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Jan 21, 2003 5:49:30 GMT -5
Post by Heather L on Jan 21, 2003 5:49:30 GMT -5
I know of many Special breed clubs thru SKK as well as Dog Rescues here in Sweden. I can help you out the best I can, lots of experience here. Email me at hlq(at)ringen.net for more info.
/Heather
Mom to 2 English Cockers (1 rescued, 1 from a kennel)
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Jan 21, 2003 5:51:16 GMT -5
Post by Heather L on Jan 21, 2003 5:51:16 GMT -5
Purebreeds cost more like 8000kr and up actually. Mix breeds are 3700kr and under.  /Heather Mom to 2 English Cockers Have you 2 ever owned any of these breeds Carolyn  I'm sure there are plenty of kennal clubs in Sweden and in Örebro ... all I know is that a "Pure Bread" can coast at least 3000 and up ... again a shelter may not ask for that much. As a dog owner it is well worth paying into an insurance. Maybe Heather could spread more light on this subject. |
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Jan 25, 2003 8:49:32 GMT -5
Post by LadyDuff on Jan 25, 2003 8:49:32 GMT -5
I am afraid of big dogs, but cocker spaniels are good dogs for me, because they are not too big...if we have a dog, that would be the type id want, I dont care if it is pure breed or a mix... as long as it is a good dog |
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Jan 25, 2003 10:41:20 GMT -5
Post by Heather L on Jan 25, 2003 10:41:20 GMT -5
I love English Cockers a lot, and I also like Cocker mixes, and these guys are medium sized and just an all around great breed. Their breed club is www.cockerklubben.nu and Bailey's rescue org is animales.just.nu |
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Jan 25, 2003 11:45:24 GMT -5
Post by Carolyn on Jan 25, 2003 11:45:24 GMT -5
Actually, I prefer a mixed breed, finding them a lot more interesting and clever in a lot of ways, but that is mostly due to a lot of the inbreeding that goes on in the States, breeding for certain characteristics and ignoring the long-term consequences. And basically, being a mutt myself, I can better appreciate them. ;D
But our preference tends to run to the terrier type of dog and that's what we're going to be looking for. If we can't find one at a shelter in Sweden, we were actually talking about going to Britain and finding one, since we're familiar with the great animal shelters there.
AND we want a dog that's been spade or neutered and sometimes, the Swedes SEEM to be a bit reluctant to do that to an animal.
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Jan 25, 2003 13:05:53 GMT -5
Post by Heather L on Jan 25, 2003 13:05:53 GMT -5
Make sure you check out the Pet Passport System the UK has now for dogs moving from the UK to Scandinavia. Animales De Andalucia (animales.just.nu) is a mix breed dog rescue, and has LOTS of terrier looking mixes there now I see (Check under Aktuella Hundar I believe). Dogs run 3700kr from all rescues here btw. There are dog rescues here called Sju Tassar, Hundstallet, Hundis, CHANS, and SOS. All can be found probably via www.alltomhundar.com or via a google search. You don't have to go out of the country to get a mix breed (terriers or whichever breed mixes) You might be surprised to find one in your area!  Spaying costs 6500+ kr and Neutering costs 3500+kr. Hope you know this. That is one reason I have both my boys in tact - there is no reason to since we don't have a kennel or a female around. Plus I wouldn't be able to show my Diesel if I neutered him... he needs his bits... hehe Bailey is almost 9 yrs old and no reason for him at this age to be neutered. Take care, Heather |
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Jan 25, 2003 15:32:19 GMT -5
Post by Carolyn on Jan 25, 2003 15:32:19 GMT -5
Geeze, if nothing else, the 3,700 SEK for a mixed breed dog PLUS the additional HUGE spaying or neutering cost would be an extra incentive to get a dog within the EU but outside Sweden. Last time I was around the Battersea Dogs Home, their adoption costs were about 50 pounds sterling, which often included the neutering.
