Every year around Christmas time, the RSPCA calls on everyone to think before buying a puppy or any other pet as a Christmas present. The RSPCA’s message is “A dog is for life, not just for Christmas.” This message is for people to think about and consider the implications of having a pet.
It’s a wonderful experience to see your child’s face light up when you present them with an adorable puppy. There is no escaping that, however it doesn’t last long and is just one side of the coin.
Puppies are hard work. They chew, they mess, they can interrupt sleep, they dig and they demand a lot of attention, it’s like carrying another child.
Although puppies grow fast, their education is a slow process, even if you have an intelligent breed. During the education and socialization of your puppy, you must remain calm and patient at all times and, above all, you must be constant, even if you are at the limit of your strength. A small slip confuses your pup and can delay his education.
Puppies tend to take up a lot of time, like a child. Your puppy would need walks (rain, blizzard or shine) training, feeding, brushing, cleaning up afterward as well as playing with him. The children soon lose interest in all these tasks and inevitably fall back on the parents. Do you have time for all these little jobs every day? If not, your bored and depressed puppy will probably eat your couch.
Of course, puppy farms are applying hard sell tactics in the run up to Christmas. They take advantage of people who are not sure if they should buy a puppy or not. Puppy farms force people to make rash decisions that are not well thought out. Sellers may say “Well someone else is interested in this pup”, of course there isn’t anyone else, they just want to force the sale by making buyers think they may miss out on the cute little pup they want. have shown interest in. Puppy breeders don’t care if you’re ready and able to adopt a puppy, they just think what a wonderful Christmas they can have once they get their hands on your cash.
Christmas day will surely be a wonderful day with your new puppy and happy children. Any puppy mishaps will be regarded as little accidents and mischievous behavior and all pups’ mischief will be heartwarming and laughable.
Six to eight months later, the pup is still having little accidents. Puppy is now a big puppy and is proving to be a bit of a problem. The children have lost interest and everything is covered in dog hair.
This is when the RSPCA sees a boom in puppies that have been placed in their care. The RSPCA cannot possibly relocate all the adorable pups that come their way. Anyway, who wants their wayward pup at the RSPCA when they can go to the puppy farm and buy a younger, smaller, cuter pup there?
The fact is that some cute and cuddly puppies found in the RSPCA have to be destroyed, through no fault of their own, other than that no one wants them.
Merry Christmas Puppy!
