Would you get another puppy from wherever you got your first GSD from?

selzer · 01-11-2012, 03:56 PM

If wherever you got your first German Shepherd was still producing German Shepherd puppies, would you get your next GSD from that person or organization?

juliejujubean · 01-11-2012, 04:02 PM

Yup, and i am, not a puppy but her retiring mom

jang · 01-11-2012, 04:03 PM

ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!!! She is very deceitful byb...bad person..Jan
But my Sib is wonderful--if not a bit of a handful!!!

Courtney · 01-11-2012, 04:06 PM

I voted: No, while we were satisfied, we currently are persuing a different type of GSD.

We will be looking at another puppy in about 3yrs but will be looking for a working line.

**Castlemaid** · 01-11-2012, 04:10 PM

Absolutely, in a heartbeat!

And often, the measure of a reputable and responsible breeder is not just how happy and satisfied the new owners are when everything goes well, but how the breeder is willing and ready to step in and assist and make things right when things don't go all that well.

GSDElsa · 01-11-2012, 04:11 PM

Yes, but there are lots of good breeders out there so only time will tell.

Emoore · 01-11-2012, 04:15 PM

Nope. I love him like crazy but he's a mess.

selzer · 01-11-2012, 04:20 PM

LOL, I made the poll and did not make a slot for my own experience. I put it in No, not a bad experience, but now I do not want to promote...

Frodo was not a "terrible" dog. As he was my first, some of his problems were probably my fault. He was all wrong for me, too hard, too high strung, too aggressive, too stubborn. He was a flat backed, drop eared bi-color that everyone asked if he was a lab. So, I could have put that I was looking for different lines.

And, I did not really have a bad experience with this breeder. The litter was sheltered in a garage and under a junk car. I handed over $150 and he gave me the papers and the 10 week old pup. He even told me he wasn't sure that this lot's ears will come up or not. So, I bought an AKC pup and that is exactly what I got.

Maybe if I spent more than ten minutes in the guy's presence, I could tell you all the abominable things that he bred for or did not test or care about, but the fact is, I haven't a clue. Only, the guy did not worry for one second what I wanted the dog for, or how I would provide for the dog. I can only add it up to someone who I would not at this point promote. And studying his pedigree, well, I do not see that the dog was anything but a back-yard bred American pet line/German working line cross that had no rhyme or reason why they put the dogs together save for the $150 per puppy.

Josie/Zeus · 01-11-2012, 04:22 PM

Nope, Zeus's breeder retired.

doggiedad · 01-11-2012, 04:24 PM

i would definitely get another pup from my breeder
but i'm open to looking at other breeders. in 5 to 8 yrs
from now how who knows what she's going to be breeding??

View Poll Results: Would you get a pup from the same place you got your very first GSD from?
Yes, I was very satisfied and would be happy to do business with them again.	49	47.12%
No, while we were satisfied, we currently are persuing a different type of GSD.	8	7.69%
No, we had a terrible experience with the dog.	7	6.73%
No, we had a negative experience with the individual/organization.	11	10.58%
No, no bad experience, but we have learned that the individual/organization is not doing what we want to promote.	22	21.15%
other	16	15.38%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 104. You may not vote on this poll

01-11-2012, 03:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
selzer Crowned Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Denmark, Ohio Posts: 17,499	Would you get another puppy from wherever you got your first GSD from? If wherever you got your first German Shepherd was still producing German Shepherd puppies, would you get your next GSD from that person or organization? __________________ RIP Arwen, CD RN CGC RIP Whitney, RN CGC Jenna, RN CGC Babs, CD RA CGC Herding Instinct Certificate Heidi, RA CGC Tori, RN CGC SG3 Odessa, SchH1, Kkl1, AD Ninja, RN CGC Milla, RN CGC Joy, Star Puppy, RN CGC Dolly & Bear

01-11-2012, 04:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
juliejujubean Master Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Mississippi Posts: 824	Yup, and i am, not a puppy but her retiring mom __________________ Diamond, Mar 19, 2011 Pictures

