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Originally Posted by SoCalyorkiLvr Not to be personal but despite your experiences in the shelter you did not rescue a dog, but rather bought one, as did I, and so many others on here, so I am just saying that we can all do our part to battle the pet over population problem in our own way w/o compromising the needs of our own family members and circumstances.  |
No your question is not too personal.
I bought Tia rather then adopt from a rescue/shelter because I didn't want too wait long for another dog. I had just lost my precious Katie to a tragic accident and then the very next day I lost my mother. I was very lonely and depressed (I'm still very depressed in fact) and I felt like my house was too quiet with only 1 dog. At first, I felt guilty because I thought I was betraying Katie's memory by getting a second dog so quickly after her death. But I truly needed another dog -- Tia has helped me so much to cope with my grief.
So that is why I purchased a dog rather then adopt. I didn't want to wait a long time for a Yorkie to come into a shelter by me (there were none at the time -- I know because I made a few calls to check).