Where'd you get your dog?

[Foam]

Darli nwas from a pet store
Ozzy was from the best breeder ever

[Christiansmommy]

Dale was from a very resposible breeder. Our breeder actually brought one of the first Swissie's into the US from Switzerland. And he is very strict on who gets one of his dogs...alot of times, the waiting list is up to 1 year long for a Swissie...b/c they don't want you to buy one on a whim and then later think that you made a mistake...they make you wait and wait and wait, and if for ANY reason the dog doesnt work out, they insist that you take the dog back to the original breeder. (you have to sign papers and contracts saying such)..you rarely see one in a shelter We lucked out, though, we really impressed our breeder and were able to get Dale sooner We love him and may get a sibling for him, either from the same breeder, or maybe even a shelter....

[Cinder & Smoke]

Cinder sez...

ME?
I came frum the Ohio County Animal Jail - at Weeling, West Virginia.

Dad anna Kat wuz feelin purdy low kuz they'd just lost
Dad's Beloved Husky/Shepherd - Shadow
After a lotta searchin for anudder Husky/Shep;
My Angel Moms (Volunteers at da Shelter) sent Dad my
Shelter Mug Shot >>>


Dad told da Kat ta "Hold da Fort; he'd be rite back"...
Jumped inna Traktur Kar an motored down ta Wheeling
(about a 2 hour, 100 mile trip) to "take a peek".

Dint take too long fur the 'doption...
Kupla test spinz round the Jail, Kat Test - hadda *sniff* atta Jail Kat
wiffout *grrrrin* (I passed);
take a BAFF (Angel Mom insisted - said I *stunk*).

Boots, da Kat, wuz jest "tickled pink" when Dad showed up back
atta Ranch wiff me! Kuppla rocky daze till I learnt dat
Kat'z got KLAWZ, but I adjusted purdy well.
Kat has learnt ta "live wiff it!"

Smokey sez...

ME?
I came frum our Frunt Porch!
Got "dumped" out frunt at da Ranch inna middel of da winter...

Cinnerz Resqued Me; invited me IN;
then She anna Pet Talk Gang talked Dad into KEEPIN me!!

Here's my Tail >>>
Cinder wants to keep the Stray she "found"...

[Fox-Gal]

Mooch, I got when a old friend called and said they found this puppy that had been set on fire and did I think I could help her, of course I said yes. This year Mooch will be 18.

Tuffy, was from a breeder.

Brocka, came from a breeder.

Cannilla, was a rescue from a breeder, that had become so ill she could no longer care for Cannilla. She called me sence Cannilla was older and had health problems, nobody wanted her. We did.

Ginger, we got when a man that stoped by and asked if we could take her. He had heard about us and wanted Ginger to have a good home. Ginger's owners where back yard breeders that had no more use for her after she became to old to breed.

Brandy, was a recuse from a puppy mill, that the H.S. shut down and was given to us because of certin issues that made her un-adoptable through the H.S.

Odie, came from the H.S., he was also un-adoptable, they said.

Rocky, came from a family that no longer wanted him because he got to big, so my husband brought him home.

[Kitty Talker9204]

I got Rocky an Akita From Chili,Wisconsin My Toy poodles Oscar and Otis are from Oshkosh,Wisconsin thats were my babes are from !!!

[lute]

we got beanie at Harmony Haven. a no-kill shelter right outside of town. i didnt even know the place was even there until after our yorkie died.

i'm pet-sitting a dog right now and who knows when she's going to find a home. she was dumped at a grave yard and a friend's husband brought her home and she didnt move or eat. so another friend took her and they couldn't keep her. so now it's my turn.lol. i'm just sort of "fostering" her until a permanent home is found......anyone need a 10lb. dog

[Twisterdog]

Lacie came from a pet store, bred by an Amish puppy mill. (Obviously purchased before I knew better!)

Keito and Queenie came from the humane society in Colorado where I was a volunteer.

Sadie I got from friends who were divorcing, and neither wanted her.

All the others came to me either through my breed rescue of the shelter here, while I was on the board of directors.

[Lissa]

Boomer- my boyfriends old dog RB- was his neighbors and it kept running away to play with the neighbor kids, so they said he could keep him.

Layla- Friends of mine were driving around town and saw some little boys beating a puppy, she was 6 pounds at the time, and stopped to yell at them. The boys said that they stole her and she was stupid and if they gave them 5 bucks they could have her. I made a random trip to their house later that day, I hadn't seen them for quite awhile, and they had this puppy. They already had 7 dogs and 4 cats, plus 6 roommates. They were going to keep her, but the other, very large dogs weren't so keen on that. So I gladly took her off their hands. Thats how I got my best friend.

[Uabassoon]

Pepper, my dog back home we found in a ditch in front of my house. And Missy the dog I share custody of came from animal control.

[Shelteez2]

Emily came from an ad in the paper by a BYB. We didn't really know any beter at the time, except to not get a dog from a pet store.

Clipse came from a responsible breeder, who is in it to better the breed. He was being kept to be a show dog, but he went over size (a disqualification in shelties) so he was sold as a pet to me.

[veegan]

I adopted Brockypoo from aussie rescue northwest, part of aussie rescue and placement helpline.

[K9soul]

Originally posted by Cinder & Smoke
Here's my Tail >>>
Cinder wants to keep the Stray she "found"...[/i]

Ok, I just got done reading this incredible "tail", and I simply have to say I think it is the most enjoyable, touching, funny and heartwarming thing I have ever read. Thank you so much Cinder for giving that link, so that I could read your wonderful journal of how Smoke came into you, your Dad and Kat's life.

[CountryWolf07]

Anna (husky) was from the APL and Rosie was from a breeder..

[tikeyas_mom]

All three of mine were from Breeders.

[PJ's Mom]

Peej came from a breeder and Bailey was a resident at Arlington's finest shelter.