Where can I find a free schitzu, bishon, pug dog or puppy?

Question

My husband and I are looking for a small dog to open our home to . We don't have alot of money but we sure have alot of love and care for one ! We can offer a very safe and loving environment now isn't that more important ?

I have the funds to look after any dog and I am getting rather offended by the answers I am getting just cause I can not afford the full prive for the dog ! I am not blonde thank you !

Unless you are being helpful as to where I can get one do not respond .

Where can I find a reasonably priced schitzu/ bichion/pug can anyone help me with this ?

Answer 1

The reason you are getting answers you don't like is that we have seen too many people get a "free" dog and then dump it at the shelter when it starts costing them money. We want you to be fully prepared for the reponsibility so you can give the dog a gret, life-long home.

Even "free" dogs cost money to take care of. Adopting a dog is often adopting someone else's problem. If the dog isn't properly trained, it can chew up your house and your stuff. If it's not housebroken, it can ruin your floors and your furniture. How "free" is a dog that does $1000 in damage to your house? Many "free" dogs turn out to be sick - how "free" is a dog that costs you $800 at the vet because he has Parvo or distemper or heartworm?

A good purebred pup can easily cost $1000 or more. All dogs require a lot of time, energy and money to take care of properly. A crate, books and supplies can cost up to $300. Puppy shots are $200, then $100 a year for boosters. Annual Heartworm test and preventative medication $100. Professional trainer $600 and up. Going on vacation? Boarding kennel $40/day. Spaying? $250.

BEFORE you get any dog you should read some great books on training. (Try not to pick books randomly - there are a lot of bad books out there also!) These are some of my favorites and you can get them on Amazon.com
What All Good Dogs Should Know - Volhard
Good Owners, Great Dogs - Brian Kilcommins
Dog Tricks : Eighty-Eight Challenging Activities for Your Dog from World-Class Trainers by Haggerty and Benjamin
Don't Shoot the Dog - Pryor
Training Your Dog: The Step by Step Method - Volhard
Dog Problems - Benjamin
Cesar's Way - Cesar Millan
Also, watch the Dog Whisperer on the National Geographic Channel. Cesar Millan is the best trainer I've ever seen on TV.

Find a good breeder by going to www.akc.org or talking to people at dog shows. You can also find info about the breed clubs on the akc site - they probably have a rescue group where you can get an older dog for less money. The best breeders will be members of their breed club, promoting healthy dogs with great temperaments. They should ask you a bunch of questions to make sure their puppy will be getting a good home. If all a "breeder" seems to care about is whether your check will clear, you can be sure he won't care a week later when the pup is dying from distemper or parvo and you want your money back.

Whatever you do, DON'T go to a pet shop, a flea market or buy one sight-unseen off the Internet!!!! You'll pay top dollar for what is usually a poor quality puppy mill dog. And you'll be supporting one of the cruelest industries in the country. The breeding animals are often kept in deplorable conditions - spending their entire lives in small wire-bottomed cages. They probably haven't been vaccinated against contagious diseases or tested for any health or temperament problems or genetic diseases - that costs money and cuts into their profits. A female is often bred every time she comes into heat. When her poor little body can't take it any more, she is often clubbed in the head and tossed into a dumpster or an open ditch. Most puppy mills ship their pups to pet stores at wholesale prices and many pups die before they even get there.

These so-called "breeders" have now figured out that they can use the internet to ship a dog directly to the customer and thus make more money by cutting out the middleman. If you buy a dog from out of state, good luck getting your money back if there's something wrong with the pup. These people count on you becoming instantly attached to the poor little guy and being willing to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars at the vet to treat whatever is wrong with him.

Answer 2

Unfortunately love does not pay for medical care, flea, tick, or heartworm preventative. Love cannot cure gastrointestinal upset, remove a foreign body, or treat parvovirus. Love cannot clean teeth, trim nails, and perform other regular necessary maintenance. Pugs are some of the most expensive breeds to keep that exist. I suggest a little research on the breeds, and a call to your vet (have one yet?) to see how much an average dog would cost per year in vet bills.

Answer 3

If you can not afford to buy the dog you may not be able to pay for the vet care for the dog.
Please if you can not easily afford a dog do not get one. People tend to skimp on vet care and the dog gets heartworms and dies becasue treatment is so far beyond their means.
If you would wait until you can afford the vet care you will be a much better home for a pet.

Answer 4

TLC echoed my thoughts exactly. Offer to petsit for your friends if you can't afford to own a pet, to be able to enjoy them.

Many people buy dogs or adopt from a shelter, only to frantically ask on yahoo "my dog is vomiting" or "my dog won't eat, what should I do, I can't afford a vet?".

Start saving for the care of a pet, and then adopt one (this will also assure that your pet is spayed or neutered, so that you don't end up with more than you can care for).

Answer 5

www.petfinder.com
You type in your zip code, the breed of dog you want, and the age preference and it gives you tons of choices.
In all likelihood, there will be an adoption fee that covers the cost of the shots, food, and other medical attention that he got while in the shelters care. Remember that even if you get a dog for an inexpensive price you will still have to pay for food and vet care.

Answer 6

I have a schitzu and I got mine from a pet store in the mall they are soooooooo cute

Answer 7

Forget the purebred. Make sure you can afford vet fees, shots, worming, flea/tick control, heartworm treatment, spay/neuter...then look in your local paper for "free to good home"

Answer 8

A new Yahoo Group helps pets find new homes and homes find new pets.

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Answer 9

Try a rescue group for those breeds in your area.

Answer 10

nobody is giving dogs for free