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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Rescue dogs

Why mention you have rescue dog or get a bumper sticker? The only purpose is so others think well of you. [/quote]

No, that's not the only purpose. I am actually in dog rescue (as in I volunteer for a dog rescue in a variety of ways), and I don't talk about it and don't put a sticker on my car. But I am always glad to to hear someone adopted rather than shopped for their dog--it's generally a good thing. The one thing I find annoying is when people use the verb "rescued" in relation to how they got their dog. Unless you stopped your car at the side of the rode to grab a stray dog, you didn't "rescue" your dog--you adopted it. [/quote]

This. It helps normalize adoption. Not a single person where I live adopted a dog. Every single dog is an expensive designer dog from a breeder. [/quote]
[b]How do you know this? We adopted both a poodle and a doodle from a rescue. Don’t make assumptions.[/b] [/quote]

I adopted my toy poodle from the rescue I foster dogs with. She spent the first four years of life suffering in a puppy mill cranking out maltipoos. Poor thing was a mess and needed a lot of rehabilitation. She is very fancy looking now what with all of the poofy grooming and bedazzled sweaters (she was a matted dirty mess when rescued), and people assume I bought her and make nasty comments to me about how I should have rescued. Got a comment like this last week when we stopped for a pup cup on the way to pick up my latest foster dog. [/quote]

I’ll take this opportunity….

There is absolutely [i]nothing[/i] wrong with doing research and buying from a responsible breeder. (I know that [i]responsible breeder[/i] has become somewhat cliché, but they are usually found by word of mouth because they don't often advertise on sites.)

[b]I have two breeder dogs, and I find the [i]adopt-don't-shop[/i] folks to often be ignorant and insufferable (and often hypocritical). It’s fantastic that you are taking on suffering dogs, but it’s perfectly fine to prefer a well-bred puppy.

So, back off the superiority complex, peeps, and get your dog into some behavior training please.[/b] [/quote]

Especially if the criticism comes from the pro pitbull crowd. Those dogs should not be allowed, and while I do not have a dog at all currently, I know that my next dog will not be a rescue pitbull mix that could kill someone.

Most people do not have the skill or patience necessary to rehabilitate a pitbull or other dog that has been through trauma. Is it fair to the dog who did not choose to be born? No. But at the end of the day, I am always going to prioritize what is fair and safest for HUMANS over dogs. The people who adopt these dogs and shame others for having dogs from breeders are almost always the ones who can't control their "lab mix" that is really a pitbull and expect everyone to just accept their dangerous pet because the dog had a bad life. If only these dogs would ONLY bite their dumb owners, I would not care, but they are a menace to society. [/quote]

We only get shelter dogs, do our research and train them. No judgement at all on the people who get dogs from breeders. There are enough horror stories with that to even it all out! If you do your research and get the dog that fits your family, that's what matters. Dogs are good people. [/quote]

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