AM I READY TO BUY A DOG? QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF....
Are you prepared
to...
____1) Take full
responsibility for this dog and all its needs for the next 8 - 15 years?
This is NOT a task that can be left to children!
____2) Invest the
considerable time, money and patience it takes to train the dog to be a
good companion? (This does not happen by itself!!!!)
____3) Always keep
the dog safe; no running loose, riding loose in the car or being tied up
outside?
____4) Make sure
the dog gets enough care, attention and exercise? (Bedlingtons need
several hours of both, every day!! Bored dogs are destructive dogs.)
____5) Live with
digging, barking, paper shredding, and high activity for the next 8 -15
years.
____6) Spend the
money it takes to provide proper veterinary care including but certainly
not limited to: vaccines, heartworm testing and preventative, flea
preventative, spaying or neutering and annual check ups?
____7) Spend the
time and money to become educated about the proper care of the breed,
correct training methods and how to groom? (There are many good books
available, invest the time to read a few.) Grooming is a lifelong cost,
can you afford it?
____8) Keep the
breeder informed and up to date on the dog’s accomplishments and
problems?
____9) Take your
questions to the breeder or other appropriate professional before they
become problems that are out of hand?
____10) Have the
patience to accept (and enjoy) the trials of puppy hood, which can last
for two years, and each stage afterward into the trials of old age?
____11) Continue
to accept responsibility for the dog despite inevitable life changes
such as new babies, kids going off to school, marriage or divorce,
moving or returning to work?
____12) Resist
impulse buying, instead have the patience to make a responsible choice
and buy from a responsible breeder?
____13) If you
answered yes to ALL of the above you are ready to start contacting
breeders. Start early because most responsible breeders have a waiting
list ranging from a few of months to a couple of years. Remember, the
right puppy or adult dog IS worth waiting for!!
Questions to ask a breeder
Questions the breeder should ask
YOU!
Should
I breed my Bedlington Terrier?
After reading this, feel
free to email me with additional questions at
ashcrofterriers@gmail.com
Photos of my dogs can be seen in the Photo Gallery.
Places to get additional information about the breed are:
Bedlington Terrier Club of America
VetGen DNA typing for
CT markers
Read
the Breed Standard
Grooming the
Bedlington Terrier
