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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have 3 kids, the youngest was 8 months old when we wanted to get a dog.  I visited the shelter many times. (Fairfax Co on West Ox Rd) I rarely saw a dog that wasn't a pit bull or a pit mix.  One time I saw they had puppies (unclear about the breed), and all the puppies were adopted immediately.

I think the rescues come and take all the non-pit dogs as soon as they come in.  The only dogs that weren't pit usually elderly or had behavioral issues and couldn't be around small children.  So I found a breeder.

I wanted a young dog that would grow up with our kids knowing it's place in the pack order, and that's what we got.  A loving, sweet dog that was super easy to train and can be trusted around any child.[/quote]
Wow. You checked ONE shelter. There are so many more options. [/quote]

Yeah, I checked one shelter, multiple times.  I'm not going to be driving all across the DMV checking shelters.

You can try to make me feel bad, but I have nothing to feel bad about.[/quote]
I’m not trying to make you feel bad, but own it that you wanted to go to a breeder because you don’t give a shit. Don’t tell us how you went to a shelter and couldn’t find a good fit and that justifies it. You could have checked Petfinder or dozens of rescues that don’t require you to “drive all across the DMV”. 
BTW, no dog can be trusted “around any child”. Such an ignorant statement. They are still animals. [/quote]
Pet finder is full of puppy mill dogs [/quote]

+1 I don't want a puppy mill.or auction dog. Full stop.[/quote]

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