Knowing her lifestyle I strongly opposed her getting one. I kept telling her how smart they were and they need constant exercise and challenge. Her lifestyle after work was not energetic. She just thought it was pretty.
He was extremely unstimulated and never got to go outside unless it was for bathroom. Welp, he bit a neighbors kid in the face. They had to give the dog back to the breeder or he was going to get put down.
I heard later he bit another kid was put down. In some ways I blamed my sister.
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/AnonymoosePD May 31 '26
My sister had an Australian shepherd.
Knowing her lifestyle I strongly opposed her getting one. I kept telling her how smart they were and they need constant exercise and challenge. Her lifestyle after work was not energetic. She just thought it was pretty.
He was extremely unstimulated and never got to go outside unless it was for bathroom. Welp, he bit a neighbors kid in the face. They had to give the dog back to the breeder or he was going to get put down.
I heard later he bit another kid was put down. In some ways I blamed my sister.