Pregnant Scottish Terrier

[critter crazy]

Uggghhhh...disgusting!!!

I have a female Black and Brindle Scottish Terrier. She will come into her second heat cycle soon and i was hoping i could find a stud to breed her. I am either looking for a purebred Scottish Terrier any color, or any color Toy Poodle. Nena is 20lbs and very healthy, she has her Pedigree but no AKC. I am NOT looking for the perfect dog must be healthy but does not need Pedigree or AKC papers. This puppies will stay in the family. I am either looking to pay $150 or under or pick of litter. I am located in Naples, FL and willing to travel to cities close. Please email me with your dog's info and picture if possible, thanks.

Sounds like Backyard Breeding to me!!

[ScottieMommy]

Sounds like Backyard Breeding to me!!


You are seriously pathetic! I know this male dog since he was 12 weeks old. I know his previous owners and parents before my friend got him. I have ONE dog at home not 30. And after this TWO puppy litter she will be spayed. PUPPIES WILL NOT BE SOLD. NO MONEY WILL BE MAKE OUT OF THIS.

Still think about a backyard breeder?

PS: You dont need Pedigree to LOVE a dog. So thats why i did not ask for one. These puppies will be kept in the family.


And dont you people read when you post links? DONT you see they all say the same this one does? On planning to breed? I guess you ALL got to make it big in here huh?

[Lady's Human]

If your family wants puppies, go to a shelter and adopt. You have no way of knowing what the temperment of the pups is going to be. You have no way of knowing what genetic issues they are going to have. This "unplanned" breeding was foolish. Letting an intact male anywhere near a female in heat is just dumb.

There are plenty of scotty mixes on petfinder. Give one of them a home instead of breeding more.

[Husky_mom]

well let me tell you...... pedigree or not........ scottish terrier with poodle/westie/or whatever other dog.... even if you know him since forever.... is BYB!!!........ not only moneywise.......it´s a thing of being responsible.....

if you cared about the breed and were responsible, would at least get a healthy male dog of SAME breed...... regardless of pedigree.....

but the ad was like "hey if you gt a male dog, here´s my bitch, no matter what breed he is" thats BYB...... and being irresponsible

if you had planned to breed the least you could have done was search for a good SCOTTISH TERRIER male......

ok, the poodle breeding was "accidental" ok...... things happen, and we understand that, but deliberately planning on doing that?? come on.......

[ScottieMommy]

Yes i know it was my mistake. But at least i know for a fact that these puppies WILL never endup in a shelter. Because one 100% sure i am keeping one and i am 100% sure my grandmother is keeping one. And no her dogs ALL died of old age, she NEVER gave one up.

So my mistake wont endup with any puppies in the shelter. Like some people actually sell them for $1000 or up. Money NEVER crossed my mind.

[Catlady711]

The point everyone here is trying to make that even though you have homes for two puppies, that is two puppies in a shelter somewhere that are going to die rather than get a home that you could have provided to them.

If you and your grandmother wanted puppies so badly there are MANY good ones, even pedigreed ones, in shelters you could have chosen from rather than allow, plan or accidentally breed your own dog.

[Freedom]

This is BYB. You should be getting this poor dog in for an abort and spay before it is too late.

You have mixed breeds. You had not researched; don't know or seem to care WHAT the standard if for the breed. No testing, no concerns about what genetically may turn out wrong with puppies. I agree wit the above, if you and grandma wanted puppies, go to a shelter. Now go take care of your dear Nena while you can.

[ScottieMommy]

My grandmother was not looking for a puppy at the moment. She LOVES Nena and told me if she was ever to have puppies she will take one for sure. Her oldest dog recently passed away two months ago.

By the way some shelters make it really hard to adopt sometimes. Like if you rent half the shelters or more will turn you down and they are really strick. I am sure that an animal lover who rents will NOT return a dog to a shelter.

Down here in my city i was looking at Petfinder once and one no kill shelter adopts out dogs for $250 if there purebred and they even give you papers that owner left for more charge which is pathetic! They even wanted $250 for a Puggle and added him under the purebred list. Are you kidding me? That seriously got me mad, how they compare purebreds to mutts in a shelter and charge more. While the kill shelters charges $55 for ALL dogs and they need the money even more.

[Lady's Human]

And how much are the vet bills for the pregnant puppy going to cost you? This is impossible to justify away. No matter how you look at it it is a poor decision.

[sasvermont]

I don't think the message is getting through to the originator.

[Freedom]

I don't think the message is getting through to the originator.

Maybe we are all being too subtle.

[ScottieMommy]

Well do you think if she was sick i would not take her to the vet? Infact today we had an app at 5 and we did go. What makes you think i wont take her to the vet?

I will do anything to make sure this puppies make it sound and healthy.

When you get a dog you are making a commitment that no matter what happends she/he will get the care they deserve, that goes if she is pregnant or not. So i dont see a problem here.

[Lady's Human]

My point about the vet is this:

You were complaining about adoption fees.

You have a pregnant dog.

The pregnant dog's vet bills could easily run into the $1000 range by the time all is said and done. That's enough money to save several dogs from being put to sleep.

SPAY THE DOG! Spend the money at the shelter instead of the vet's office!

[Giselle]

The problem is that there are approximately 3-4 million dogs and puppies in shelters yearly. Of those dogs, 56.4% are euthanized.

Is that clear enough? It's a matter of ETHICS, not physical "rights and wrongs". Is it ethical to breed litters of mixed breed dogs for the sole purpose of "companionship" when there are literally 3-4 million of these type of dogs languishing in shelters every year? As much as you want to live in your fantasy world, not every one of your puppy buyers will be able to provide a stable home for life. It's the hard, cold truth. And I'd be glad to discuss this with you 5 years from now when your dog's puppies are no longer cute and fluffy and when their owners are going through life problems like marital and moving issues.

But since you don't seem concerned with the ethical implications, let me lay it out in a medical sense:
Are your and your friend's dog tested for every single possible congenital disease? PRA? Luxating patellas? Do either of your dogs have a genetic predisposition to epilepsy (this is, by the way, impossible to determine without a pedigree)? Do they have genetic predispositions to cancer (again, can't determine without a pedigree)?

What will you do when your dog's puppies suddenly develop these health problems? If you can deal with the guilt, go ahead - breed. Personally, I can't subject other dogs to die while I breed potentially unhealthy puppies.

[Kfamr]

I don't think the message is getting through to the originator.

The fact that this person (the OP) posted the same situation on another forum I'm on and got A LOT of great advice and information (people were slightly nicer there, though.) Seems not much will get through to the OP and I wish her and her dog luck.