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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yeah, it gets annoying. Right now I have a dog from rescue and I never describe her as a "rescue dog." People sometimes ask about her history, but it's pretty obvious because she's a mutt. I've also owned puppies from responsible breeders before and I will again some day. Sometimes people meet my dog and go on about how great it is that I "rescued" a dog, which I think is just silly. My dog is awesome and I'm lucky to have her regardless of how I got her.

The only time I think it's relevant is when you're talking about behavioral issues, because dogs that go through rescues may have issues that are different from puppies from good breeders. That's the only time when I bring up my dog's status as a "rescue dog" because I had to modify my training methods to account for some of her history.

Also, while I'm being grumpy and ranting, I think [b]there are absolutely horrible rescue organizations out there that are basically just fronts for puppy mills and irresponsible breeders[/b], and the idea that somebody should feel morally superior for getting a dog from one of these is laughable. [/quote]

Can you be more specific?

I have worked in rescue organizations, including puppy mill busts for 20+ years and I have never heard of such a thing.[/quote]

NP, but we adopted our first "rescue" dog from a rescue in rural Ohio that specialized in puppies from Amish breeders, backyard breeders, and puppy mills.  I heard after that these types of groups are known to go to the puppy auctions and actually buy the dogs from the auction.  I suspect my rescue group does this because they always have 20-30 2-ish month old puppies on their website, usually full litters, which would be really hard to maintain in a rural area if they were relying on owner surrenders.  Yes, it saves the life of that dog from whatever fate the rescue has determined would be worse than my family, but it is also perpetuating the puppy mills/Amish breeders.  Maybe we got scammed or maybe they were operating with good intentions.  Either way, the dog is 5 years old now and we're glad to have her![/quote]

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