aly writes:

I personally disagree with the fact that the kind of puppy you want is hard to find in shelters. There are puppies of ALL types (as I'm sure you know!) and I think you could find one that would meet every one of your needs.
I looked for about 5 mos on petfinder and rescue sites for a puppy before I got Gully and they were all spoken for by the time I inquired about them. I think next time I'm going to spend more time actually going in person to the adoption events and shelters. The weekend before I picked up Gully, I was in Petsmart and it was adoption day. I passed by the most wonderful Chocolate Lab mix. Wasn't even a breed I was considering, but boy we connected. I would have snatched her up in a minute if it wasn't for Gully. Course I didn't ask about her, so who knows maybe she was already spoken for too. Cuz it was hard to believe a dog that gorgeous and intelligent was even there to begin with.

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