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Originally Posted by gemy  There is always a risk in that the pups I have bred, despite stringent contract obligations, might be sent to a shelter without notifying me. So it is all not all one way or one-sided.
I do wonder, how many of the foster pups you get in, you contact their breeders, if that information is available to you when you rescue these pups? Do you even try to search for the breeder of the rescued pup? Look at microchip information that just may have the breeders name as second contact? Do you look up the AKC registered name of the pup, which should have the breeders name on both the sire and the dam?
When a family/person voluntarily surrenders their dog to you at 5 or 7 or 9 years down the road, do you try to find out from the family the breeders name, addy, and phone number? Do you ask that family what their contract provides, if indeed they have one with the breeder?
Just wondering how rescues go about researching the history of the dog they agree to take in. |
If a pup is chipped, we absolutely contact the owner....and breeder if the breeder's name is on it. No, I personally do not go on a hunting expedition to find a breeder...if they care and have their pups chipped, then I will contact them. I have contacted a few breeders over the years and they have always just had us place the pup.
As for owner surrenders, they usually are not very forthcoming about where they obtained their pups....we do encourage them to contact their breeders and/or the rescue if that is applicable. I have to say though, that in most cases I am shocked at the people who have the pups and wonder who the heck would sell a pup to them. So....no, not really caring too much to find that person so they can sell the poor thing to another person who will do the same. Now, of course, we do get some owner surrenders who really do care...and often they have already reached out to the breeder.