This is just the ramblings of a sad man, if you're looking for a point just click the arrow that points back.
Lost my best friend about 10 days ago. He followed me everywhere at home. He was my buddy for almost 8 years. He was probably about 5 when we got him. He was always called a Pom mix, but he was 2-3 times the size of normal poms so after looking for a new pet and seeing many breeds I never knew existed, I think he might of been a German Spitz. I have never looked into or bought a dog before. I have always had pets growing up but our house seemed to be where all the dropped off dogs come to live. Even this guy was a shelter rescue 2 homes before coming to us.
Me and my wife decided we wanted a puppy from an actual breeder this time since neither of us has ever owned one. I really wanted my dog back, but of course that couldn't happen, so I am looking for the closest thing I can find. I have fallen in love with both the German Spitz and Japanese Spitz because they remind me of Draco, and fallen in love with Keeshonds because having that ball of fur sleep with me at night seems so relaxing. Acquiring any of these just seems like such a unreachable feat. I have spent at least 80 hours in the last 10 days looking at dog stuff on the internet. Breeders seem so far and few between and have waiting lists that is full throughout the year. All of them talk about their show dogs, but I just want a super love-able fluffy pet. I read some of the breeders websites, and they talk so much about they aren't in it for the money, they just love the breed and want to share it with the world, but all sell on neuter/spayed contracts. It's hard to spread the love that the breeds have if none of them can spread their seed. The only thing I hated about my previous dog was he was neutered so I couldn't get a puppy of his to continue his legacy before he passed away.
I am far from rich and I'm not complaining about the price. After some convincing to the wife, I could probably spend $1500 or $2000 on a puppy since she knows how sad I am, but I am in central US and most breeders seem to be near the oceans so that adds more onto the price. At the same time I really want to get a pair of dogs and breed them. I don't want to do it for the money, I want purebreds of these and other types to actually be available to normal good pet parents. I am just truly depressed on how hard it is for a normal person to acquire some of these breeds. I know that me breeding a pair is just a pipe dream. I am having a hard enough time finding 1 dog without a breeding contract, finding 2 from different bloodlines would be impossible.
I keep telling myself that somewhere out there, someone like me that really wants to spread the love of these breeds exists and I will find them selling a pup, but so far my google-fu has failed. If someone knows of a breeder of German Spitz, Japanese Spitz, or Keeshond that is willing to slack off on the neutering/spaying contract for a loving pet owner, I'd appreciate their info so I could talk with them. Perhaps we could come to some terms that they would allow the dog that I buy from them to mate with one of their dogs in the future for a puppy or something.
Thanks for listening to my ramblings.
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