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Jan 25, 2003 17:12:52 GMT -5
Post by Heather L on Jan 25, 2003 17:12:52 GMT -5
True, good luck. SOS and CHANS-hund include spay/neuter in their costs. Animales doesn't and neither does Sju Tassar. www.chanshund.comhem.passagen.se/sjutassar datawebben.com/sos/main.htm or sos.krang.net www.hundstallet.org/ |
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Jan 26, 2003 17:31:51 GMT -5
Post by Beverly on Jan 26, 2003 17:31:51 GMT -5
Yikes, yikes, and triple yikes!! We got a Norwegian Elkhound last summer (no papers, even though she's a purebred, so she was a steal at 1500kr), and I want to have her spayed (just don't need to deal with all that coming into season business and we don't want her to have puppies). 6500kr is insane!!!
Egad ...
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Jan 26, 2003 17:43:22 GMT -5
Post by Carolyn on Jan 26, 2003 17:43:22 GMT -5
I know, financially, we'd be better off getting a dog from the pound over here, having her spayed, shipping her AND paying for the quarentine and still come in for less money.
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Jan 27, 2003 0:45:06 GMT -5
Post by Heather L on Jan 27, 2003 0:45:06 GMT -5
Well, the quarentine for a US dog (since I wanted to import one recently from NY) is 4 months, and 26,000+kr. And shipping a dog between US and Sweden runs as much as our tickets do, 7000+kr.
So that's what discouraged me from my parents getting an English Cocker from the US and shipping it to me.
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Jan 27, 2003 2:17:37 GMT -5
Post by Natooke on Jan 27, 2003 2:17:37 GMT -5
Our Vet clinic (Växjö) was running a saturday special ;D Half the price to get your bits clipped  ... so instead of the regular spaying & neutering of 1500 for our cat. Maybe Heather can answer this Could a Pet insurance cover some of the cost ? We bought our dog (mixed) through a friend. Many are just asking for a 1000 sek to cover the first vet visit (make sure you ask for the paper showing the puppy got it shots & contact that vet) I do remember when my sister's family bought their Alaskan Malamute (purebred & papers) they had to sign an agreement with the breeder stating they wouldn't show the dog as they wanted to neuter him ... so maybe such agreements are as such here too. |
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Jan 27, 2003 2:23:11 GMT -5
Post by Heather L on Jan 27, 2003 2:23:11 GMT -5
No insurance does not cover spay/neuter unless the dog has a medical reason to remove it's bits - i.e. testical cancer or ovarian cancer. It used to be illegal in Scandinavia to spay/neuter , not too long ago!
There are no spay/neuter contracts in Sweden, I asked the SKK (Swedish Kennel Club) about that, as well as my breeder friends. They say they never could have one really either. There isn't pet overpopulation in Sweden as there is in USA, as the SKK says.
Heather
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Jan 27, 2003 9:07:28 GMT -5
Post by Carolyn on Jan 27, 2003 9:07:28 GMT -5
Well, the airfare when we checked with our airlines for a small dog was $100, so maybe it's because you were looking at an oversided shipping kennel or because it's a purebred or something like that? I don't know. And the quote for kenneling wasn't anywhere NEAR 26,000, yikes.
Maybe we'll just look around in the area and see what kind of a mutt we can find on the neighboring farms.
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Jan 27, 2003 9:12:12 GMT -5
Post by Heather L on Jan 27, 2003 9:12:12 GMT -5
No, it was small breed, American Cocker. And English Cockers are small-medium in size. I have good friends in California who wanted to send some American Cockers for free if I footed the bill for the plane fare. The Agricultural Society (Jordbruksverket) distinctly says any dogs from the USA must say 4 months in quarentine and the owner pays 26,000kr (may be more now) for the stay. I was pissed cuz I could of had 2 free American Cockers but nope, that put me off paying as much as a used car to get them. Either go with England, or Denmark, or keep looking in Sweden. Good luck. Heather Well, the airfare when we checked with our airlines for a small dog was $100, so maybe it's because you were looking at an oversided shipping kennel or because it's a purebred or something like that? I don't know. And the quote for kenneling wasn't anywhere NEAR 26,000, yikes. Maybe we'll just look around in the area and see what kind of a mutt we can find on the neighboring farms. |
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... so instead of the regular spaying & neutering of 1500 for our cat.