A Noob's Guide/Journey to a Personal Protection GSD - Page 8

"......The moral of the story is, with a rescue, it's a crap shoot !!!!!...."

lol, breeders have a financial imperative to promote this view ....so like buying a puppy from a breeder is NOT a crapshoot, LMAO.

The man I spoke of got a puppy that has not ripped any one's face up. But I suppose that's beside the point, as long as you got your snide remark in, that's what matters. He's had that puppy for seven years, the rescue lasted months before it had to be shot and his sister in law has a scared face, but that, too is beside the point. What matters is you got your snarky remark in. Good for you :)

Buying an adult dog should not be that much of a crap shoot, especially when you do your home work and research as the OP has done.  

Absolutely, slam-dunk, but vk was referring to the sch3 dog a friend of mine rescued, not purchased.

it may well have been "snide" i am guessing that interpretation will resonante with commercial breeders but  the the point behind the remark was100% genuine.

BTW the point is not aimed at you, just a reflection on how a lot of breeders may actually think or like to spin things as they assume they are the only legitimate pathway to a dog.

yr response has clearly confirmed my point.


again my remark was genuine from me but not aimed at you specifically (i do not know you)  - but hey, if the shoe fits............jk

The Journey to a personal protection GSD has to include some very genuine marketing ok well genuine might be the wrong word. When i see a website that talks down to a type of breeder instead of just promoting what they do that is a red flag. When a website makes statements about them being the only true provider of police K9s thats a red flag. When you go to a Breeder and they have alot of dogs and no staff, and the dogs are living in the dirt thats a red flag. Remember when a breeder makes a statement about this or that ask them for phone numbers of clients so you can veryfy how they do business if they won't provide this for one reason or another thats a red flag.
 
                                                 TRUST BUT VERIFY, EVERYTHING, AND DON'T EVER ASK THEM A QUESTION THAT YOU DON'T ALLREADY HAVE THE ANSWER.

Vk, feel better, now? LMAO ;-)

A good dog is where you find it. You will find more in a well bred dog. Personally I would not have a "rescue" or a puppy. BUT if I did decide to start with a puppy it would have to be the whole litter. Not trying to stir the pot these are my opinions.

Rescue, it is a gamble. No two ways about it.

A talented and gifted reader/tester of dogs just might be able to make certain predictions to narrow the odds, making them  in-line with a pedigreed breeding for instance, one known for consistency for whatever traits make a ppd candidate. 

Maybe we can even argue equal odds, for some types of breeders.

Certainly, there is more to consider for the discerning in type, who seeks only to fill a timely need; then the issue of time becomes a factor in the decision on the value of a gamble, and that is where the breeder will win.

Bee, "then the issue of time becomes a factor in the decision on the value of a gamble..." are you talking about how long the rescue lasts in the new home ? I hope that's not what you mean.
The rescued dog I used in my example didn't last a because it tore an old woman's face up and was shot. The dog he has now has been a family member for seven years and has not ripped any body's face up, and entered the home as an eight week old pup...