When I got Edie, I lived in Maine. The pound had only pit bulls and pit bull mixes. I did not want one of those breeds--they can be unpredictable and I had a small yard so I wanted a small dog. I found Edie through a newspaper ad.
After I got Edie, I met one of the directors of the local Animal Refuge League. I told him why I had not adopted from them, and he agreed with me....the ARL was full of pit bulls. He said the small dogs got adopted almost as soon as they came in the door.
Maine is a very humane place. I NEVER saw an outside dog. The winters are cold and all dogs live indoors. Also, everyone spays/neuters their dogs, so there is a SHORTAGE of dogs to be rescued. In fact, they bring them up from the south (Georgia, Alabama, the Carolinas) so they will have enough dogs to adopt out. I wish all places were like that.
