Always Referring to Dog as a Rescue?

[Anonymous]

The two dogs we have now came from the used dog store. That's all I say. In fact, one came from the county dog pound and the other came from the county sheriff.

Always introducing your dog as a "rescue" is like calling your 21 year old Thoroughbred, who left the racetrack at age 3, an "off the track Thoroughbred." Your horse barely remembers the track.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A lot of dog owners are really weird. You never hear a cat person refer to their DSH as a "rescue."

My pure bread Blue Russian is a rescue. I tell everyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was telling an acquaintance that I have two dogs. That’s all I said. She asked me, “Are they rescues?”

I told her no, and that I got them from breeders. (Both responsible show breeders, but I didn’t tell her that.)

This woman had the nerve to turn her nose up at me. Like, WTF?

These aDoPt DoNt ShOp people are so unserious.

[NP]

This is absolutely ridiculous, but unfortunately seems to be common these days amongst many people especially in affluent urban areas. My family has a purebred chocolate lab, and I've also had people give me nasty looks when I say we got her from a breeder. There is no consideration amongst these crazy rescue people whether maybe there's a reason that someone chooses to get their dog from a breeder just like there's a reason they chose to "rescue" their dog. I want to tell these people "What do you think." when they ask if my dog is a rescue. People make the best choice for their particular circumstance, and in our case, our family wanted a dog that came from a reputable breeder, with less need to worry about potential behavioral issues, PTSD, anxiety, etc. I know there's no guarantee with any day, but how often have we all encountered a dog with major behavioral issues that the owner immediately points out is because they're a rescue. Sorry, but these people are obnoxious, and so quick to judge others...

Nah, you just told on yourself and you don't seem to see it.

Nothing says "I have too much money and not enough experience with dogs" like the nonsense of "reputable breeders" selling to recreational owners. Do you show? No. Do you hunt? Not likely, and not likely often enough to justify a hunting dog even if you do. Do you competitively train for agility, or search & rescue, or need a dog with known bloodlines for something like service work? No, you don't.

You just think that because your "reputable breeder" has the parents on site and the dog has papers, it's not going to be difficult to train, or have problems (that the breeder could've seen coming), or any of the other crap you think you can pay to avoid. You think your wallet is a magic pass out of puppy behavior and the need for time and training investments (see also: people who ship their dogs off for training). Go find the thread from last week or a couple weeks back about the psychotic poodle (which is now your band name, btw). Hell, maybe that was your thread! Purebreds end up in the shelter all the time as discarded dogs. Their puppy cuteness wears off and you realize that purebred doesn't mean pre-trained so the dog becomes "too much" when the reality is you know too little and put in even less work. You drop them off at the shelter, or worse, they're allowed to run free and make more unwanted puppies (or worse still, you actually breed them yourself because they're purebreds and you think that gives you a pass somehow, and maybe you can recoup your 'investment'/sunk costs selling the puppies).

The thing about rescues having behavior issues will be obvious to anyone who has ever been in a shelter. Even the best-run shelter is a nightmare environment for a dog. It makes sense that dogs who have spent any time there, and especially those who've spent most of their lives there after they were abandoned by their first families, will have some issues they'll need to work through. Dogs are forgiving, and they learn. They'll even help you learn with them, which is why the right rescue is a much better choice than a purebred. You get a dog, a dog gets a home, and no new dogs are created in the process.

Your purebred dog that has no manners doesn't have that excuse. You just suck at dog handling, didn't need a purebred, and can't possibly call the breeder who sold you one "reputable". It's not responsible for breeders to sell to end-users who have no real experience and no real need for a purebred dog. Reputable breeders won't, especially when there are already too many dogs!

You proved my point perfectly by writing this uncalled for essay. You know nothing about me, my family, and why a purebred dog was the best choice for my family, but then proceed to tell me why I'm a horrible person and a bad dog owner.

I grew up with labs, and while I don't currently show dogs I do have experience, as well as with therapy dogs as well. The heritage of the breed is important to me and my family as well. My children are at the age where they wanted the experience of raising a puppy just like I did when I was a girl, and my DH and I wanted to give them a similar experience to what I had growing up. We thoroughly vetted the breeders before making a decision, and for your information, that did include researching rescue options as well.

We also take training very seriously, and our chocolate is extremely well behaved. I'm extremely proud of the effort both of my kids have put into her upbringing, and it was not always easy.

I appreciate your concern, but I have no regrets whatsoever about the dog choice my family made.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was telling an acquaintance that I have two dogs. That’s all I said. She asked me, “Are they rescues?”

I told her no, and that I got them from breeders. (Both responsible show breeders, but I didn’t tell her that.)

This woman had the nerve to turn her nose up at me. Like, WTF?

These aDoPt DoNt ShOp people are so unserious.

[NP]

American show breeders breed for looks. That's irresponsible

Oh, shut up. You people are insufferable. Responsible breeders breed for the health and betterment of the breed according to the breed standard.

You support puppy mills.

[PP]

My dog came from a place where people don't get their dogs spayed or neutered and let them roam free. There aren't "breeders" in the sense of someone who's picking a dame and a sire to procreate. But there is breeding in the sense that the boy dogs and girl dogs find each other and do what nature inspires them to do.

