| yorkietalkjilly | 07-27-2013 05:54 PM |
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Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly
(Post 4281849)
Breed Specific Rescues are automatically set up and prepared to deal with that breed's specific medical problems and behavior issues, usually with fosters that well know that breed and its idiosyncracies inside and out, leaving the other rescues free to take other dogs.
If I had to ever surrender a Yorkie, it would comfort me no end to know that my little Yorkie boy or girl would go to a Breed Specific Rescue such as YHR where people that know all about a Yorkie would be caring for him or her from intake through medical care to, hopefully, an eventual re-home with a Yorkie lover looking to give a forever home to another Yorkie. The person with years of Yorkie experience just automatically knows how to deal with a Yorkie in distress and won't make early mistakes that could possibly affect him for a long, long time. I've rescued more than my share of dogs of all kinds and many a time wished I known more about a first-time breed I had so I could better accommodate his or her natural characteristics and hereditary traits.
I say thank you God for Yorkie Haven Rescue and other Breed Specific Rescues. They stay full up as it is, I'm sure, and help free all breed rescues. THANK GOD FOR ALL CREDIBLE RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS! But, still, I'm sure those who have to surrender their Lab or Cocker Spaniel would rather, given the chance, have their dog go to a Breed Specific Rescue, too, if at all possible. It has got to be so reassuring to know that the little one you've told goodbye is now in very familiar hands.
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Originally Posted by Rhetts_mama
(Post 4281853)
While all reputable rescues are wonderful, I do think that breed specific ones have several advantages over a general rescue.
1. A breed specific rescue gives a potential adoptive parent a place to start looking. For example, I can google rescues, Atlanta, Golden Retrievers and be instantly hooked up with no less than 4 in my area that have the type of dog I would like to add to my family.
2. Breed specific rescues tend to be well versed in the specific needs of the breed and the special care they might require (LP, Liver Shunt, etc) so that they can get any necessary treatment in a timely manner.
3. Because they are so well versed in the breed's needs/temperments etc, they are generally very careful in placing the dog in a true fur-ever home.
Again, I'm not knocking any rescue. I think there is a place and an incredible need for both types.
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Originally Posted by gemy
(Post 4281861)
I say God Bless to both types of rescues. But quite frankly, I love a breed specific rescue.
And posters imo are very correct, in that the rescue is very well versed in that breed, and that goes across all medical issues, temperament issues, and how to screen for a potential new home.
Having a breed like Black Russian Terrier, I would be dancing in my grave, if one of my B lackies got put into a general rescue. And my grave is where I would be if any dog of mine were to be in a rescue.
I do beg to differ, but guard work and protect breeds do have specific very specific needs, that imo a general rescue is not equipped to deal with.
| Besides all these things, think of the small, fragile size of some toy breeds. In a general breed rescue, the toys are going to be at a real disadvantage if the breeds are allowed out together under the care of novice handler or even an very experienced handler, even momentarily, as dogs are unpredictable. For toy dogs, BSR's are lifesavers and really help ensure that the little dogs won't be bulldozed, bullied and accidentally hurt by the larger breeds. |
