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Originally Posted by JCarlson2004 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). |
My point is that I feel it is wrong to judge people so harshly (calling me socially irresponsible for example for asking for ALL of the facts about ESN and saying that people should be free to make their own health decisions for their babies) or condemning those who breed when the shelters are full or criticizing those who buy from a pet store when it does not get it's puppies from a puppymill.
Just like you, we all have our own personal reasons for the choices we make and others may not understand or would never make the same choices, but we need to be more respectful of people's choices, and trust that they will do the responsible thing for them even if it is different from what you believe.