I don't know of anyone who would describe that situation as a puppy mill.

I am also confused by people equating rescues (which get their dogs from all sorts of places, depending on their mission) with county pounds, which have stay and surrendered dogs. IME, the pound does less screening of adopters and charges a lot less, but that's because they get county money.

My dog needed to be neutered and treated for heartworm before he could be adopted. The rescue (rescue rescue rescue) that did all this charged hundreds of dollars, but I'm pretty sure it was less than the rescue paid in vet fees.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The two dogs we have now came from the used dog store. That's all I say. In fact, one came from the county dog pound and the other came from the county sheriff.

Always introducing your dog as a "rescue" is like calling your 21 year old Thoroughbred, who left the racetrack at age 3, an "off the track Thoroughbred." Your horse barely remembers the track.

Oh, no, wow... They VERY much do, and 3 is fairly old.

Maybe stick to the things you know next time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was telling an acquaintance that I have two dogs. That’s all I said. She asked me, “Are they rescues?”

I told her no, and that I got them from breeders. (Both responsible show breeders, but I didn’t tell her that.)

This woman had the nerve to turn her nose up at me. Like, WTF?

These aDoPt DoNt ShOp people are so unserious.

[NP]

This is absolutely ridiculous, but unfortunately seems to be common these days amongst many people especially in affluent urban areas. My family has a purebred chocolate lab, and I've also had people give me nasty looks when I say we got her from a breeder. There is no consideration amongst these crazy rescue people whether maybe there's a reason that someone chooses to get their dog from a breeder just like there's a reason they chose to "rescue" their dog. I want to tell these people "What do you think." when they ask if my dog is a rescue. People make the best choice for their particular circumstance, and in our case, our family wanted a dog that came from a reputable breeder, with less need to worry about potential behavioral issues, PTSD, anxiety, etc. I know there's no guarantee with any day, but how often have we all encountered a dog with major behavioral issues that the owner immediately points out is because they're a rescue. Sorry, but these people are obnoxious, and so quick to judge others...

Nah, you just told on yourself and you don't seem to see it.

Nothing says "I have too much money and not enough experience with dogs" like the nonsense of "reputable breeders" selling to recreational owners. Do you show? No. Do you hunt? Not likely, and not likely often enough to justify a hunting dog even if you do. Do you competitively train for agility, or search & rescue, or need a dog with known bloodlines for something like service work? No, you don't.

You just think that because your "reputable breeder" has the parents on site and the dog has papers, it's not going to be difficult to train, or have problems (that the breeder could've seen coming), or any of the other crap you think you can pay to avoid. You think your wallet is a magic pass out of puppy behavior and the need for time and training investments (see also: people who ship their dogs off for training). Go find the thread from last week or a couple weeks back about the psychotic poodle (which is now your band name, btw). Hell, maybe that was your thread! Purebreds end up in the shelter all the time as discarded dogs. Their puppy cuteness wears off and you realize that purebred doesn't mean pre-trained so the dog becomes "too much" when the reality is you know too little and put in even less work. You drop them off at the shelter, or worse, they're allowed to run free and make more unwanted puppies (or worse still, you actually breed them yourself because they're purebreds and you think that gives you a pass somehow, and maybe you can recoup your 'investment'/sunk costs selling the puppies).

The thing about rescues having behavior issues will be obvious to anyone who has ever been in a shelter. Even the best-run shelter is a nightmare environment for a dog. It makes sense that dogs who have spent any time there, and especially those who've spent most of their lives there after they were abandoned by their first families, will have some issues they'll need to work through. Dogs are forgiving, and they learn. They'll even help you learn with them, which is why the right rescue is a much better choice than a purebred. You get a dog, a dog gets a home, and no new dogs are created in the process.

Your purebred dog that has no manners doesn't have that excuse. You just suck at dog handling, didn't need a purebred, and can't possibly call the breeder who sold you one "reputable". It's not responsible for breeders to sell to end-users who have no real experience and no real need for a purebred dog. Reputable breeders won't, especially when there are already too many dogs!

You proved my point perfectly by writing this uncalled for essay. You know nothing about me, my family, and why a purebred dog was the best choice for my family, but then proceed to tell me why I'm a horrible person and a bad dog owner.

I grew up with labs, and while I don't currently show dogs I do have experience, as well as with therapy dogs as well. The heritage of the breed is important to me and my family as well. My children are at the age where they wanted the experience of raising a puppy just like I did when I was a girl, and my DH and I wanted to give them a similar experience to what I had growing up. We thoroughly vetted the breeders before making a decision, and for your information, that did include researching rescue options as well.

We also take training very seriously, and our chocolate is extremely well behaved. I'm extremely proud of the effort both of my kids have put into her upbringing, and it was not always easy.

I appreciate your concern, but I have no regrets whatsoever about the dog choice my family made.

To the bolded: are you German, by chance?

To the rest: you're proving my limited points about you, and ignoring the majority of the "essay", which was directed at your breeder.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A lot of dog owners are really weird. You never hear a cat person refer to their DSH as a "rescue."

