You are so right. There are also wonderful benefits to adopting an older dog. Usually, you don't have the potty-training to go through, they are calmer, you know if anything is wrong healthwise (hopefully), they've passed the stage where they chew everything in site.
Please don't miss out on a adopting a wonderful little pet, simply because it's not a puppy. You'll be depriving yourself of a wonderful experience.
Trish
Yorkie Rescue Colorado
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Originally Posted by ladyjane  Petfinder and Petharbor are great places to look.
As to the poster who referred to older pups, let me assure you that the older ones are very rewarding to have as pets. Please remember that the young ones do get old one day. Some people do want to adopt the older ones...although, it is not for everyone. And, yes, there are wonderful puppies dumped daily as well. Unfortunately so many getted dumped when they lose their youth. There are just way too many getting dumped period...regardless of age.
If not for rescues and other people who adopt and dedicate themselves to loving them, these senior yorkies would be euthanized in shelters after having given unconditional love to their owners during all of their youthful years. In a foster home..or in an adoptive home, they are allowed to spend the rest of their lives being loved the way they loved and die loved and with dignity..not in a cold lonely place. |