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05-03-2011, 08:24 PM

What are the biggest 'problems' in the dog world right now?

I was going to make a poll, but then so many of these will top many of your lists, so instead rate them.

***** means you think it's a BIG problem (5 stars)
* means it's a problem but not that big. (1 star)
0 means you don't consider it a problem (alternatively just leave out the ones you don't consider problems).

Please also feel free to add your own, and everyone else keep an eye out for everyone else's too. (If it's possible I'll try to keep this list updated with your suggestions.)
  1. Puppy Farming?
  2. Back Yard Breeding?
  3. Other breeders not doing proper health tests?
  4. In-breeding (parent/offspring or brother/sister or uncle/niece etc)
  5. First cousin matings (can be refereed to as line-breeding)
  6. Breeding for looks alone (not paying enough attention to health)
  7. Breeding for temperament alone (not paying enough attention to health)
  8. Irresponsible owners (please state what you mean)
  9. Rescues rehoming ex-breeders for puppy farmers
  10. Cross breeders (under the guise of 'designer' breeds)

Anything else?
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05-03-2011, 08:26 PM
Why not make it a multiple choice poll where you can choose the ones you think most important? I would find it hard to choose between several of those especially as I feel they are linked.
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05-03-2011, 09:02 PM
Surely most of the problems can be summarised in 2 words-THE OWNERS !

If it weren't for ignorant/misguided/idiotic owners who do the following-

Buy from puppy farms

Buy ridiculous sounding cross-breeds at inflated prices with no health testing done

Buy unsuitable breeds for their circumstances and then discard them like old clothing for someone else to salvage

Get a so-called "status dog" because they have small certain parts of their anatomy (brain or are you thinking what I'm thinking!) and therefore need to bolster their inadequacies as a human being

Not training and socialising their dog and then causing problems for other people/other people's dogs

Not researching the health tests needed for the breed they have thought carefully about and not checking the temperament of the pups' dam (and sire if possible)

If people were educated and adhered to doing the above this would eventually eradicate most problems in the dog world!
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05-03-2011, 10:57 PM
Too many being born with not enough good homes

Too many being PTS

Too many owners buying on a whim and when it suits they just "get rid". The lucky few end up in a no kill shelter or breed rescue however too many end up in the Pounds......
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06-03-2011, 01:06 AM
Hello,All.In the list all i really see is our world.none of this takes place in the 3 world.Iv been all over the word,we make up a very small percent of dog who are actually owned.just an angle.And i should a dd , some of this happen in countries that are not like mine ,in there views,of the dogs.respectfully
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06-03-2011, 01:34 AM
To clairify.There is some animal wefare in developing countries.most treat them as pest.Iv seen dogs in some countries that were everywhere ,nobody owns them ,there are no breeders,there regarned as ''pigons'.tolorated.Even in the U>S i was warned about "wild dog packs" and i saw some.North Amarica? we seem to have more options for dogs ,but we would be shocked at how many here dont have homes,and the numbers of dogs put down,would be shocking..in other countries, thet let them go, they run as there own.free.
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06-03-2011, 08:52 AM
For me it's got to be the bad breeders/puppy farms. People need to stop breeding crosses. We need a change in law.

If ALL breeders actually cared, there wouldn't be too many being bred left right and centre, the dogs would go to the right homes, therefore probably for life, lifetime back up would be offered so no dogs would be homeless.

Idiots wouldn't be able to get hold of dogs. Rescues don't rehome to idiots, bad breeders do.
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06-03-2011, 09:20 AM
  • Puppy Farming? *****Defo big concern
  • Back Yard Breeding?*****much the same as asbove as most buy a pet and think "Oh Fifi would love a litter"
  • Other breeders not doing proper health tests?***Health tests are not the be all and end all but rates high in my book
  • In-breeding (parent/offspring or brother/sister or uncle/niece etc)Not condoned now**but is happening unintentionally in designer breeds imo as paperwork lies
  • First cousin matings (can be refereed to as line-breeding)**Can be done if lines are known good and bad

  • Breeding for looks alone (not paying enough attention to health)***Has to be all things considered
  • Breeding for temperament alone (not paying enough attention to health)***Has to be all things considered
  • Irresponsible owners (please state what you mean)*****Big problem imo Joe Public wants a dog, no research etc.. dog same day
  • Rescues rehoming ex-breeders for puppy farmers***I still tend to think they should not be rehoming but actually reporting the puppyfarmers they get some ex breeders from as they are in terrible neglected condition when rescued
  • Cross breeders (under the guise of 'designer' breeds)*****No need for more so called breeds, imo there are more than enough breeds to choose from be it pet or working and most designer breeders are breeding to just supply the pet market, thus letting the joe public types who do not research etc... get a dog, no questions asked

Anything else?
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06-03-2011, 09:52 AM
Can I add anti-dog prejudice to that list please?
I can remember when you could take a dog more or less anywhere. Now every time we go out we run a gauntlet of terrified phobics, finger-pointing health freaks and those who believe we have a dangerous animal.
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06-03-2011, 02:04 PM
1.Puppy Farming?
2.Back Yard Breeding?

*****Both real big problems, affecting dog owners and rescue shelters all over the world daily - not to forget the dogs that suffer.

3.Other breeders not doing proper health tests?

*****Again something I feel is a big problems owners and dogs both suffering due to the lack of care shown from breeders.

4.In-breeding (parent/offspring or brother/sister or uncle/niece etc)

***when this is done its can be a problem causing dogs to suffer. Although I dont think it happens as much now as it may have done before - due to the KC changing its rules.

5.First cousin matings (can be refereed to as line-breeding)

** I personally dont see this as a big problem, with the right breeders, lines and dogs it can be useful. Although when done by them not educated enough it could become a problem.

6.Breeding for looks alone (not paying enough attention to health)
7.Breeding for temperament alone (not paying enough attention to health)

**** Yes I feel this is quite a big problem at present, many breeders concentrate on just one factor, looks, health or tempermant. To me all should be considered and worked on. To get an overall good dog. Its what all breeders should be striving for in my opinion.

8.Irresponsible owners (please state what you mean)

***** Irresponsible owners for me are just as bad as the puppy farms, and back yard breeders. The irresponsible play a big part in the amount of dogs dumped and PTS each year. Both by not researching their breed deeply enough, and giving up (handing their dogs over) when problems occure that they didnt expect due to the lack of research.
Can also count for the owners that are not responsible enough with females inseason, producing accidental litters from none tested, pet parents. Not really understanding breeding themselves, or their breed they have nothing to offer to the owners that take on their puppies.


9.Rescues rehoming ex-breeders for puppy farmers

*** Bit stuck on that one as I wouldnt class it as a massive problem in one way, as all dogs do deserve a helping hand. However on the other hand I feel if rescues openly take on ex breeding bitches, the puppy farms know that when they have had enough they can dump them with rescue and make way for much younger 'stock'! So I tend to look at it the same as people that buy from them, their just making room for more, and the evil circle continues.

10.Cross breeders (under the guise of 'designer' breeds)

**** I feel the cross breeders are taking things way to far, the breeds being crossed has got so stupied now, its only ever the dogs that suffer. It seems one massive competition who bred this cross and that cross first in the UK. Stupied prices are being asked for these puppies, and people pay them thinking their getting something special. Rescue will pick up the pieces months down the line when these crosses have tempermant/health problems due to the breeds used in the cross not going well together.

I would say education is a massive problem, not enough new owners go out of their way to educate themselves before buying a pup or selecting a breed, or breeder. I feel that if more dog owners took the time to research a little then they could avoid most of the above.
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