How long have you waited for your potential puppy?

koda00 · 01-21-2010, 11:46 AM

What is the average time people wait for a puppy? I just want to know if 7 months seems aliitle of a wait.

BlackPuppy · 01-21-2010, 11:52 AM

My next puppy is chosen and the dogs haven't even mated yet. For this on it's 7 months. I'm on another list for a puppy that I will probably not get, but that wait will be 15 months.

shilohsmom · 01-21-2010, 12:00 PM

I waited over a year for Eli, my youngest. The wait was so long as I was so specific as to what I was looking for. I wanted a long coat with a personality that would fit in with my other dogs. It was hard waiting but well worth the wait.

Jason L · 01-21-2010, 12:09 PM

7 months sound about right. Waiting for Ike took about 9 months. The search for Ike took 3 (although 2 of the 3 months were spent looking for a Malinois pup so I'm not sure that counts LOL). So a year.

doggonefool · 01-21-2010, 12:21 PM

I've been waiting for 8 years. When there's room for another dog in our home, I keep falling for a rescue, a dog that REALLY needs me, then there's no more room at the Inn

I won't hope to lose one of mine and I know that I'm maxed out at 4 no matter how much I fall for the Beautiful pleading eyes of Ashley in Virginia (urgent) or Chief and Thuner (both urgent) also in Virginia.

So I

in the breeders section and the choosing your puppy section and maybe when I am ready to retire, I will be able to put down a deposit on my perfect puppy.

Until then, I will look at my beautiful family of furbabies and thank God that they're in a better place than they were...

koda00 · 01-21-2010, 12:29 PM

Thank you for your replies. It is very hard to wait!

**lhczth** · 01-21-2010, 12:33 PM

It is never to long to wait for the right puppy. Too many people are in a hurry. I have one person on my waiting list that will be waiting 3 years and another that is waiting almost 2.

koda00 · 01-21-2010, 12:39 PM

Lisa, do these people that wait for years at a time already have a dog at home?

**Chris Wild** · 01-21-2010, 12:43 PM

Considering most females only come into heat every 6 months, and most breeders don't breed their females more than once a year, sometimes less, waiting several months for a pup is not at all unusual. Especially if the person wants a pup out of a specific sire or dam rather than other dogs the breeder may be breeding.

We frequently have people waiting a year or more for pups. We've had a few that waited 2 years or more.

**lhczth** · 01-21-2010, 01:56 PM

The one person waiting lost her dog last fall. The other has a dog in the home, but it is his wife's dog.

01-21-2010, 11:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
koda00 Master Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hampstead, NH Posts: 523	How long have you waited for your potential puppy? What is the average time people wait for a puppy? I just want to know if 7 months seems aliitle of a wait. __________________ Jo Kitty 10/1990-10/23/08 kitty rip Koda 1/20/00-10/03/09 gsd rip. Kassie 6/1/08 kitty Zorro VomTraumhof-1/3/11-gsd,Ob101,CGC,RN Ryker 2/20/10-gsd "Poseidon VomTraumhof" VP5 3-6 mo. conform.VP16-9 mo.confrm. AKC S.T.A.R pup,Obed.101, CGC.

01-21-2010, 11:52 AM	#2 (permalink)
BlackPuppy Crowned Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,420	Re: How long have you waited for your potential puppy? My next puppy is chosen and the dogs haven't even mated yet. For this on it's 7 months. I'm on another list for a puppy that I will probably not get, but that wait will be 15 months.

01-21-2010, 12:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
shilohsmom Crowned Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 6,653	Re: How long have you waited for your potential puppy? I waited over a year for Eli, my youngest. The wait was so long as I was so specific as to what I was looking for. I wanted a long coat with a personality that would fit in with my other dogs. It was hard waiting but well worth the wait. __________________ Rosa Mom to; Shiloh, 8.5 year old LCGSD Shoshona, 7.5 year old LCGSD Eli, 5 year old LCGSD Every dog deserves to have a human that thinks they are the greatest dog that ever lived!

01-21-2010, 12:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
Jason L Knighted Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 2,980	Re: How long have you waited for your potential puppy? 7 months sound about right. Waiting for Ike took about 9 months. The search for Ike took 3 (although 2 of the 3 months were spent looking for a Malinois pup so I'm not sure that counts LOL). So a year.

