A golden opportunity

[Christiansmommy]

This is in the VERY EARLY process of things...i haven't even heard back from my breeder yet (just left a message on his machine)....

...guess you are wondering what i am talking about...

Well, for starters, you will very rarely find a Swissie on Petfinder that is purebred. And many of Swissie breeders, including mine, asks that if for any reason, at any time, you can't keep your Swissie to give him/her back to the breeder and they will either keep it, or place it in a home (and that is why you can hardly ever find one on Petfinder), well, they have a website, that only occasionally will have available Swissies...i just checked and they have a 3 year old neutered male, great with kids, other pets, etc. and needs a new home ASAP, b/c owners are moving into New York City (Swissies are not city dogs), and then to London...so i called and inquired, but he may already have found a home, we'll see...he is originally from my same breeder.

If he is still available, I will have to find out where he is, if he is going to be heading to the breeders, to wait for a new home...and if he, Dale and Christian would get along. So, if he is going to be temporarily sent to the breeder's house, then i would have to bring Dale and Christian there to meet him and see if they hit it off or not. Being that they are both males...don't know how it would work...but Dale gets along with any dog...he is a bit intimidating to smaller dogs, but another Swissie would be ideal for him (he gets along great with my neighbor's 2 rhodisian ridgebacks, and they are both male, 100lb dogs)...this dog is supposedly great with other dogs and kids.

So anyway, it may turn out that he already has found a new home, but we will see...

i will keep you posted...

Robyn

[cloverfdx]

Ohhh how exciting Good luck and keep us posted.

[shais_mom]

WOW!!!
How exciting!!!
Keep us uppiedated!

[Christiansmommy]

Well, the breeder just got back to me and said that right now he already has a tenative home, but if it falls through, he will keep me in mind. If it is/was meant to be, it will happen...i am not concerned, either way...it would be nice to get an already housetrained doggie/companion for Dale, but if it doesn't happen now, it will happen in time. I was in no rush

[ramanth]

Either way, I hope he gets a new happy home soon.

[Christiansmommy]

Dale's breeder called us today. Totally unexpected. I had called him yesterday about that male Swissie that I had told you about, and he told me yesterday that he was already spoken for....

So today, he found out about a 2 year old female Greater Swiss, already housetrained, and supposedly has a great temperment. She just had a litter of mixed puppies (lab/swissie), and he is rescueing her and her pups. So he called me to ask if i might be interested (since i had just called him yesterday about the other Swissie)...i am definately interested. And we are infact going to a Swissie event in May, that he (the breeder) will be at also, so he is going to bring her for us to meet...we will have Dale and Christian.

Being that she is a large dog, she will have to have a great temperment and impress both my husband and I, in order to adopt her, b/c of Christian, mainly. I know Dale will love having a companion, but Christian is my ultimate concern, and she has to be able to tolerate kids well...so we will see, we will be able to spend the whole day with her at the event to get a good feel for her.

We are moving in with my in laws for 2-3 months, while our house is being built, so Dale will be enough for their cocker spaniel to handle...so if all goes well, and we end up adopting her, then we will pick her up in August (the breeder will keep her for us until then)...b/c i can't expect my in laws to not only have Dale and my 2 cats come into their house, but another BIG dog too, would stress their cocker spaniel out...

So, time will tell, i will keep you all updated...

I am not going to rush getting Dale a companion doggie, if this works out, then it was meant to be, and if it doesnt, then we will wait until the right pup does come along.

I don't know much about her background, as i find out, i will tell you...

This is exciting!!

Robyn

We already have a name picked out, if we end up with her... Time will tell The event that we are going to, when we get to meet her, is May 7th...so i should know better by then...

[Kater]

Wow, you are very lucky indeed!
I wonder...if this Swissie was intended to be a pet, why wasn't she spayed? That sort of struck me as odd. Perhaps this dog isn't originally from Dale's breeder and he is rescuing her anyway - that might be why I'm confused.
Anyway, I hope everything turns out for the best!
I'll be checking back to this thread after May 7th!

[Christiansmommy]

Originally posted by Kater
Wow, you are very lucky indeed!
I wonder...if this Swissie was intended to be a pet, why wasn't she spayed? That sort of struck me as odd. Perhaps this dog isn't originally from Dale's breeder and he is rescuing her anyway - that might be why I'm confused.
Anyway, I hope everything turns out for the best!
I'll be checking back to this thread after May 7th!

Yeah, she is not originally one of his dogs . He just rescues Swissies from shelters to help protect the breed, and b/c he loves the breed...i am guessing someone told him that she was at the shelter, knowing he rescues Swissies. He, of course, breeds them, but will rescue also. The owners must have been irrasposible (sp?) in not getting her spayed...maybe she escaped and got pregnant, i am not sure, but hope to find more info on her tomorrow...i was so shocked to even be getting the call, that i could have asked more questions, but didnt think of them at the time...

[Kater]

Originally posted by Christiansmommy
Yeah, she is not originally one of his dogs . He just rescues Swissies from shelters to help protect the breed, and b/c he loves the breed...i am guessing someone told him that she was at the shelter, knowing he rescues Swissies. He, of course, breeds them, but will rescue also. The owners must have been irrasposible (sp?) in not getting her spayed...maybe she escaped and got pregnant, i am not sure, but hope to find more info on her tomorrow...i was so shocked to even be getting the call, that i could have asked more questions, but didnt think of them at the time...

Oh, okay. He's just out to help any Swissie in need - good to know!
I bet you were pretty shocked, 2 Swissies up for adoption in a span of just a few days!
Don't forget to take some pictures on the 7th!

[captain]

Oh Robyn,

I really hope that this was meant to be!!!!!

WOW - 2 Swissies in one household!!!!

[anna_66]

How exciting! I too will be checking back in May to see how the meeting went. Good Luck Robyn

[Pam]

Here she is!

And a side view.

It will take her a while to get her girlish figure back!

[Logan]

Just look at that face. She is beautiful!!! Good luck, Robyn.

[cloverfdx]

Ohhhh she is beautiful I hope the meeting goes well and everyone gets along.

Good luck.

[Christiansmommy]

I think she is pretty too. She looks like a girl, (aside from the obvious fact that she has been nursing puppies). Her eyes are a shade lighter than Dale's, but she does remiind me of him. Swissies white blaze can range from very thin to very wide (making one dog look very differnt from another)....Dale's happens to be thin, as does hers...anyway, i can't wait to meet her, hopefully her personality is just as pretty

Robyn