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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's what moved me up:  realizing that shelters arent going to have the dog I wanted.  So I stopped wasting time. A Golden Retriever with a cleared health lineage.  So I went to the AKC site and found a reputable breeder (ie one who cares about the quality of the breed and not just printing out puppies) and bought one.  His parents are therapy dogs...no, not the counterfeit-emotional-support-squirrel type animals people try to take everywhere.

I was extremely close to taking a golden from a neighbor moving out of the country, but he liked it enough he decided to bring it with him.  So, I tried all I could to adopt. 
I didnt want an animal with a questionable traumatic past and all that baggage, with my kids.  I didnt want some hyper tugging thing.  And I didn't need some imperious screener asking me if I ever had pet a declawed cat or planned to use an electronic training collar, which I do.

Now, that said, all I have now is a box of genes on 4 paws...I have a lot of work to do![/quote]

This is interesting.  We have a 10yo rescue who we got as a puppy and whom we adore, and I've always been against getting a dog from a breeder--#adoptdontshop and all.  However, our rescue recently got an unexpected, devastating health diagnosis and doesn't have much time left--it's been really hard on all of us.  This is our first dog, and I'm not sure if I want to take that risk again anytime soon.  Also don't know if I want an older rescue dog since we have young kids in the house--don't want to take the risk of bites etc. if the dog has a trauma history.  I'm sure I'll have a rescue again, but maybe when we're empty nesters.  In the interim, I'm also wondering about reputable breeders and career change therapy dogs.[/quote]
Good Lord. If you want a shelter dog, having children isn't a reason not to get one. Don’t pick a shy dog, an unsocialized dog, or one that doesn't like children. I have always been able to find absolutely wonderful shelter dogs without even looking too hard. Temperament is more important than cute. If you want a dog from a breeder, there is nothing wrong with that either, you haven't got to justify it to anyone. Just get the dog you want, love it and be happy.[/quote]

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