01-11-2012, 04:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
jang Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: titusville, fl Posts: 363	ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!!! She is very deceitful byb...bad person..Jan But my Sib is wonderful--if not a bit of a handful!!! __________________ Sibi- Zoe

01-11-2012, 04:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
Castlemaid Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Northern British Columbia Posts: 9,089	Absolutely, in a heartbeat! And often, the measure of a reputable and responsible breeder is not just how happy and satisfied the new owners are when everything goes well, but how the breeder is willing and ready to step in and assist and make things right when things don't go all that well. __________________ Lucia Keeta BH, OB1, TR1, AD (HOT) Rottweiler/Hairy Dog mix?? Shelter rescue Gryffon Vom Wildhaus BH, OFA Good (HOT) "Bites Through the Sleeve" Cuddlebug, b: Mar 2009

01-11-2012, 04:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
Courtney Knighted Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,922	I voted: No, while we were satisfied, we currently are persuing a different type of GSD. We will be looking at another puppy in about 3yrs but will be looking for a working line.

01-11-2012, 04:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
GSDElsa Crowned Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Central, NY Posts: 3,706	Yes, but there are lots of good breeders out there so only time will tell. __________________ Justine, mom to: - Elsa - BrightStar Rescue - "Da Pookins" - Medo Aritar Bastet - "The Beast From The East"

01-11-2012, 04:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
Emoore Crowned Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: North DFW, TX Posts: 9,215	Nope. I love him like crazy but he's a mess. __________________ Rocky vom Backyard- 10 years young Kopper vom Felssclucht Bach - 17 months At the Bridge: Cash van der Animal Shelter 2006-2010

01-11-2012, 04:20 PM	#8 (permalink)
selzer Crowned Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Denmark, Ohio Posts: 17,499	LOL, I made the poll and did not make a slot for my own experience. I put it in No, not a bad experience, but now I do not want to promote... Frodo was not a "terrible" dog. As he was my first, some of his problems were probably my fault. He was all wrong for me, too hard, too high strung, too aggressive, too stubborn. He was a flat backed, drop eared bi-color that everyone asked if he was a lab. So, I could have put that I was looking for different lines. And, I did not really have a bad experience with this breeder. The litter was sheltered in a garage and under a junk car. I handed over $150 and he gave me the papers and the 10 week old pup. He even told me he wasn't sure that this lot's ears will come up or not. So, I bought an AKC pup and that is exactly what I got. Maybe if I spent more than ten minutes in the guy's presence, I could tell you all the abominable things that he bred for or did not test or care about, but the fact is, I haven't a clue. Only, the guy did not worry for one second what I wanted the dog for, or how I would provide for the dog. I can only add it up to someone who I would not at this point promote. And studying his pedigree, well, I do not see that the dog was anything but a back-yard bred American pet line/German working line cross that had no rhyme or reason why they put the dogs together save for the $150 per puppy. __________________ RIP Arwen, CD RN CGC RIP Whitney, RN CGC Jenna, RN CGC Babs, CD RA CGC Herding Instinct Certificate Heidi, RA CGC Tori, RN CGC SG3 Odessa, SchH1, Kkl1, AD Ninja, RN CGC Milla, RN CGC Joy, Star Puppy, RN CGC Dolly & Bear

01-11-2012, 04:22 PM	#9 (permalink)
Josie/Zeus Elite Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: DFW TX Posts: 1,846	Nope, Zeus's breeder retired. __________________ Alta Tollhaus "Koda" 3/18/11 currently training in PSA Rest in Peace my boys Zeus 2000-2009 Odin 2010-2011

01-11-2012, 04:24 PM	#10 (permalink)
doggiedad Crowned Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Jenkintown,Pa. Posts: 9,853	i would definitely get another pup from my breeder but i'm open to looking at other breeders. in 5 to 8 yrs from now how who knows what she's going to be breeding?? __________________ "Life Without A Dog Is A Life Unfulfilled" Last edited by doggiedad; 01-11-2012 at 04:27 PM.

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