That's because most cat owners don't walk their cats around outside on leashes. This is where the main interactions around "what kind of dog is it" or "where did you get your dog from" take place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People ask what kind of dog mine is all the time. I say "I don't know, he's a rescue" or they ask how old he is and I say "well, he came to us X years ago, but he's a rescue so we don't know how old he is. The vet thinks he's about Y."

You could also say I don’t know he’s a mutt. No one cares how you obtain your dog

You seem to care. I say rescue b/c a) I don't know what the breed is and b) my dogs are awesome and I want ppl to know that rescue dogs can be awesome.

Now that i know it annoys you -shames you, really, lbh- I'll do it even more. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A lot of dog owners are really weird. You never hear a cat person refer to their DSH as a "rescue."

My pure bread Blue Russian is a rescue. I tell everyone.

I tell everyone mine are rescues, too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was telling an acquaintance that I have two dogs. That’s all I said. She asked me, “Are they rescues?”

I told her no, and that I got them from breeders. (Both responsible show breeders, but I didn’t tell her that.)

This woman had the nerve to turn her nose up at me. Like, WTF?

These aDoPt DoNt ShOp people are so unserious.

[NP]

American show breeders breed for looks. That's irresponsible

Oh, shut up. You people are insufferable. Responsible breeders breed for the health and betterment of the breed according to the breed standard.

You support puppy mills.

[PP]

Rescues support puppy mills.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was telling an acquaintance that I have two dogs. That’s all I said. She asked me, “Are they rescues?”

I told her no, and that I got them from breeders. (Both responsible show breeders, but I didn’t tell her that.)

This woman had the nerve to turn her nose up at me. Like, WTF?

These aDoPt DoNt ShOp people are so unserious.

[NP]

American show breeders breed for looks. That's irresponsible

Oh, shut up. You people are insufferable. Responsible breeders breed for the health and betterment of the breed according to the breed standard.

You support puppy mills.

[PP]

My dog came from a place where people don't get their dogs spayed or neutered and let them roam free. There aren't "breeders" in the sense of someone who's picking a dame and a sire to procreate. But there is breeding in the sense that the boy dogs and girl dogs find each other and do what nature inspires them to do.

I don't know of anyone who would describe that situation as a puppy mill.

I am also confused by people equating rescues (which get their dogs from all sorts of places, depending on their mission) with county pounds, which have stay and surrendered dogs. IME, the pound does less screening of adopters and charges a lot less, but that's because they get county money.

My dog needed to be neutered and treated for heartworm before he could be adopted. The rescue (rescue rescue rescue) that did all this charged hundreds of dollars, but I'm pretty sure it was less than the rescue paid in vet fees.

Many of the rescuses take the dogs from the shelters and sell them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was telling an acquaintance that I have two dogs. That’s all I said. She asked me, “Are they rescues?”

I told her no, and that I got them from breeders. (Both responsible show breeders, but I didn’t tell her that.)

This woman had the nerve to turn her nose up at me. Like, WTF?

These aDoPt DoNt ShOp people are so unserious.

[NP]

American show breeders breed for looks. That's irresponsible

Oh, shut up. You people are insufferable. Responsible breeders breed for the health and betterment of the breed according to the breed standard.

You support puppy mills.

[PP]

This is exactly the point. How is Steve in DC owning a purebred whatever "for the betterment of the breed" when Steve lets it bark incessantly, crap on the neighbor's lawn w/o picking it up, lunge at the mailman, dig under the fence and get loose...

It's not. Nothing about recreational owners having purebreds is for the betterment of any breed.

This makes no sense as this is an owner issue, not a dog issue. I know someone that leaves her rescue home alone for days at a time while she travels and does other things. Its cruel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A lot of dog owners are really weird. You never hear a cat person refer to their DSH as a "rescue."

My pure bread Blue Russian is a rescue. I tell everyone.

Bread? What kind of bread is he?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A lot of dog owners are really weird. You never hear a cat person refer to their DSH as a "rescue."

My pure bread Blue Russian is a rescue. I tell everyone.

Bread? What kind of bread is he?

Blue Russian bread. The tastiest kind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A lot of dog owners are really weird. You never hear a cat person refer to their DSH as a "rescue."

First of all, you don't see cats walking with their owners so there is that. But, when people ask 'do you have cats' I say yes and I adopted them from X.

1) Precisely. You don't see people bring their cats everywhere.

2) Saying you adopted your pet from XYZ is not nearly as self congratulatory as "s/he's a rescue."

3) There are a lot of dog owners who get dogs precisely for the attention. Hence the bringing them everywhere, and also touting them as "a rescue."

I'm the pp. I don't take my dog 'everywhere' but he does go outside in my neighborhood. And people are trying to be friendly so they ask.

Btw, there are a lot of insecure people who turn a good thing into something 'bad' adopting isn't virtue signaling. Just own the fact you went to a breeder. I know plenty of smug people who own purebreds so mutt owners have not cornered the market. And I know plently of people who are lovely and got their dog from a good breeder.