
Spay/neuter campaigns have been extremely successful with pretty much everyone except the segment of the population that finds pit bulls desirable. Thus no more “mutts” that make great family dogs.
After months of monitoring the intakes at my local humane society and county shelter) we went to a reputable breeder for this reason (and please miss me with the “no such thing as a reputable breeder” nonsense). |
MAGAs |
Biggest greyhound racing industry in world has led to overbreeding and systematic cruelty to animals. |
You are lucky/smart because lots of “rescue” groups are also checking these sites daily and will immediately scoop any dog that is a small breed or otherwise a desirable mixed breed. Then they charge people an arm and a leg to “adopt” from them. It’s a big scam. |
It’s not that so many people buy a dog for aggression, it’s that those are the dogs that aren’t fixed and breed. The vast majority of people with purebred or nice mixes fix their dogs. |
Tons of people. People who want to use the dog for protection. People who want to intimidate others with their dog. (Think, in a dangerous part of the city or think of all those homes with big “beware of dog” signs on them to deter people from coming into their property). People who are into dog fighting (this is unfortunately pretty common in many areas). People who think it’s badass to have an aggressive dog at their command. I don’t agree with any of the above but it doesn’t take any imagination really to think of a reason someone might want a dog known for being aggressive. |
People who want dogs for protection, as guard dogs, people who fight dogs for money, men who think having a really aggressive dog makes them look tough. |
I agree that I wouldn’t choose a pit bull for my family and that too many unsavory people think they need guard dogs and don’t spay and neuter. The results are too many unwanted litters and sadly so many end up in shelters and are euthanized.
However, must we have some version of an ‘I hate pit bulls” thread every week in the pet forum? |
Wow i have lernt a lot from this thread - I had not realized this scenario re: lack of mutts. Also about the "rescue" scheme. I totally lucked out with this shelter mutt. I have only had these kinds of dogs my whole life and so much appreciate them.
And the doodles ain't doin it. |
BC they are illegal in PG County so when someone is caught with one or turns on into the shelter there, PG County will transfer it to a shelter in a different jurisdiction (Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax, AA county, Moco).
We had same experience trying to adopt in Alexandria and Arlington. At the time we had young kids and both DH and I worked full time so the shelters would always tell us we couldn’t have dogs bc of the age of our kids or that we would be gone for 6 hours (even if we got a dog walker) BUT good news they had pit bulls we could adopt. make it make sense. So we went with a private adoption. But we tried for 2 years. |
What are some examples of the scam groups? My kids are wearing me down on getting a pet someday so I want to know what red flags to watch out for. |
There are golden retriever rescues as well as many pure bred breeds |
It is tedious, I agree! |
Good breeders will actually require in the contract that the dog be returned to them or they have to approve the placement if you no longer want the dog. Likewise, if the dog is mistreated, they can take back the dog. |
This is your opinion that there are 'no more mutts' that make great family dogs, not fact. Plenty of people have! |