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Anonymous wrote:I have a purebred dog who was, in fact, a shelter dog. I don't announce she's a rescue but I don't believe in breeding to increase the dog population when so many animals are homeless. Sorry.

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+2. Mine is a "designer" dog, but we got her from a rescue organization. People ask questions about the breeder we used, so I mention that she was a rescue, but I don't bring it up out of the blue. I would never buy a dog from a breeder.

Buying from a breeder is seen as pretty reprehensible by a lot of people. Take a spin through Petfinder and see the thousands of dogs that need homes locally. It's no wonder that people are passionate about rescue dogs.

The problem is that a lot of these dogs are undesirable breeds (eg pit bulls) or are older dogs. Dogs don't live long enough so I want as much time with the dog as possible. on top of that you have to go through the silly process of trying to adopt via a rescue agency. This often requires a lengthy application, interview, strict requirements and $400 plus. It makes more sense to go to a breeder and get the exact breed you want.

have you actually been on petfiinder? They are not all pitbulls. You can put in whatever breed you like and it brings up dogs that have that name in its description.

A good number of the petfinder dogs are from shady rescue organizations. I wouldn't adopt from them either.

Mine are both rescues. I really only mention it because people will ask what kind of dogs they are or how old they are. I have to say thet are rescues so were not really sure.
One of them is possibly a pure yellow pab or 3/4 lab and 1/4 retriever...not sure. People ask about him a lot.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a purebred dog who was, in fact, a shelter dog. I don't announce she's a rescue but I don't believe in breeding to increase the dog population when so many animals are homeless. Sorry.

+1

+2. Mine is a "designer" dog, but we got her from a rescue organization. People ask questions about the breeder we used, so I mention that she was a rescue, but I don't bring it up out of the blue. I would never buy a dog from a breeder.

Buying from a breeder is seen as pretty reprehensible by a lot of people. Take a spin through Petfinder and see the thousands of dogs that need homes locally. It's no wonder that people are passionate about rescue dogs.

The problem is that a lot of these dogs are undesirable breeds (eg pit bulls) or are older dogs. Dogs don't live long enough so I want as much time with the dog as possible. on top of that you have to go through the silly process of trying to adopt via a rescue agency. This often requires a lengthy application, interview, strict requirements and $400 plus. It makes more sense to go to a breeder and get the exact breed you want.

have you actually been on petfiinder? They are not all pitbulls. You can put in whatever breed you like and it brings up dogs that have that name in its description.

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 there are absolutely horrible rescue organizations out there that are basically just fronts for puppy mills and irresponsible breeders, and the idea that somebody should feel morally superior for getting a dog from one of these is laughable.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a purebred dog who was, in fact, a shelter dog. I don't announce she's a rescue but I don't believe in breeding to increase the dog population when so many animals are homeless. Sorry.

+1

+2. Mine is a "designer" dog, but we got her from a rescue organization. People ask questions about the breeder we used, so I mention that she was a rescue, but I don't bring it up out of the blue. I would never buy a dog from a breeder.

Buying from a breeder is seen as pretty reprehensible by a lot of people. Take a spin through Petfinder and see the thousands of dogs that need homes locally. It's no wonder that people are passionate about rescue dogs.

The problem is that a lot of these dogs are undesirable breeds (eg pit bulls) or are older dogs. Dogs don't live long enough so I want as much time with the dog as possible. on top of that you have to go through the silly process of trying to adopt via a rescue agency. This often requires a lengthy application, interview, strict requirements and $400 plus. It makes more sense to go to a breeder and get the exact breed you want.

Most charge a much lower fee, more like $100. And there are some that let you take the dog the same day.
Some rescue orgs provide info about the dog's personality or if they are good or not with children. I found an amazing dog at a rescue org, but you have to take the time to look carefully.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a purebred dog who was, in fact, a shelter dog. I don't announce she's a rescue but I don't believe in breeding to increase the dog population when so many animals are homeless. Sorry.

+1

+2. Mine is a "designer" dog, but we got her from a rescue organization. People ask questions about the breeder we used, so I mention that she was a rescue, but I don't bring it up out of the blue. I would never buy a dog from a breeder.

Buying from a breeder is seen as pretty reprehensible by a lot of people. Take a spin through Petfinder and see the thousands of dogs that need homes locally. It's no wonder that people are passionate about rescue dogs.

The problem is that a lot of these dogs are undesirable breeds (eg pit bulls) or are older dogs. Dogs don't live long enough so I want as much time with the dog as possible. on top of that you have to go through the silly process of trying to adopt via a rescue agency. This often requires a lengthy application, interview, strict requirements and $400 plus. It makes more sense to go to a breeder and get the exact breed you want.

Yes, my friend's husband is a vociferous advocate of adopting from shelters.

He got a shelter dog and it has been nothing but trouble, since it requires much more exercise than he is prepared to give. It also has untrainable hang-ups about cars, other dogs, wildlife, mail carriers, visitors, etc... And it weighs 90 lbs and has a LOUD bark.

There are breeders and then there are breeders. If you go that route, pay more upfront for someone who has painstakingly tried to breed out genetic disorders. That's really what's important.

my dog is a rescue, and it isn't a status symbol! Sometimes people ask me if he is a rescue, as just a form of conversation. I have no idea why anyone would think it's a status thing, it's much cheaper to get a rescue dog. I got one because I wanted a dog, not a puppy.

I agree it is ideal to get a shelter dog. However. I also find it very obnoxious when people always announce their dog is a rescue.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a purebred dog who was, in fact, a shelter dog. I don't announce she's a rescue but I don't believe in breeding to increase the dog population when so many animals are homeless. Sorry.

+1

+2. Mine is a "designer" dog, but we got her from a rescue organization. People ask questions about the breeder we used, so I mention that she was a rescue, but I don't bring it up out of the blue. I would never buy a dog from a breeder.

Buying from a breeder is seen as pretty reprehensible by a lot of people. Take a spin through Petfinder and see the thousands of dogs that need homes locally. It's no wonder that people are passionate about rescue dogs.

That is all fine. Though why do people constantly offer the face that their dog is rescued. It's like you cannot separate rescue from dog. It's fine if someone asks but it sounds a look like an attention getting pay of sounding like a good person

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a purebred dog who was, in fact, a shelter dog. I don't announce she's a rescue but I don't believe in breeding to increase the dog population when so many animals are homeless. Sorry.

+1

+2. Mine is a "designer" dog, but we got her from a rescue organization. People ask questions about the breeder we used, so I mention that she was a rescue, but I don't bring it up out of the blue. I would never buy a dog from a breeder.

Buying from a breeder is seen as pretty reprehensible by a lot of people. Take a spin through Petfinder and see the thousands of dogs that need homes locally. It's no wonder that people are passionate about rescue dogs.

Anonymous wrote:I have a purebred dog who was, in fact, a shelter dog. I don't announce she's a rescue but I don't believe in breeding to increase the dog population when so many animals are homeless. Sorry.

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I have a purebred dog who was, in fact, a shelter dog. I don't announce she's a rescue but I don't believe in breeding to increase the dog population when so many animals are homeless. Sorry.

It's silly, isn't it? Someone was admiring my dog and asking me about her the other day and asked me if she was a rescue. I told her no and that I got her as a puppy. She instantly got this look of disgust on her face and was done talking to me. LOL!

So, is having a "rescue" dog some sort of status symbol around here? Why do people feel the need to mention that their dog is a "rescue" dog whenever they write about it, even though they may have had it for several years? When does the rescue dog, just become a dog - like all other dogs?

I kind of think that when people feel the need to mention, sometimes more than once in a conversation/post that their dog is a "rescue dog" they are looking to sympathy/status. Though I am new to the area so I may not quite understand the culture.