Has Anyone Used PuppyFinder.com?

[pennyJo1960]

White Sheppard where culled as most are deaf or epilepsy these things I know
glad your seem to have hearing ones?

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

I don't have dogs, but I sure could use a chicken finder here!

YES! Chicken addicts unite!! We must make this!

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Awww!

 

[ShrekDawg]

Yes! I much rather tumble weeds!! Just scoop em up! That’s how Cocker Spaniel fur is...

@BigBlueHen53 I think it says a lot that the people are willing to drive four hours to meet you... says to me that they care about where their dog goes...

Yeah it does seem convenient lol much easier. No need for vacuuming or less need. Can just pick up clumps instead of having to vacuum up little individual hairs all over the place.

And x2!

Thanks, @KDOGG331! That would be a great way to meet dog people and breeders, I agree. Unfortunately we don't go to dog shows, I just didn't think of that. My guess is the best breeders probably show at St. Louis, kind of a long drive from us. Also, a lot of these events take place on Saturdays, which is our church day.

You're right about wiring money, that wouldn't happen at all, at all! This is a pay on the spot deal. We get the dog, they get their money. Shake hands, good-bye.

I am not sure how PuppyFinder makes their money, possibly by ads on their web site. They are not exactly brokering the deal as I thought they might. We are not meeting through them as fas as I know. Other than helping connect buyer and seller, they seem to be out of it entirely. It's interesting. I'll keep y'all posted.

Awww that stinks. I don’t know about down there but around here the dogs shows are usually all weekend (Friday, Sauturday, Sunday), sometimes Thursday. So maybe another day would work best for you?

You can also go on InfoDog.com or the AKC website and search for shows. Both have event finders, info dog may be a bit more comprehensive. And you can search by location, date, state, etc. or your zip code and search a certain number of miles from you. Maybe you could try that. They have shows in some surprising locations ha

Or even an agility trial or something. They usually have them more often, more dates, and more locations and in smaller towns and stuff. I bet there’d be a lot of shelties there.

And that’s good!! They seem awesome.

And wow that’s great!!!

Lol, tumbleweeds! Gracie's fur does that! Yes, @WhoDatChick , exactly. The site indicated that this dog had been viewed nearly 50 times. But... everybody wants a puppy ... not me, though! To me it was an advantage that this boy is house-trained. That he has some basic training, is socialized, knows a few hand signals. I don't mind skipping the puppy training, lol!

They were happy to hear he will be a family pet living mostly indoors... that I have been a trainer of basic obedience ... that my best friend is also Gracie's groomer... that there is a young boy who will play with him ....

Can't wait til Sunday!

They sound like great people!!!

Check out the Kooikerhondje. Aka Dutch Duck dog. Especially if you have ducks.

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Thanks! I’ll have to look into that breed. They sound awesome!!

Unfortunately I don’t have ducks and don’t hunt or anything.

But they seem like nice dogs.

I personally like White german shepards.. I have one named molly, she is very good and VERY trainable. Taught her lay down in -2 days, taught her sit in 1 day, I taught her a new trick to run between my legs for a treat (saw it on youtube) She knows sad, pray, paw, jump, and nose, which is putting her nose in between my fingers (circle shaped) I taught her these tricks when she got older since she was more hyper as a younger dog, she is 7 now I believe and is still very hyper but is very smart. WGS are also very loveable and VERY protective dogs, she will nip you if you tickle someone she knows and she is good around my cats and ducks (besides wanting to play with them all the time and them getting annoyed!) They are good farm dogs but she has never been trained not to kill our animals. Good thing she hasn't (isn't my pick i'm not on my phone RN so I don't have picks of her, It's from google)

She sounds amazing!!! I love shepherds. All of them lol

Same here....with some black highlights!!
Maggie(short for Gorgeous the Magnificent) my first dog as an adult.
Got her as a 3yo from a coworker:
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She is gorgeous!!!

 

[ShrekDawg]

White Sheppard where culled as most are deaf or epilepsy these things I know
glad your seem to have hearing ones?

There are plenty of white shepherds with their hearing and white shepherds definitely still exist. There are actually 3 separate white shepherd breeds.

There are white German Shepherds (not technically allowed by the AKC but they exist and can be more creamy than white, probably the least reputable), White Shepherd (a separate breed recognized by the UKC), and the White Swiss Shepherd/Berger Blanc Suisse (an entirely separate breed recognized by the FCI and they’re usually long haired).

All three technically have slight differences.

Here’s an article on it.

https://www.danceswithwolvesranch.com/berger-blanc-suisse-white-german-shepherd-white-shepherd/

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I see you are from MO and I used to be from
I see you are in MO. I started doing agility in STL, but moved south 5 years ago. Bella Rose is a lovely kennel in Mo. All parents and puppies are health tested. Small kennel.
Here are my two. Shelties are very high energy and also very vocal! I let every know When they say they would like one just how vocal lol!

Oh yeah, but Gracie only barks at two things: things that move and things that don't move!

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

Same here....with some black highlights!!
Maggie(short for Gorgeous the Magnificent) my first dog as an adult.
Got her as a 3yo from a coworker:
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What a beauty!!

Oh yeah, but Gracie only barks at two things: things that move and things that don't move!

 

[Sheltiepawz]

Oh yeah, but Gracie only barks at two things: things that move and things that don't move!

Yep! But interesting enough, mine are doing very well with the baby chicks. I was really nervous that they would be barking non stop at them.

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

I’ve been extremely bless with two dogs that only bark when someone is at the door, or (if we’re outside at night) bark if there is a wild animal out there!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Actually, Gracie is a little hearing impaired, as she has one ear up and one down. It causes her some confusion and anxiety because she can't actually tell where sounds are coming from. But she has to save us from the sound monsters! She's very protective! We love her. But yeah, you have to be willing to put up with some barking. Some are more so than others. I've had some that were not very vocal, and one that never barked at all, but he was ... special. Some day I'm going to write his story in a book, I believe he was a puppy mill puppy.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I am still giggling about the dog hair "tumbleweeds." When I walk down the hall, I gather them at the end of my cane. Easier than bending over! I have a dedicated trash can at one end of the hall to dump them in. Lol , now nobody will want to visit me bc I am such a bad housekeeper!