Taking on an ex breeding bitch?

What do people think about rescuing ex breeding bitches ??

If you have done , what experiences have you found ?
The good the bad and the ugly please...
Thanks in advance..

Never done it myself, but had a friend who rehomed a chocolate lab ex breeding bitch and she was lovely - no probs at all.

I walked the dogs with a woman who had recently got a King Charles breeding bitch and the only bad habit was eating her own poo. What amazed me was that she actually paid the breeder a couple of hundred quid for her.

my betty was an ex breeding bitch (and also a cruelty case), who i got via a general rescue, she had never lived as a pet dog, she is a wonderful girl, she adjusted well, i did lots of socialisation with people and different environments , she had excellent doggy manners (until recently unfortunately) but can still be nervous of strangers and also sticks, so i assume she had been beaten

So would you do it again ??

I've got a Betty too, an ex-breeding bitch who came through a rescue but was actually living in a foster home before she came to us.
She's the sweetest little thing with no real problems. She slotted in along our 2 existing dogs, by being very reserved for the first few weeks and sort of standing back to see how they did things.
I don't know if she came from a breeder or a puppy farm, so she's a mystery as are many rescued dogs.
I don't think she came from a reputable breeder, as she's not a good example of her breed. She walks well on the lead and appears to be used to lead walking, so that makes me think that she didn't come from a puppy farm.
Betty is our 1st rescue and I feel we've been very lucky with her. Her only bad habit it snacking in the cat tray.

oh yes!!!!

hehehehe my betty tried that when ive had foster cats with us!

We met an ex battery farm springer once, the guy that rescued her tried to get her settled into a 'normal' life but it wasn't to be - due to lack of socialisation all her life she ended up going for the guys son so they had to give her back to the rescue. Sorry that's not a very positive experience to share.

Its what i need man ..
as i said the '' good bad and ugly ''

I have never done it myself - but this dog comes to my training class.
She was taken out of the situation earlier than she would have been normally (6years) due to a c-section, she was born at the Kennels and had never left the premises.
When I first met her, the lady had owner her for about a month and could not cope with her behaviour towards strangers - she freaked - ran backwards, had slipped her collar a few times and would not come out when visitors were there.

Her saving grace has been her desire for food I think - she is really greedy!

When she came to class she was under a chair - it took her about 6 weeks to come out to get some food from me. She would not go near other people, freaked at dogs as well. Although has NO aggression in her what so ever.

She is THE most fantastic little dog, clicker training was a revelation to her. She loves it - and my gosh does she make us laugh! Her owner will not allow her off lead times (she can still occasionally have panics) but she is great with new people and dogs now. She does sendaways, distance control, and (it took us 2 years) PLAYS! My gosh did that take a while and came form doing the sendaways actually!
I laugh every time she is naughty (well - the whole class does!) She stamps her feet to get attention, she will try all sorts when you put a new thing in front of her. She is Fab and I adore her. The time that has gone in to helping her has been huge, but watching her working and bing SO happy is Such a reward.
I feel similar when Pippin allows me to touch him - it is just Fab

Anyway - Ruby


(I groom her for the owner as well so she was more relaxed with the person trimming her - taking the pictures was interesting as she thought the shutter was a clicker!)