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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You are buying a puppy, not adopting one. I really hate that cutesy disingenuous statement from buyers & breeders. [/quote]

I mean this sincerely:  How is getting a puppy from a rescue an "adoption," and researching carefully and finding a puppy to preserve a breed somehow not also "adopting" a dog to be a member of your family?[/quote]

Adopting a dog from a not for profit rescue organization usually involves paying a fee that covers a portion of the vetting they've done.  The fee typically covers just a fraction of those costs and the organization does periodic fundraisers etc. to cover the rest.  (Fees are sometimes waived for senior dogs, which are harder to place).  When you adopt a dog from a shelter or rescue organization, you are giving a second chance to that dog which may have been abandoned, surrendered by their previous owners, or rescued from a situation of neglect or abuse.  That makes room for another such dog in the rescue or shelter, who may otherwise have had to be euthanized.  Adopting saves dogs' lives.

Buying a dog from a breeder or a pet shop involves paying for a product, namely a purebred dog (or a mix that is highly desirable to you).  The breeder is in the business of producing that product and presumably profits from their sales.[/quote]

Some of the rescue fees are close to breeder fees so better off at a breeder. [/quote]

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