[jesscruz]

idk..but to me i think that saving any dog from a shelter is easier said than done. i have saved 3 dogs so far from shelters, and when i had to give them up i did not give them back to the shelter i gave them to loving homes where i knew that they would be very well taken cared of. why? because i wanted them to have a good happy life with a family. when i was first looking for a pet my first thought was a shelter, no if's and's or but's about it, but in my search for a pet through a shelter, i found it to be very difficult, because alot of the dogs weren't really kid friendly, or they were very timid due to being mistreated, and i wasn't qualified to give these dogs the training that they need to overcome this. alot of the shelters wouldn't let me adopt because i had 2 children wich was very heartbreaking for me. eventually i did find my pet but it took me a lot of time and alot of searching(driving everywhere). we had chi-chi(a pekinese) for 1 yr with missy and elli(maltese). missy and elli were trained very well, chi chi on the other hand was a runner and as much as we worked with her she just would not stay in our yard,she wasn't potty trained either and she just would not break the habbit. no matter how much we praised her and tried to teach her. our vet told us that sometimes when you adopt a dog you have no idea about the history of the dog and so fourth. so it makes it very difficult. i have nothing against adopting from shelters as you can see, but i do feel that it's okay if someone chooses to go out and buy a dog wether it be mixed breed or not from a good breeder, and pay what they feel is fair, as opposed to adopting. to ensure that they know exactly what they are getting as far as history goes. jmho with my experience.