Having hard time adopting dog

[Anonymous]

We are having a hard time finding the right dog to adopt. We have young kids and am trying avoid a pit Bull or any sort of pit mix. We found a few we love and put in applications but haven’t gotten any accepted.

I had put in feelers for a golden retriever puppy but it is $4000! We just got contacted there are puppies available. What would you do? Wait for a rescue or buy a dog now?

[Anonymous]

Our pit is the sweetest dog with our kids. If you’re looking to adopt you may want to reconsider your breed restrictions.

[Anonymous]

If you aren’t ok with any percentage pit bull you need to buy a dog from a breeder. Nearly all rescues have some amount of pit in them and you have no way to tell that without running a dna test.

[Anonymous]

It can take a while, OP. I know it's very frustrating though. I adopted a dog in October after a few months of looking for the right dog for me. Rescues sometimes didn't respond. Keep trying- there is an adoptable dog that will be a great fit for your family.
Just a side note- friends of mine bought a GR puppy 2 years ago. She was very hard to train and now, at age 2.5, she's much more manageable. YMMV.

[Anonymous]

Some shelters have meet and greets at local pet stores on weekends, like PetSmart. Find those and you’ll have many options.

[Anonymous]

OP, have you tried Wolftrap Animal Rescue?

Takes a little patience, but we had a hassle-free adoption with them. Check their Instagram, but I’d say at least half their dogs are not pits.

(Will add here that we had the same preference, even though a relative has a pit mix that adores their kids.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, have you tried Wolftrap Animal Rescue?

Takes a little patience, but we had a hassle-free adoption with them. Check their Instagram, but I’d say at least half their dogs are not pits.

(Will add here that we had the same preference, even though a relative has a pit mix that adores their kids.)

Op - yes we are looking at homeward trails, wolf trap, lucky dog and some in DC.

[Anonymous]

Yeah way too hard to avoid pits at shelters. After what happened to that family in Tennessee I just wouldn't consider it. Way too many stories like that.

You may have success if you are willing to adopt a senior dog, but that does come with its own challenges.

[Anonymous]

It has become more difficult to adopt dogs. We adopted our last dog in 2013 with no issues but waited for over a year for another dog last year. We finally just bought a Lab puppy this fall. Labs are great dogs and are cheaper than goldens.

[Anonymous]

We didn’t want to jump through a lot of hoops or wait too long, so we gave in and paid $3500 for our designer dog. No regrets, though. He’s great.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our pit is the sweetest dog with our kids. If you’re looking to adopt you may want to reconsider your breed restrictions.

Big mistake

[Anonymous]

How young are your kids?

[Anonymous]

Look at lab rescue if you want a lab or retriever. You may need to put some effort into finding the right dog thru a rescue. If you want to go the breeder route make sure you meet both parents. See where the dogs live, etc. do not buy from a store or online breeder. All breeders are doing it for the money whether they are puppy mills or nor, so keep that in mind when paying thousands for a dog when there are so many euthanized daily.,

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our pit is the sweetest dog with our kids. If you’re looking to adopt you may want to reconsider your breed restrictions.

Big mistake

Please spare us your ignorance.

[Anonymous]

https://kninerescue.com/pets/

Try this local rescue—great people and lots of pups.