Makes you think what is truly ideal? I got three dogs looking on adding a fourth fortunately I have someone I trust to feed and walk when work calls for longer days. Decent sized yard, full basement and garage for additional space if needed. I truly don't understand how folks living in the city limits have several dogs. I do understand how these dogs could be an addiction though. We make a routine and soon your like yea I can add another and so on.
I think people get start struck sometimes with these dogs too. I grew up wanting pups off this one dog. I didn't have a 1000k to pay for a pup. You get to a day you can have some of these things. Then you can pay a stud fee and breed to the dogs. Then you get obsessed adding this bit from this dog and this bit from that one. Hey all these pups will sell. It doesn't happen like that. I had my first litter in the house. I had a kids wading pool in front of the couch. Watching and handling pups, changing bedding two or three times a day. They got great care. Reason I say this is I know they personality of the pups from the beginning. I know people build puppy pens. Im sure it works. I feel like i know my pups. I know which one grabbed a hold and was a pain in the ass getting off. I know which ones couldn't figure out how to get out in the front of the crate to get to the food. The same food the same way we have been doing for weeks. Basically she's a jocko dog. She's still the same way. Only reason I say that is that people think they need so many dogs. They don't know enough about their dogs to maximize what they have. Somebody said on facebook something about the old bull and the young bull. The whole let's walk down there and fuck all the cows vs running down and fucking one. I think the point is what you said about knowing what you can feed. I have a bad situation know. I know my horses have a round bale that can feed them another week or two, I have a pasture i can tie them out to eat grass. My dogs have food. I think he got over extended. My friend said he was trying to sell dogs like he knew he had too many. Sometimes stuff happens to teach a lesson. My first litter was like that. I thought I would get more for them than I did. Especially for the time I put in. Evo said its a time drain. I believe him. Id do it again. Now people are satisfied with the pups they got. and are wanting to buy the two i kept for myself. I'm really not trying to sell pups. Just be able to have a little concentration of blood, buy dog food and vet bills. Honestly even if I lost money I'd rather keep what I use. I don't want my blood out.Originally Posted by Cowboy666
Carrying capacity is a concept some people may benefit from learning. Basically with cattle and horses there is a number the system can contain. Water wise, food wise, parasite wise. I'd try to stay under it and if I got over it I would immediately try to get under it. To me the four I have now is too much. I'd like to get to three while i work on a place outside the city. I'm in a suburb my I keep my dogs low, on a leash and under control. They don't give me a lot of grief. I hope he gets it straight. I think the loss of mentors makes some things like this happen more often.
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