Reply to Having hard time adopting dog

Forum Index » Pets

Reply to "Having hard time adopting dog "

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]I agree that working with a breed specific rescue is a good option, especially if you are willing to adopt a dog that is not a puppy (though sometimes they have litters to place).  You must be comfortable that the dog is bombproof around your children, and these rescues generally require a period of fostering before they adopt out, to assess the dog's personality and suitability for given situations. For a different perspective on breeder dogs, we adopted a dog from Lab Rescue that was left at a shelter in PA breeding dog country. She obviously was used for breeding, and, yes, these dogs are treated like livestock, not pets.  She is the sweetest temperament, mild-mannered, "can I just hang out with you" dog, not a flicker of any kind of aggression, dominance or obnoxiousness (we've had her over 2 years).  She may be an exception, maybe they treated her better than most, and she was middle-aged when we got her, so there's that.  It can be a long process to find the right dog, so take your time, and good luck.  (Full disclosure: when our children were young, we did get a puppy from a reputable breeder (expensive, yup), and put a LOT of time into training with the guidance of a professional to make sure we ended up with the dog we wanted--there's no guarantee there either).[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics