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Originally Posted by Britster  Well that's definitely not all shelters?
The place I always go to near my house keeps their dogs in fantastic help and are SO picky with whom they adopt the animals out to! You fill out an application first and then before you're even allowed to adopt the animal out, your current pets and fam members must meet the pet as well. And they come to your house to evaluate if it's a good environment. That's a no kill shelter. They have the same routine at the Pound/animal control place I visited.
And that's the point. Most of them need rehabilitation and if no one is willing to help & try, they just get killed. So why NOT adopt a dog in need, who may yes very well have anger issues, aggression, etc. It CAN be fixed.
On the other hand, you can also find a ton of puppies in shelters who have a fresh new slate! |
I forgot about those places and we do have them here as well. Check your local newspaper. At least here is where they advertise for sale of which are breeders from reputable people. That is where I found mine. Or you can go to
American Kennel Club - akc.org website and find a breeder there. Most of them have show dogs for sale that don't qualify to show and they sell them from what I know. Or wait till the dog show comes to your town and talk to the breeders there and maybe they will have one for sale.