Thu Aug 27, 2020 8:22 pm
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Sorry folks this so far off aviation I know but we're in a real quandary.
We lost our canine best mate just a few weeks ago after 16 years, for those familiar with pet ownership you'll know what the impact is.
There are so many aspects of daily life which make you realise what you're missing and we're finding it tough. Here's a really daft example, earlier I was loading a dinner plate into the dishwasher, for years that would see our 'Monty' stood alongside and licking the plate, to the point where we had a nick-named him 'prewash'. He wasn't there.
There is no way we can replace Monty but we certainly want to continue our relationship with another dog, we've had a dog for almost all of our 36 married years.
But here's the problem. We bought Monty 16 years ago, when the environment for buying puppies was just so different, this was pre-internet days. You looked at the classified ads in the local rag and that was it, you made your choice. There weren’t the crooks involved in puppy farming.
Now everything is on the internet BUT there are huge caveats about the status of people selling puppies and what a crooked industry it can be. This means it is mind-blowingly difficult to look at adverts and understand whether they are genuine 'family breeder sales' or disguised puppy farm sales.
Choosing a puppy should be a fun part of the process but we're finding that it is quite the opposite, it is stressful simply because you look at the text of the advertisers and wonder if what they are saying is true.
We’re looking for a female Cocker Spaniel puppy, ideally, on the black, grey white spectrum, and from parents who have a good health history, our maximum price is £2k. If by any chance that rings a bell with anyone I’d love to hear from you. I’m in mid Sussex but willing to travel….
We lost our canine best mate just a few weeks ago after 16 years, for those familiar with pet ownership you'll know what the impact is.
There are so many aspects of daily life which make you realise what you're missing and we're finding it tough. Here's a really daft example, earlier I was loading a dinner plate into the dishwasher, for years that would see our 'Monty' stood alongside and licking the plate, to the point where we had a nick-named him 'prewash'. He wasn't there.
There is no way we can replace Monty but we certainly want to continue our relationship with another dog, we've had a dog for almost all of our 36 married years.
But here's the problem. We bought Monty 16 years ago, when the environment for buying puppies was just so different, this was pre-internet days. You looked at the classified ads in the local rag and that was it, you made your choice. There weren’t the crooks involved in puppy farming.
Now everything is on the internet BUT there are huge caveats about the status of people selling puppies and what a crooked industry it can be. This means it is mind-blowingly difficult to look at adverts and understand whether they are genuine 'family breeder sales' or disguised puppy farm sales.
Choosing a puppy should be a fun part of the process but we're finding that it is quite the opposite, it is stressful simply because you look at the text of the advertisers and wonder if what they are saying is true.
We’re looking for a female Cocker Spaniel puppy, ideally, on the black, grey white spectrum, and from parents who have a good health history, our maximum price is £2k. If by any chance that rings a bell with anyone I’d love to hear from you. I’m in mid Sussex but willing to travel….