Do you dislike it when people pay lots of money for a fancy dog when there are homeless ones that need a home?

Question

I guess I mean more like "designer dogs" and people that want a pet and choose to pay hundreds or thousands of dollars. For me, I wanted a companion, and our shelter spayed her and got all of her shots current as a matter of routine. I guess it was lucky that they had a gorgeous lemon beagle mix. It makes me sad that so many stray dogs get euthanized, so my only requirements were that she was submissive and small or medium sized, which was easy to find at a shelter.

Answer 1

Me...I think some people should adopt...but I use dogs for very specific reasons....I have hunting dogs...You can't find a hunting dog from an adption place. A good dog needs to be trained from a pup.....it is very hard to find pups of the right breed for adption. However...my wife has adpoted all the dogs she has picked out....but those are for just pets and not working dogs. SO it depends on the person and what people are looking for in a dog.

Answer 2

You know what I really hate? When people try to force-feed me their own beliefs...

Adoption is *not* for everyone. It's a choice. It's a very important personal decision. Adopted dogs most often come with preset habits, problems, question marks in their backgrounds, and even worse, the possibility for "surprise" medical and temperament problems in the future. If someone is able to deal with all of those extra factors, then so be it... It is a very honorable thing to do! I have had rescue dogs in the past, and I did it *not* because it was "the honorable thing to do", "the right thing to do", someone else's wishes, or any of that nonsense. I did it because I happened to find a dog that I bonded with, trusted, and that I wanted to add to my family! (Both of my rescues died young due to unforeseen, expensive, genetic medical complications... and yes, they were both mutts.)

BUT, a puppy from a strong, healthy bloodline, from a very reputable breeder has none of these question marks. Genetic tests have been done to rule out certain health problems, and the breeder *knows* the temperament of the lines and the parents, and therefore, the puppies... Some people choose to go that route, and it's not up to anyone else to tell them that their choice is wrong. (My pure-bred dogs from breeders have *always* lived to a ripe old age, and have *never* had temperament problems.)

Being adopted myself, I can tell you how much more difficult it is in medical situations when you don't know your parentage. Medical, emotional, and mental health problems go untreated simply because no one knows the possibility is there... It's no different with dogs. Their genetics work just like ours do.

A person pays "lots of money for a fancy dog" because the research is supposed to be there to back up the breeder's claims of good health and temperament. If the "buyer" would just do the appropriate research and ask the correct questions, this would be guaranteed.

Haven't you heard the adoption horror stories? Oh, wait... The media doesn't *share* those, do they? Hmm... Interesting, isn't it?

Some people want to "save a life" and some people want to know what they're getting, *and* know what they're in for. Neither side of this inane debate deserves to be run into the ground... Have your opinion, but don't *force* it upon others, please.

Answer 3

Status symbol usually. Some people show or work their dogs and for that they need very specific dogs that come from quality breeders.

For most people though, a mutt from the shelter is just the same as a purebred (supposedly) from a breeder. I have a purebred dog from a shelter, and a mutt from one too. When I walk them, people think they are both pure because my mutt is gorgeous. He looks like he should be a "something" and if we decided to start calling him a Breton Bay Stinkhound, most people would nod and go oh wow, I need to look in to that breed!

People get fixated on one kind of dog, but I've learned from experience that this really blinds people to other dogs that may fit with them just as well. Our first dog was an akita x german shepherd, so when he was tragically killed and we went to the pound again, we only really looked at GSD mix dogs and wound up adopting one who was labeled as a GSD x Shar Pei. Whoever gave him that label however was clearly smoking something because after doing some research and comparing pictures and watching his behavior it was clear that he was actually a hound mix, probably bloodhound (hence the wrinkles, mistaken for shar pei). This got me interested in the large scent hounds and I recently adopted a purebred black and tan coonhound who arrived at the shelter as a stray. He's the light of my life and I never would have given him a second look if I'd stayed so fixated on shepherds.

Answer 4

Nope, cause I paid lotsa money for my longcoat chihuahua. I did a lot of research to find a dog that suited my lifestyle. Our pound didn't have one that I wanted.

We have adopted a stray german shephard. We also adopted two stray kittens from our friends house. So...I'm happy with our choices.

A pet is for life and the owner should be educated on the animal they are adopting. Example, a cute border collie puppy from the pound will require lots and lots of attention and training. A lazy person with no dog experience shouldn't get that dog without doing some homework. Ok, I'll get off my soapbox.

Answer 5

Yes.

But not as much as I dislike the people who are breeding so-called "designer dogs" (which are really just mutts with fancy names that idiot people will pay hundreds of dollars for because they think they're "special" somehow) to sell when there are millions of dogs killed every year in the shelters.


And to GitEm - if you think it's only mutts that are being killed in the shelters, you are SORELY mistaken. Many breed-specific rescues are full to overflowing because of the purebreds that they pull from shelters. The DFW area has two Miniature Schnauzer rescue groups, and both are consistently full of dogs to adopt, and we STILL can't get to all of the Minis in the shelters.

Answer 6

Yes- even if they want a fancy dog there are plenty of those in shelters too and there are several rescue groups looking for good homes for their animals. But what really makes me mad are the people who don't get their pets fixed. I think it should be a law just like rabies shots.

Answer 7

I don't disagree with someone who wants a good quality purebred dog. They have their purpose. But I go NUTS when I hear of people buying mutts (aka designer breeds)from a "breeder", or buying at a pet store. If you have particular purpose for a purebred dog, why not save a shelter dog?

Answer 8

Simply destroys me because most of the crap they spend money on is a puppy mill or back yard breeders dog. Most have more genetic and behavior issues then those being put to sleep in the shelter.

AKC papers are the easiest to forge. The only reason to spend more than vet costs on any animal is if it is competing with AKC registered dog shows. Does no one realize this. And I love the breeders that say theirs are registered with the CKC (Continental Kennel club) AKC is all that matters.

The worse is the pure breds that die in the shelters. Approximately 30%40% of dogs in shelters are pure and had their papers and were dumped. Breeders always tell you "oh I take mine back" Everyone I have ever dealt with didn't want their precious pet back when it went through the shelter!!! They got some dumb suckers money and thats all that mattered

Copied this from link below:

Officials said Moukaddem's attorney says his client has registration papers for all the dogs seized from her kennels, proving she has rightful ownership. But Dills said investigators have found evidence that those papers might have been falsified, or just inadequate as proof of ownership.

"They say they have papers, but they're CKC, not AKC," the latter acronym refers to American Kennel Club, an organization which formally suspended Tonya Moukaddem's license last month for ten years because she refused to allow records inspections.

"CKC is the Continental Kennel Club, and all you have to do for those (registration papers) is take a photo of the dog and send it in to them and they'll send you papers."
http://www.kypost.com/2004/01/17/dogs011704.html

Answer 9

Yes. I just took in a stray cat-he's a lot of work and money but I took one starving soul off the streets. Animals are out of their element now in our cement jungles. Why create new lives when innocent ones are terminated everyday? Not to mention the conditions at animal mills which supply pet stores are usually less than favorable.

Answer 10

No no no, God doesn't use funds, the bible grow to be created by technique of guy, it is guy's creation, so guy receives the money, and when you consider that guy is evidently sinful and hence grasping, he retains the money. and any funds that is going to the homeless, is merely what's left over in the once a year funds. besides, Jesus grow to be homeless and bummed round, so homeless each individual is truly following the course of Jesus. Jesus by no skill requested for funds, so why might want to the homeless?