(/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.