Kirby is so sad :(

[crsvstang]

Sounds like Kirby will be busy with the kids. I know you have to be sad he is leaving though. I'm sure your daughter and her kids will give him the best home possible.

The puppy you are getting is so adorable!

[poofy]

Yes I gave him a bone today..lol..my way of saying I love you..and I know you will be happy..hes napping right now, and so is SAmmyJ..
Isnt she a cutie..I can hardly wait to hug her..only held her for a few..lol..

[bckrazy]

Sorry you had such a frustrating experience, but I do not agree with bashing shelters. I've never heard of a rescue or shelter that only adopts out to homes with doggy doors ~ and I've volunteered and spoken to at least 20 different shelters and rescues. Fenced yards, I do agree with that part for large or energetic dogs! Then again, I know a BC Rescue that will gladly adopt out a very high-energy BC puppy to a home without a fenced yard, as long as the people are very active and happy to take their dog on several daily walks and runs on-leash and frequent trips to the dog park.

The thing about 99% of shelters and rescues is that they really do dedicate their lives to saving animals and finding wonderful homes for them. Yes, they can be picky, but that's because they truly want to end the cycle of abandonment of pet dogs. $300 is a bit steep for a rescue ~ but, then again, you'll be paying more than that for a mixed breed puppy that doesn't even have all of their shots, isn't spayed/neutered, isn't housetrained or temperament evaluated, etc. JUST altering a dog can cost $80-100+, on top of the medications, shots, food, and care that rescues put into the dogs.

Anyway, I hope your puppy is very healthy + happy. It's kind of disapointing that one (or two) small-scale rescues turning you away would cause you to immediately turn to a BYB instead, but each to his/her own.

[poofy]

(/QUOTE)$300 is a bit steep for a rescue ~ but, then again, you'll be paying more than that for a mixed breed puppy that doesn't even have all of their shots, isn't spayed/neutered, isn't housetrained or temperament evaluated, etc. JUST altering a dog can cost $80-100+, on top of the medications, shots, food, and care that rescues put into the dogs.

Anyway, I hope your puppy is very healthy + happy. It's kind of disapointing that one (or two) small-scale rescues turning you away would cause you to immediately turn to a BYB instead, but each to his/her own.[/QUOTE]

it wasnt one or 2, im serious, go to pet finder and ck out the shelters here there are lots, I cked at all of them. And my puppy cost 300 dollars.The shots are going to cost me 12 dollars and to get her spayed is going to be 20.
She will be vet cked and have her first shots. I relized that rescures put a lot into their work, but you should have seen the response I got evey one was no. I could have got one at the pound like I said, if I had a way to keep going there , and cking. But I wouldnt know what I was getting there either, what kind of medications it might need later or so on. My experences with rescue shelters here left me with a very sad look at them. Iam saying here, because im sure there are a lot of good ones other places, but I talked to one in californina, jsut over the line that said the same thing.So I gave up and bought a puppy. Im very happy with the puppy, and I knew that training and all would take time, but I live alone and am home 90 percent of the time and have all the time in the world to do it..My sister has a Lhaso apso that was 450 dollars, she got her at 6 weeks, which showed lack of concern on the sellers part, But she is healthy , groomed every 3 weeks, her fur grows really fast. My sister is in a much higher money bracket..lol..but she also took a chance ..and her jasmine is in wonderful shape and the vet says she is doing great.She didnt even try to adopt, said it was a hassel she didnt wantand would rather buy like that than have people comeing to ck her home and telling her how to raise her dog. Im sorry but my experence did not give me much hope for the rescue dogs out here.It was a sad experence.