| Comment | Worth noting that re Border Collies, where I have one and am friends with someone who breeds them: firstly 250 is *very* low, ours was £600 (though she came with a load of tests, registration docs etc.). She's a tricolour, and a red and/or merle BC can be £1000 and it not be *that* odd, really.
Obviously it'd be ideal to adopt, but I also know from friends who went that route that it can be quite a nightmare for a nice idea. One pal basically used up his annual leave within 6 weeks because they couldn't leave the dog alone, another got a few months in and couldn't hack it any more and returned the dog despite the best of intentions; some can be very, very challenging. Even a good puppy *is* rough. |
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