Like some others, I would never buy a dog. As I'm sure most of you know, my life revolves around rescuing animals. Its really ALL I do. And when I say that, I am not trying to say that people who go to breeders are wrong. I am just saying what is right for ME. But what is right for me may not be right for the next person so I am not here to judge. And I completely understand falling in love with pet store dogs or backyard breeder dogs. We can say not to support BYB's, but I bet most of us wouldn't be able to turn our back on the innocent lives if we saw their little eyes looking at us in person.
I hope those of you who have dogs from breeders don't think I'm implying anything about you when I talk about rescue all the time. I talk about it all the time because its my life. I work at one shelter and volunteer at 2 and do transports for rescues. Its hard to not talk about it when so highly involved. But I am not trying to imply anything about you or your dogs.
All my dogs came from the shelter, and 2 of them were free because they were "unadoptable". The shelter just signed them over to me (they know me anyway because I've been volunteering there for years). Reece had an adoption fee. My cat was free because I got her off the street. And they all cost me about a billion dollars in vet bills and pet store visits
Oh yeah, I just wanted to add that since I'm in shelters every day, I can tell you that you can find any breed, size, shape, color, personality there. It just may take longer if you're looking for something really specific. But I have seen everything from purebred puppies to senior mutts. I am sure it is different in a few other areas, but most of the time you can find any type of dog at the shelter if you live in a big city. This isn't directed at anyone. I just wanted to point it out since I see everything here that comes in and out of the shelter on a daily basis.
Alyson
Shiloh, Reece, Lolly, Skylar
and fosters Snickers, Missy, Magic, Merlin, Maya
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