on the rescuring comments:
i volunteer so i understand how important it is to find homes for these dogs. but the only dogs i see in the particular shelter that i help out with are large, dark, short hair mixes. nothing wrong with that, but there is no variety there. i think large dogs are great but i personally get irrated when im have a propsective adopter and every dog i tell them about is basically the same. and then they get discouraged as well and a lot of times people who are ignorant drop off the young adults or older large dogs because they like the "puppy" so those dogs usuallt stay a long time, they are all good dogs.
But when looking for a small breed dog, that is not defective (this is not used in a offensive manner) such as sickly, tempermental, or very old they and are not considered adoptable in my eyes (still dont want nothing bad to happend to them, i feel that this happens because people want a younger puppy or dont have the means to help a sick puppy) thats not want i am looking for, also if you find something that is not defective then it is too far away OR they charge the same amount as a breeder. i have seen where they were charging $1000.00 for a purebred yorkie. i think that was crazy. if i pay $1000.00 for a purebred dog i want full rights to the papers and breeding, etc... they make it easier for people to go to the breeders and harder to adopt from them with some places fees. and if you want a specific breed, or breed mix or shape or color whatever you may not find it at a shelter when you are really interested. i never thought that people would ever surrender a toy breed such as a yorkie until i started getting in the small breeds more heavily. and there are a variety of them on line but like i said a lot of times there is something or unappealing about the situration. also a lot of adoption places are extremely finiky.
the shelter i work with reviews application, does telephone visits and home visits, checks references.( i do agree with process but it is a slow process) now we normally have large dogs this group required that all dogs be inside, i dont agree, if the weather is bad then yes they should be inside but if it is a nice day and they a nice area for the dog i think that should be enough. you know how some of us have large outside walking dog house or kennels this place will not approve of that. my mom has a walking dog house with a 5 foot ling fence, running water hot and cold, ac, heater, electricty and a grooming station and she was on the board of the directors (retired) and they would not aprove her because the whole yard wasnt fenced in.
i think it is easier to go to a breeder, pick out your puppy, pay the money, maybe signed a contract on papers or breeding, bring it home and have a contact for informatin ( the breeder)
and another good point when some one is looking they wanted right then, they normally dont want to wait and breeders are always there.
i have bought 2 "designer" dogs and i like that term better then mix or mutt. i paid $250.00 for the first and $400.00 (they were asking $500.00) for the second who has passed away. i bought my purebred and my "designer" looks more purebred then the purebred....lol ( which i know is bad breeding and he was an impulse buy)
but i think it is just a matter of what YOU want, not everyone else!!! |