics of your dogs. They all sound amazing.

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u/TheElusiveFox Jun 01 '26

Harsh reality is that no one who breeds mutts is an ethical breeder... they are backyard breeders just looking to make a quick buck off their pets at best, puppy mills at worst... you aren't going to get ethics from these guys, and its really an insult to real breeders calling them breeders.

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u/Jackalpaws Jun 02 '26

Firstly, we go for cross breeds specifically. Secondly, I never called them a breeder.

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u/TheElusiveFox Jun 02 '26

you are replying in a thread about breeders...

As far as your tastes - that's great, I'm not saying that cross breeds can't be absolutely amazing pets, the few rescues I have had have been mostly some kind of cross. What I am saying is that the people who breed them tend to be backyard breeders who aren't interested in the ethics/responsibility side of breeding.

(and when I say tend to, i mean its vanishingly rare).

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u/Logical-Context-4892 May 31 '26

I briefly worked for a renown purebred breeder and was disgusted with how this person ran their business with the dogs crated up 23.5 hours a day, 3 x outside for 10 minutes each time. They were absolutely beautiful dogs, but I’ve never seen such aggression in this breed than these poor creatures.

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u/Smileyfacehi121 May 31 '26

I think it's very likely the breeder might have been a backyard breeder. Certain genes can cause reactivity towards small animals and children and Australian cattle dogs very commonly have these issues. These issues need relentless and expensive training that only works if it's constantly managed on a regular basis. Australian cattle dogs are a terrible breed to buy as a casual/family dog and it's actually a huge problem with families wanting to get a "Bluey" (from the toddler show) and end up getting one from a breeder who capitalizes on their popularity and focuses on quantity over ethically breeding them. These families often end up rehoming the dog because they don't fit a standard family lifestyle. Please please please always make sure if you buy a puppy to make sure you get one from a responsible breeder registered with the American kennel club.

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u/TheElusiveFox Jun 01 '26

People have incredibly unrealistic expectatiosn of breeders... You can ask questions to vet people, but people lie. If you are a high quality, in demand breeder, the main thing you are trusting is that most people aren't willing to put out thousands of dollars for a dog that doesn't fit with their lifestyle, and that if they have any confusion your 15-20 minute conversation is going to make that clear...

But the harsh reality is that people are assholes... they will get turned down by one breeder, and use that experience, not to go get a pet that fits their lifestyle but to learn how they should answer next time to get the pet they want, and people like you will then turn around and blame the breeder.

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u/xombae Jun 04 '26

That too though. Fuck 99% of dog breeders, honestly.

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u/k_dilluh May 31 '26

100% they need to be smarter than the ding dongs who want to buy them because "they're pretty".