I really, really, really want to adopt my next dog, if that ever happens. I think it just takes patience and finding the *right* one. There is TONS of yorkie puppies I see as well on petfinder.com so it's not like you can only get older dogs on petfinder.
I often feel guilty about where I got Jackson too. I saw him listed on kijiji.com from a home "breeder" if you call her that (aka BYB) but I thought I was doing good by not going to a pet store or puppy mill at the time. I have not ONE complaint about Jackson, he's honestly almost the perfect dog so I don't have regrets in that sense. But it's clear to me he was not socialized properly with humans as a young pup because he is just sooo shy with strangers. He's wonderful with every dog, but I often wonder if I had gone to a reputable breeder if I would have a more people loving dog, but that's honestly his only fault so I can't compain too much. Also, I prefer his size at 12lbs and it seems hard to come by those from reputable breeders.
Size is another reason I want to go through rescue because you often find the dogs that are 8+ pounds, floppy eared, mixes, etc, and those are my favorites. I'm also not entirely sure I'd wanna go through the whole puppy stage again after Jackson is finally mellowing out, sleeping a lot more, well behaved, etc. But I also really enjoyed the fact that I got to raise and mold Jackson into the dog I wanted him to be, without any other influences before me.
As for the cons on rescue, I'd be afraid to get a dog that winds up having behavioral issues that I'm not able to handle. Jackson has no behavioral issues and I'd be scared to add to our non-issue pack, LOL. My dad has 2 dogs, one they got too young (6 weeks old, Jack Russell/shihtzu mix) and another they rescued at 1 year old (Doxy mix). I have to say the rescue is WAY more well behaved than their other dog, but HE has been influenced by her, so now they've got two dogs who bark at strangers and other dogs out on walks, in the house, etc... when I bring Jackson over there, he also gets influenced by them and can be a big pain in my butt. THAT's why I'm scared to add another.
I'm rambling but I honestly go back and forth ALL the time between puppy vs. rescue and think I started a thread on it in the past.
I'm pretty sure I will add a second dog in the future but I'm very happy and content right now with just Jackson. I just want to find that PERFECT dog that will totally fit in with us so I'm starting to learn to just not rush into anything. That doesn't stop me from visiting petfinder.com and the Yorkies For Sale section every single day
If I find the "right one" I'm hoping I will just
know.