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Hi,
I'm Cathy Howard, owner/operater of wigglebottom.c om and proud owner of 3 OES: Taz age 12, Abigail age 10 and Ashley age 8. All are rescues. I learned how to walk holding onto an OES and have had them in my life for 50+ years.
You will hear a LOT of "blanket statements" about OES. "They aren't good with children" is one of many. Behind the statement is some truth...as puppies, they are BIG and they are rambunctious. They tend to plow little kids over! But if you go into owning a puppy knowing this, you're prepared and won't turn the puppy over to rescue the first time your toddler is sent flying! At least one would hope you wouldn't and one would also hope that the puppy/child playtime is always supervised to avoid the...and your toddler is "bubblewrapped" for these occasions to avoid any injuries!! LOL! At any rate, some rescue groups are more than willing to place in homes with kids if they have a rescue who has been "kid tested" so to speak...meanin g circumstances for giving up the sheepdog had nothing to do with it's being aggressive towards children or previously tormented by kids. I had a rescue about 30 years ago and she could NOT be placed in a home with children. She had been tormented and was terrified of children. So blanket statements are simply that and I prefer "SOME OES aren't good with children!". Most rescue groups have their sheepdogs in foster care situations where they are exposed to all sorts of things and the OES is studied to see if it hates cats,kids, only likes other smaller dogs, or boy dogs or girl dogs or only likes men or women or any/all of the above! Your best bet is to fill out online applications for rescues and contact organizations individually. As for getting a puppy from a reputable breeder, it is possible, but there is probably a waiting list. Some breeders sell first to "show" homes and then to pet homes depending on each litter. If there's a litter of 6 puppies and 4 are "show" quality and 2 are pet quality then you can imagine the waiting list for those 2 pet puppies! Don't give up! I'm a firm believer in there's one out there for you! As for Rescues not liking Great Pyrs? Ingrid Thompson of OESRNSE is the placement director and V.P. of this group and guess what other breed she has?? Great Pyr! :   )
Best wishes!
Cathy    

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