mattyg1086 Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Anyone know of any litters near bedforsdhire. Willing to travel further if required is there a dogs for sale section on this forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 There is a sales section but new members don't have access straight away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyg1086 Posted February 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Ah ok thanks v much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcs1972 Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 To find the right dog, I'd cast the net a bit further, any ideas on what you want from the dog, what you'll use it for and budget? Theres some stonking litters out there but a lot of the good ones are waiting list jobs...l Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyg1086 Posted February 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 (edited) Its my first gun dog and will be a family pet also. I will take it beating roughshooting hopefully pigeon shooting and id like to join a wildfowling club at some point So i was thinking a lab would be best as for budget 500 maybe more if i had to but id rather save as much as possible for decoying kit and dog training Edited February 9, 2016 by mattyg1086 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocker boy Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Its my first gun dog and will be a family pet also. I will take it beating roughshooting hopefully pigeon shooting and id like to join a wildfowling club at some point So i was thinking a lab would be best as for budget 500 maybe more if i had to but id rather save as much as possible for decoying kit and dog training The best is not always the most expensive BUT once you have bought the dog it is yours for a long time. You can throw away a poor quality decoy !!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyg1086 Posted February 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Agreed but i really dont want to spend a grand on a dog bearing in mind ill never be able to train even an average bred dog to its full potential, i will try and i will be getting the help from trainers. i am not really in a rush to buy but id like to get one soon so i can be out and about with it training in the summerwhen ive got more light Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcs1972 Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Hi, I'm pretty close to you down the m1 and can recommend a few good trainers locally if need be. Just remember if you're going to train it properly, you wont be taking it anywhere near maybe a hide or decoy for a fair few months after its come home if you want to train it properly.... You need to get the basics nailed first before exposing to shot or retrieving game as otherwise you may end up with a problem on your hands.....I've seen a fair few where the dog is a complete handful and off its bits due to the basics being skipped and going to the exiting stuff..... What I would do is use http://www.wylanbriar.com/buying-a-pup/questions-to-ask-a-breeder/as the basis of any contact with a breeder..... Some people will wax lyrical that you dont need kc reg, dont need health checks etc but its better to have it than not, I've seen a fair few dogs that dont have the checks and have a massive issue with health etc.. Try to find a dog that has a mix of FTCH's in red on the pedigree and non FTCHS as your first dog, some will say a dog with a full red pedigree is great and in some experienced homes it is, but find a balance.... In terms of where to look http://www.drakeshead.co.uk/puppies.asp- but remember the health checks https://www.facebook.com/groups/215208095355069/?fref=tsis a reasonable group on facebook seen a few of http://www.tashwarnegundogs.co.uk/and quite like them fast methodical zippy little things the ones i've seen Happy to chat - pm me and I'll send you my number.. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PERCE Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 There's a 17 month old black dog on one of the facebook groups, it's fairly local to you. At first glance looks ok, any good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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