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Originally Posted by Maximo  This is true whether your dog comes from a top breeder or a rescue. Both require a lot of thought, research, and patience. Dogs should be assessed and matched with the owner.
Before I had my second pup, I learned of 2 gorgeous Yorkie brothers at a local rescue. Perfect health, great personalities and behavior. They were surrendered by an owner who had extenuating circumstances that made it impossible for her to care for them. I wanted those boys badly, but I could not take 2 at the time.
I don't think there is any pressure on YT to rescue/adopt. There is pressure to stay away from BYBs and stores (the window fronts for mills).
When people come here and say they want a dog that looks exactly a certain way and weighs a certain weight and has certain characteristics, yes, they are often advised to adopt an adult. That doesn't necessarily mean rescue. There are plenty of adult dogs available from good sources, especially great breeders. I didn't want another puppy, so I adopted an 8 month old from my breeder.
Maybe I see only the positive side of rescue (special needs pups) because there are so many success stories among us here on YT.  |
I disagree with the original post for the most part. Yes, don't get a special needs rescue if you can't handle it, but what happens when one of your current, non-rescue dogs develops problems? My 8 month old, somewhat fearful little rescue is no more work than my 10 year old with a list of issues and I raised her! (minus the fact that he is in the puppy stage of course).
On average, I really like the attitudes of rescue dogs. Vetting them is a planned expense. And behavioral issues - don't all Yorkies have a few of those? Yes, if it's a highly reactive dog and you can't deal with it, then don't adopt it, but there are still times when an adult that has been with you for a long time can develop issues.
I'm not sure that there is pressure on YT to adopt. After all, these dogs don't need to be bounced around anymore. If you don't have the desire to commit or aren't going to love them because of xyz, then I say back away from the pups. Then there is a big difference between a rescue and a very special needs rescue. I'd just hope that even if some of the dogs on YT ended up in the vety special needs category, they would get what they need from their owners.