I have a border collie and i want to get a companion for him, just because i think he will enjoy the canine companionship - he hasn't met a single dog he hasn't wanted to make friends with.
I found a puppy and was >this< close to collecting it when the owner took offence to some questions i asked about the bloodlines being used.
Now i'm back to square one and i'm up to to eyeballs in breeders with no guarantee i'd get a bitch because it is all last minute and i'm starting to worry about temperaments.
In border collies you either get a really calm one or a really excitable one and the quality of the breeder has little to do with it.
Now i am starting to wonder whether to try and get a smaller breed that is reputed for it's calm nature but that leads me to contacting even more blooming breeders...
My head is in a spin.
What do you think?
I found a puppy and was >this< close to collecting it when the owner took offence to some questions i asked about the bloodlines being used.
Now i'm back to square one and i'm up to to eyeballs in breeders with no guarantee i'd get a bitch because it is all last minute and i'm starting to worry about temperaments.
In border collies you either get a really calm one or a really excitable one and the quality of the breeder has little to do with it.
Now i am starting to wonder whether to try and get a smaller breed that is reputed for it's calm nature but that leads me to contacting even more blooming breeders...
My head is in a spin.
What do you think?