Litter of Slovak Pups at RSPCA Brighton

8 remaining pups  from the litter of 10 Slovakian Rough Haired Pointers are currently at the RSPCA in Brighton.

http://www.rspca-brighton.org.uk/rehomingdogs.html

Scroll down the page and choose page 14.

The pups are from the mating of sire Rosetinted Octavious (Roulis) x Silver Nova Aischa who is an Austrian import. The owner had previously reported that they were having problems with their accommodation. There is a very grave danger of things like this happening if a substantial waiting list is not achieved before breeding. The RSPCA add is marketing the pups as 'looking for experienced, active homes and will not be suitable for first time owners'.

I hope these pups find their forever homes asap. And that anyone thinking of breeding a Slovakian Rough Haired Pointer in the near future will hold off until they have an over full waiting list.

Just a few weeks ago these poor pups were still being marketed at a full price of£800 each. Is that the best way to look for the best homes for these dogs?

http://dogs.oodle.co.uk/view/slovakian-rough-haired-pointer-puppies/2584649051-pulborough-wsx-en/

Edit: Just heard The Breed Club contacted the RSPCA on the 6th and tried to help, but no help was wanted as 6 had been rehomed.

 

Pointing Dogs (Volume I) The Continentals by Craig Koshyk

 

A brand new book on Continental pointing dogs has been published by Craig Koshyk. I've not laid my hands on one myself yet, but from the accompanying blog and preview pages, it looks fantastic. It has a section on the Slovakian Rough Haired Pointer. I'm not sure I'll go the whole hog and buy it for myself because I'm not a hunter and I'm not sure I can spare the cash at the moment. But it looks so beautiful and many dog books aren't. So if you know anyone who's mad about loads of hunting dogs, this is a great present!

You can order the book from here: http://www.dogwilling.ca/volume-one.html

Priced £88 to the UK