I just want to say, I would be more likely to get a mix from someone I really trusted than a shelter dog. I feel really bad for the dogs that end up there, but I don't feel I'm a good enough trainer to fix all the problems that can come with them.
While Yuri didn't come from a shelter he came from a bad situation... I got Yuri from my husbands cousin, after she impulse bought 2 puppies at Christmas one year then figured out she couldn't handle them. His cousin isn't exactly stable, and though Yuri is better than when I got him, he STILL has some problems 3 years later.
I love Yuri to death, but I can't handle another crazy dog, sometimes I can barely handle him. I know that most if not all shelter dogs could be retrained I just don't think everyone is capable of doing so. |