Hi have a facebook account for my hobby making baby gifts so have lots of sale pages as friends to promote my work, heartbreaking to see an advert for puppy for sale as the seller cannot housetrain her after just 6 weeks, poor baby :/ Why do these people even own a dog, but not prepared to put the hardwork in, Later on in the add, she states she doesn't have the proper time to housetrain the dog.

Makes you wonder what people like that would do if they found it hard to potty train their child.

I heard a report recently claiming that many children are now showing up at primary school un-toilet trained. :-(  Disposable nappies have a lot to answer for, there was a much greater incentive when washing and drying was involved.

Where is teh breeder with help and advice, and to take pup back?

My pup is 2 1/2 weeks old and I don't expect her to be housetrained.

reading more on her posts, staffy puppy sold at 6 weeks old, now 12 weeks are she expected it too be housetrained, works till late too. I would expect any dog/puppy to be housetrained if i couldn't be bothered to put the effort in

My friend's S-I-L woke up a few years ago on a saturday morning ( she's super house proud ) and decided she'd like a spaniel puppy. Came home at lunchtime having acquired one!! My friend went round the next day and found sil scrubbing the lawn with bleach where the puppy had weed. Puppy went back the next day. I just thing some people have absolutely no idea of what's involved :-(

> My pup is 2 1/2 weeks old

oops meant 12 1/2 weeks

>oops meant 12 1/2 weeks 
> My pup is 2 1/2 weeks old and I don't expect her to be housetrained

LOL :) I was a bit surprised at this statement :) :) :)

>now 12 weeks are she expected it too be housetrained

Happens all the time in this throwaway society.  Last week I was waiting to collect a bitch that I had just had spayed.  A beautiful little toy x breed puppy caught my eye.  The owner was waiting to be booked in at reception.  She was screeching "SIT" and banging his back end down on the floor with such force I muttered (under my breath) "break his back why don't you!"  Naturally, he stood back up once she removed her hand.

She came and sat near me, and I asked if I could touch the pup.  He was a normal little pup, jumping at me.  She told me how disobedient he was, and she only had him because her sister was getting rid.  Why?  Peeing in the house!  This was his second home at 14 weeks.  She told me that he never did as he was told and wouldn't sit.  I didn't even have a treat in my hand, just held my hand in front of me, and walked towards the dog, until I reached the point that he needed to sit to get a better view of what was in my hand.  She exclaimed, where can I go to get him trained like that.  I said you go to class so they can train you how to act with your dog.  I'm not she said, it's my sisters fault, not mine!

Bloody typical!  I was spitting feathers.

6 weeks is no time in the grand scheme of things is it. Dogs and puppies are hard work, require consistent training and lots of supervision and it is hard going. I don't know what some people expect when they get a puppy or a dog. We got our pup Mac 5 weeks ago, and we are pleased with every small step we achieve with him. I think about it like this, is a years time all the hard work should pay off and we will reap the benefits of a reasonably well trained family member of the four legged variety!

agreed,they are hard work,i seem to go through phases with mine,and am currently finding it very hard work,a couple of weeks ago i was quite happy-nothings changed,just how i am,a bit depressive! mine arent young puppies,they are 14months,,22months and3 and a half years.But generally they are lovely cuddly dogs and a delight,I love them to bits so I can forgive a bit of pulling,etc To hear about people treating little puppies like that breaks my heart. Poor scraps,totally at the mercy of whoever has them.

Just tagging on the end here.

I sometimes look at the lives my dogs live and those of friends and think 'When I die I want to come back as a dog'.  Then I think of all those poor dogs like the ones mentioned in this thread and think better of it, I definitely wouldn't want to be owned by an ignorant owner.

I feel guilty when I leave my dogs when I go to work - but seeing the state of some dogs whose owners are home all day, I think my dogs have a better life! They are walked for 1 hour minimum before I go to work and for 1.5-2 hours after. They get groomed regularly  and I think they are fairly normal dogs with no major hangups.

Sometimes I even think the dogs resent me being home in the mornings (like I am this week) as I disturb their peace and keep moving them off "my" chair when I want to watch TV .

heheh,i know what you mean!its all about caring,really.i hate leaving my dogs too,but they get good daily walks before and after.