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Originally Posted by Teresa Ford

I was at the County Dog Shelter Tues I started a thread yesterday about rescue / shelter dogs. I was curious to see what others thought. The whole idea was set off by a conversation that went something like this. A woman said, "I want to adopt a little dog, a girl one, that will stay little, do you have any that are house broken and ready to go ?" She was politely asked routine questions like, do you have other pets , children, a fenced yard etc. She got huffy with the person asking. When she was told the cost of the puppy($46.00) and spay agreement , she ask what a spay cost and was told she was told around $65 if done at one of their clinics. She snapped, "You gotta be kidding, it is a mutt and you otta be glad somebody would want it. My friend said your dogs were cheap, that I should come here to get one. God ...Sixty-five dollars for a spay, forget it."
I am normally easy going, But, this really made me angry. I did tell my companion I wouldn't trust that woman to water a plant, never mind let her adopt a puppy ! GRRRR Most of us spend more than that, on flea & heart worm prevention. I thank you for all, the feed back. I knew it would be an interesting conversation.

What the heck does she want a dog for then? She needs to get a stuffed animal or a chia pet. I paid over $400 for Uni's spay. Best decision I ever made.