The announcement "I'll give a dog for free …" often makes you forget about discretion. Especially when it comes to the breed that you have dreamed of for a long time. But do not rush to run and pick up the dog on the same day. It does not hurt to find out about all the pitfalls of such a free or at a very reduced purchase price, so as not to spend much more money later, but the main thing is not to lose a lot of nerves and moral strength.
Free dogs with exterior marriage
In this case, it is necessary to distinguish between a marriage that does not allow the dog to participate in breeding, and a marriage that additionally affects the health of the pet. Moreover, the second category should also include the variant of shortcomings that do not appear negatively during puppyhood, the youth of the animal, but have a chance to worsen during the life of the pet and turn into a serious problem.
The classic and most common example of this deficiency is cryptorchidism in males. However, such pets are rarely given for free, more often they are sold at a discount of 30-50% of the average price for the breed. But such savings can result in big losses.
Cryptorchidism - the non-descent of one or two testicles into the scrotum - is determined after the inguinal rings are closed (usually 6-7 months). This means that 1 or 2 testicles remain in the abdominal cavity, which poses a serious threat to the dog's health, because at the same time, the likelihood of developing oncological diseases of the testis significantly increases.
In this case, the best way out is to remove the undescended testicle. Therefore, when receiving a cryptorchus, you should be prepared that the dog will be prescribed an abdominal operation. And when it is delayed and the tumor process starts, alas, there is a chance of losing the dog, having gone through all the pains of treatment.
The first case of marriage, which does not affect health, is the best option for getting a dog of your favorite breed for free or with a substantial discount. An example of such a marriage can be called the well-known White Bima Black Ear, which was a completely normal, healthy and working dog, but because of the non-standard color, he was rejected from the litter and just got his owner for free.
Free dogs second hand
Today there are a lot of online sites for finding and attaching dogs that have lost their owners, refuseniks. In any such place, volunteers give away the found dogs for free, but often with a transfer agreement, which sometimes spells out a number of requirements for the new owner. It is impossible to consider all contracts and clauses, but the essence of most requirements converges to two points:
- conscientious care of the transferred pet, timely vaccination, treatment if necessary;
- the ability to control the dog's residence in your home, the imposition of certain brands of food, a specific veterinarian or hospital.
If the first demand from bona fide owners does not cause a protest, then the second, on the contrary. It is in this case that the so-called inflection with help occurs, when volunteers, wishing happiness and peace to their suffering wards, go beyond the boundaries of reason in an attempt to check how the pet they saved lives in the new home.
Moreover, often the newly-made dog owner must sign a commitment not to take the dog out of the city / country, inform about leaving with him on vacation, at any time of the day or night be ready to host a volunteer with a check … manifestations of an individual is extremely difficult. Therefore, getting a purebred dog free of charge under an agreement "in good hands", you need to be ready to intervene in your life.