01-21-2010, 12:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
doggonefool Master Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Northern California Posts: 528	Re: How long have you waited for your potential puppy? I've been waiting for 8 years. When there's room for another dog in our home, I keep falling for a rescue, a dog that REALLY needs me, then there's no more room at the Inn I won't hope to lose one of mine and I know that I'm maxed out at 4 no matter how much I fall for the Beautiful pleading eyes of Ashley in Virginia (urgent) or Chief and Thuner (both urgent) also in Virginia. So I in the breeders section and the choosing your puppy section and maybe when I am ready to retire, I will be able to put down a deposit on my perfect puppy. Until then, I will look at my beautiful family of furbabies and thank God that they're in a better place than they were... __________________ Carol, the Foster Failure My Pack BSD Ranger (4/2001), A.Husky Loki (12/2007), A.Husky Jukka (12/2007), GSD River (8/2006?) Rainbow Bridge: Whimsey(4/2004-7/7/2008), Sparkie(6/1990-8/2005), Draco(10/1989-11/2004) Smokie(3/1997-7/2003)

01-21-2010, 12:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
koda00 Master Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hampstead, NH Posts: 523	Re: How long have you waited for your potential puppy? Thank you for your replies. It is very hard to wait! __________________ Jo Kitty 10/1990-10/23/08 kitty rip Koda 1/20/00-10/03/09 gsd rip. Kassie 6/1/08 kitty Zorro VomTraumhof-1/3/11-gsd,Ob101,CGC,RN Ryker 2/20/10-gsd "Poseidon VomTraumhof" VP5 3-6 mo. conform.VP16-9 mo.confrm. AKC S.T.A.R pup,Obed.101, CGC.

01-21-2010, 12:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
lhczth Administrator & LOTR Addict Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 11,695	Re: How long have you waited for your potential puppy? It is never to long to wait for the right puppy. Too many people are in a hurry. I have one person on my waiting list that will be waiting 3 years and another that is waiting almost 2. __________________ Lisa Clark Zu Treuen Händen Working German Shepherd Dogs *South Michigan SchH and Police Club*

01-21-2010, 12:39 PM	#8 (permalink)
koda00 Master Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hampstead, NH Posts: 523	Re: How long have you waited for your potential puppy? Lisa, do these people that wait for years at a time already have a dog at home? __________________ Jo Kitty 10/1990-10/23/08 kitty rip Koda 1/20/00-10/03/09 gsd rip. Kassie 6/1/08 kitty Zorro VomTraumhof-1/3/11-gsd,Ob101,CGC,RN Ryker 2/20/10-gsd "Poseidon VomTraumhof" VP5 3-6 mo. conform.VP16-9 mo.confrm. AKC S.T.A.R pup,Obed.101, CGC.

01-21-2010, 12:43 PM	#9 (permalink)
Chris Wild Administrator & Alpha Bitch of the Wild Bunch Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 12,604	Re: How long have you waited for your potential puppy? Considering most females only come into heat every 6 months, and most breeders don't breed their females more than once a year, sometimes less, waiting several months for a pup is not at all unusual. Especially if the person wants a pup out of a specific sire or dam rather than other dogs the breeder may be breeding. We frequently have people waiting a year or more for pups. We've had a few that waited 2 years or more. __________________ *Wildhaus Kennels* Kaiser ~ SchH3 CGC TDI (HOT) Raven ~ SchH3 AWD2 PD1 P1 PA T1 UCD URO2 CGC TT (B/HOT) Della ~ SchHA TR1 PD1 P1 PA T1 URO2 CGC TT (B/HOT) Wulf ~ SchH1 PD1 P1 T1 URO2 CGC TT (B/HOT) Heidi ~ BH CD UCD RN URO1 (B/HOT) Jazz ~ Superpup In Training

01-21-2010, 01:56 PM	#10 (permalink)
lhczth Administrator & LOTR Addict Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 11,695	Re: How long have you waited for your potential puppy? The one person waiting lost her dog last fall. The other has a dog in the home, but it is his wife's dog. __________________ Lisa Clark Zu Treuen Händen Working German Shepherd Dogs *South Michigan SchH and Police Club*

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