Girlfriend Wanted

I can see both sides of this.  If responsible owners like Buzylizzie have their dogs neutered, won´t this mean certain breeds of dogs dying out?  Many years ago my (ex) husband and I bought a pure bred Labrador, who was the perfect dog for a growing family and very well behaved.  Now my newly acquired second husband and I own a mixed breed, which we got from the local refuge and have now adopted.  There were lots of other dogs in the refuge, some of whom were pure bred and others were mongrels, however we didn´t have any choice as Lisa had already decided to adopt us!  Although not an expert on dogs, I think one advantage of buying a pure bred dog is that you generally know its characteristics.  Having said that, many so called fierce dogs like Dobermans are only that way because of the way they have been trained!

Sue

"I can see both sides of this."

Same here Sue, same here!

Which is why you will notice that I didn't comment on whether to breed dogs or not, and you will also notice that I help support stray and un-wanted dogs.

If... and that is a very, very big if... the Mrs and I have another dog, because our Tyler has left us with a huge hole in our hearts, then I must admit that we would first look to home a stray or un-wanted dog, as these dogs are the ones that need a loving home the most... in our opinion.

However, I can also see that responsible dog breeders offer pure breeds to mainly responsible owners. I say mainly, because our Tyler, who was a pure breed Rottweiler, at first was not given to a responsible owner...in fact I will go on record to state that his first owner was, and still is, and @r*****e, and should not be allowed to keep any animal as a pet! And that is the reason why Tyler came to us, because of an owner who was in immature, jumped up, little p**** who used to beat Tyler.

Mind you, saying all this, to us, Tyler was much, much more than a pet... he was one of the family.

So, I feel that one should continue to be allowed to responsibly breed dogs, but I would not do so myself as I have never done so, and thus would leave it to those who have such experience.

And I still stand by my earlier comments.

Well I did say that I wouldn't post on this thread again, but merrylegs you presume wrong! Very wrong. 

I will keep the puppy, and it will become part of the family just like his dad.

Please be sure of what you are saying before you make such unfounded accusations in future!

As people are obviously interested I am posting an update.

Firstly, many thanks to everyone who sent pm's - your support is appreciated.

We have found a girlfriend and she is absolutely gorgeous - really gorgeous - so hopefully by Christmas time I will have a baby bully come to live with us and her daddy, and she will be treated like a little princess.

The owner of the girly bully will be keeping her puppies too so we are not doing this for financial gain!

I will let you all know if and when the babies are due, and may post a photo or two when they arrive.

In the meantime - if anyone see's a British bulldog in a pound/dogs home let me know and I will re-home it.