Cocker Spaniel Rescue

In a Cocker Spaniel rescue, many dogs wait for a new owner. Since the breed is very popular, many dogs are bred for profit by backyard breeders and bought on impulse by unknowledgeable owners. Irresponsible breeding results in numerous hereditary health defects and behavior problems. Backyard breeders don’t care about socializing and training their puppies and they grow up with no socialization and obedience training. Usually, such breeders sell their puppies through pet stores or dealers. Puppy mills are another source of poor quality dogs.

People who are attracted by the image of the breed are not normally interested in the quality of the puppy and cannot choose a healthy and stable pup and train it. As a result, the puppy grows up into a disobedient and neurotic dog that is difficult to live with. Unable to correct behavior problems or to pay vet bills, irresponsible owners find a local Cocker Spaniel rescue and surrender the pet.

Though some dogs in a Cocker Spaniel rescue are of a poor quality, most of them are surrendered because their owners had financial, personal, or other sort of problems and could not afford keeping a pet any longer. For instance, a dog may be surrendered if one of the family members develops allergy to dog hair or if no one in the family has time to walk with the dog, exercise, and train it. Some people move to where no pets are allowed and have to give up their dogs.

“Second-hand” or rescue dogs can make good pets for a family that adopts them. Anyone can adopt a rescue dog after proving that the family is ready to provide necessary care for a pet of this breed. Rescue dogs need special care for quicker rehabilitation, but when they form close bonds with the family, they become easy to keep. A decision to adopt a pet should be made after learning much on the breed, such as its keeping requirements, exercise needs, and typical personality. In a Cocker Spaniel rescue, perspective adopters have an interview to prove they are able to care for a dog.