Want to know the TRUTH about animal shelters...?

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Here's to all the IDIOTS who have said this:

“It’s hard to find a puppy in a pound.”

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“All the dogs in shelters are mutts.”

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“You can’t find a toy or a ‘designer breed’ in a shelter.”

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“I can find homes for all the puppies my dog has.”

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“You can’t retrain a shelter dog to do anything.”

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I was just thinking of all the people who come on here and defend the backyard breeders and the puppy mill dogs and don't have a clue what's living (and dying) in shelters. This project took me awhile, but if one person listens, it's worth it. Your feelings, folks?

Answer 1

I absolutely agree! If only HALF the people who breed would STOP there would so many less dogs dying everyday in shelters. It sickens me to see people with such cavalier attitudes about breeding.

I want my dog to have "just one litter" before she gets spayed.

All my friends/family think my dog is beautiful and want one just like him.

My dog is AKC registered so it's worthy of being bred.

BS....all of it.

Answer 2

OH you are so right on!!!!!!!!!! You can find almost anything your looking for in shelters.

This is all a result of you backyard breeders that stick 2 dogs together to make a buck. Sickening. There are to many dogs and not enough homes but sure enough there will be somebody on here asking some stupid *** question about breeding when their dog is already pregnant.

Go visit the shelters and rescues. They have the best dogs.

Answer 3

On average 1 out of 4 dogs at a shelter are mutts. And if somebody says they can't find a puppy at a pound they obviously haven't bothered to look.
If anybody says you can't train a shelter dog-they are obviously ignorant.
There is a petshow at Sea World (Orlando) where they have dogs, cats, and other pets perform quite an amazing show. They rescued the dogs and cats from the pound, and after the show they promote adoption.

Answer 4

I'm with you 100%. I saw Golden Retrievers in the pound, as well as a beagle and some JRTs and Bostons. Anything you wanted, you could have - a purebred Bloodhound, a fully grown Weimeraner, Border Collie puppies...

It was so hard to pick just one. My dog came with some "learned behaviors" that were bad - she sits, shakes, lays down, and knows how to stay. She's never peed in the house. How terrible is that?

I also didn't miss her puppyhood - she's experiencing a renaissance. She acts so much like a puppy and she's almost two.

Adoption is always worth considering.

Answer 5

I absolutely hate backyard breeders and puppy mills. We have a wonderful Yellow Lab that was rescued from a 'reputable' backyard breeder. She was among several pups born with a condition called Hereditary Myopathy of Labrador Retrievers. No treatment . . . no cure. We also have a Pomeranian rescued from a puppy mill. He's a wonderful little dog. It's too bad he had to experience the horrors of living in a filthy cage for the first couple years of his life.

Answer 6

I hit the nail on the head , thank you so much your time was worth it and if one person thinks about it it's worth calling a shelter first before going to a breeder and the feeling one get by bringing home a ADOPTED pet is unbelievable . Lets hope that one will take a good look and decide to spay , neuter and chip their dogs so that in future there won't be a need for so many animal shelters .

Answer 7

I agree with you. The best dogs are mutts. They are less likely to have any of the hereditary defects that purebreds have. Although I have a purebred Yorkie (it was given to me by a breeder after she had a difficult pregnancy, and the vet I use now told me she should have never been bred in the first placefor several reasons-hence all the valid points against puppy mills), my dog growing up was a mutt, and he lived to be 19 and was the BEST dog anyone could ever have.

Answer 8

Thank you for posting this. Now if we could just get those byb's and puppymills to CARE. Our rescue group gets most of our purebred dogs from animal control centers across the country. Sometimes our coordinator gets the call a hour before a dog is scheduled to be put down. If they only knew! The public is obviously in denial.

Answer 9

www.petfinder.com is one of my favorite websites!!! Youa re absolutely correct!! I''m not saying people should not buy a certain breed of their desire but for those people that just want a pup or a full grown dog to love... this is one of the best places to check out! be ware though.. I actually visited a place that had their site on this website and I was horrified when I arrived! please visit more than once the place you are planning on adopting from and ASK QUESTIONS!!! Ask for referrals, or better yet, ask local vets if dogs from the place listed on petfinder has had healthy dogs or dogs with health issues!!

Answer 10

No thats an previous fable. of direction there are various mutts in shelters (and there is no longer something incorrect with mutts even with what your dad might think of) yet a brilliant form of pedigrees additionally finally end up desiring new residences. you may desire to easily circulate to community rescues / shelters and notice what canines they have accessible. determination 2 is to touch the breed rescues for the breeds you would be drawn to. for each organic breed of canines there's a breed-particular rescue team who rehome them. determination 3 - inspect canines desiring residences in the unfastened classified ads, eg on petfinder or craigslist. i'm in the united kingdom and there are a lot of purebred rottweilers, dobermanns, german shepherds, staffies etc. finding for residences, the two being marketed by ability of latest vendors and in shelters.