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Originally Posted by megansmomma  You obviously do not get the point of rescue.  I currently have 3 rescues and 1 foster. I do not know their "lines" but that is not the point of adopting a rescue anyway. I did it to give them all a good and loving home. You cannot tell the difference from a rescue or a pup with so called "lines". I can tell you that all of my pups INCLUDING Truman who was almost DEAD from neglect are wonderful dogs. I have said this before and I will say it again~these dogs did not fall from the sky. They were once someone's pet that were most likely purchased from a breeder or pet shop. It is not their fault that someone made the decision to abandon or neglect them.
Since when do rescue dog get put onto the clearance rack like Walmart?  |
I think you really misunderstood what I was trying to say. I know that rescue dogs can be absolutely wonderful dogs, and I know exactly what the "point" of rescuing a dog is. I am just saying that some of them are emotionally scarred from their experience, such as Bertha on the YTNR site, and these dogs need a specific kind of home. I think rescues are great and that is how I am going to get MY next dog, but if people are going to spend $850-$2000 for a dog, a lot of times they want one that is a baby and has a health background of the parents, grandparents, etc. I don't care whether my dog has a piece of paper saying it is of good breeding or fits the "standard", all I was saying is that you may not know about certain health problems that a rescue dog may be predisposed to, b/c you may not know about their background. Of course any dog could end up with health problems, but it is less likely if they were bred from medically healthy dogs. They could end up being very healthy, but I think it is more uncertain with a rescue dog, which is why I think it is hard to ask someone to pay $2000 for a dog that could very well need more expensive procedures in the future, especially with the economy being so bad (as I said before). Dogs are very expensive to take care of with health issues or not, so you need to have money set aside from the beginning in case anything ever happens to your pet and you need to pay a high medical bill, which is hard for some people if they have to start off spending $2000.
It is absolutely not the dog's fault that it was abandoned, so please don't insinuate that I think that. As I said before, I understand that the medical costs of the dogs are why the fee is so high, but they are not being adopted and I think that the cost is what a major reason for that. I am not saying that rescue dogs should be put on "the clearance rack like Walmart," but YTNR is charging MORE for some of their dogs than even many reputable breeders would. I am a supporter of YTNR and all rescues, I was only trying to point out that by charging so high a fee, the dogs are less likely to get their well deserved forever home.