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Originally Posted by concretegurl  Before there is a host of Christmas threads about gifted pups I just wanted to put it out there many rescues allow you to offer to pay the adoption fee and let the recipient go through the adoption process. |
On the topic of "gifted pups"...my grown kids who wanted to buy me a yorkie as a gift last Christmas quickly discovered that reputable breeders will not sell their pups as surprise gifts (rightly so, in my opinion).
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Originally Posted by concretegurl If you want to get yourself a gift which is also the gift of life, a furever home in the least remember a rescue dog, even go right down to your local animal control!
You don't have a to get a pure bred Yorkie but you just might find one anyways. |
While I don't exactly disagree with this, I don't necessarily agree with it either. I believe people need to put more thought into what kind of dog they want and why.
While seeing a cute face in a cage will pull at the heartstrings of some, I don't think it necessarily makes for the best decisions of pet ownership. At my age I know myself well enough to know, if it's not exactly what I want, I'm not going to be happy with it in the long run. I don't do "settling" for something, well. I believe, settling and hasty decisions lead to many animals ending back up in shelters.