Reputable breeders will have it clearly understood when they place a baby with a family, if there is any reason they are no longer able to care for the pup, it MUST be returned to the breeder....the breeder will then "rehome" the pup with another family. Also, retired "breeding stock" will often be "rehomed", and found a wonderful home with loving family, to spend the remainder of their lives doing nothing but living the "Life of Riley", meandering around, doing absolutely nothing but enjoying retirement! And occasionally, I have pups, usually males, that are either "teapots" or their ears never stood/stayed erect, and they get older, and become teenagers....I call these older pups "rehomers", because of their age and they have usually been with me for quite a while, so it is like rehoming for them. |