Question for owners of rescue pets

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s 100 percent virtue signaling, unless you ask what breed the dog is, and then it makes sense.

100%

[Anonymous]

95% of pets are rescues. It's so cringeworthy when dog owners boast this, like it's special. You don't see cat or hamster or bunny owners saying their pet is "a rescue."

[Anonymous]

I wouldn’t answer that way, but maybe it’s because they think you’re going to follow up asking the breed, since a lot of people do.

[Anonymous]

It’s just small talk, don’t overthink it. You approached them.

[Anonymous]

It may be like when you compliment someone’s outfit and they say “thanks, it’s from [store]!”

[Anonymous]

virtue signaling. i hate it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We live near a dog park so people are often walking by with their dogs. My kids sometimes say something to passersby, like "your dog is adorable!" And 9 times out of 10 the response is a variation of "thanks, he's a rescue."

Do the rescue groups tell people to answer that way? My kids don't really understand what it means (or at least they didn't at first), so I don't think it's a flex to look like saviors or something. Is it like a subtle advertisement for rescuing pets? Or defensive, like not wanting to look like they support bad breeders? Just curious why this is almost always the response.

Of course NOT.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s because they don’t know the breed details. Cute leads to “what kind of dog is that?”

Why not just say "I don't know, s/he's a mutt."

Dog owners are seriously such weird special snowflakes. When someone asks what kind of cat I have, I just say "I don't know, she's a shelter kitty."

The whole "rescue" thing is 100% virtue signaling. The only kind of pet owner that does this, are dog owners.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:95% of pets are rescues. It's so cringeworthy when dog owners boast this, like it's special. You don't see cat or hamster or bunny owners saying their pet is "a rescue."

Most people don't walk their cats or bunnies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s because they don’t know the breed details. Cute leads to “what kind of dog is that?”

Why not just say "I don't know, s/he's a mutt."

Dog owners are seriously such weird special snowflakes. When someone asks what kind of cat I have, I just say "I don't know, she's a shelter kitty."

The whole "rescue" thing is 100% virtue signaling. The only kind of pet owner that does this, are dog owners.

It is just a fact. When I see purebreds owners will tell me where they got them

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s because they don’t know the breed details. Cute leads to “what kind of dog is that?”

Why not just say "I don't know, s/he's a mutt."

Dog owners are seriously such weird special snowflakes. When someone asks what kind of cat I have, I just say "I don't know, she's a shelter kitty."

The whole "rescue" thing is 100% virtue signaling. The only kind of pet owner that does this, are dog owners.

dying. Do you even hear yourself?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s because they don’t know the breed details. Cute leads to “what kind of dog is that?”

This is the only time we talk about it. People will ask “what he is” and we will say we don’t know because he’s a rescue and a mutt.

[Anonymous]

I’ve noticed this too OP., sometimes when I’m standing there with my obviously purchased doodle.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:As someone who cares deeply about rescuing, I normally abhor people who insist on pointing out that their dog is a rescue. It often very much feels like virtue signaling.

That said, in this case, as it's a response to the "adorable" exclamation, I think it's simply a continuation of the conversation. The dog owner is agreeing that their dog is adorable and adding, isn't it cool that he/she is an adorable mutt?!

It's not. I honestly don't want people thinking I bought a pet.

That is virtue signaling.

Nope. I don't go out of my way to tell people to rescue. But when someone believes I bought a pet, yes, I will correct their erroneous information. Correcting bad information isn't virtue signaling, sorry.

These are children saying a dog is cute. How are you correcting their erroneous information?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s because they don’t know the breed details. Cute leads to “what kind of dog is that?”

Why not just say "I don't know, s/he's a mutt."

Dog owners are seriously such weird special snowflakes. When someone asks what kind of cat I have, I just say "I don't know, she's a shelter kitty."

The whole "rescue" thing is 100% virtue signaling. The only kind of pet owner that does this, are dog owners.

+1. I could see if the owner is asked what kind of dog, then responding rescue might make sense.

Shelter kitty! Love it. Aren't most cats rescues? Why don't rescued cats get the PR rescued dogs do?