Anonymous
Post 08/09/2024 09:51     Subject: Always Referring to Dog as a Rescue?
Anonymous wrote:I agree that it is silly. Do we "rescue" cats too? Nope, people don't use that word when talking about the kitten they got from FOHA or HART groups. They just say "we got him when he was 3 months old."


Yes, I do! If people ask about them. I adopted two from the shelter and two from the street in my neighborhood
Anonymous
Post 08/09/2024 09:51     Subject: Always Referring to Dog as a Rescue?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:They want everyone to know. Insufferable.


It's the insecure people who are desperate for kudos.


Lol, hardly. I live in Brooklyn, where 9/10 dogs are rescues, it seems. We get no kudos because we've all done the same thing!
Anonymous
Post 08/09/2024 09:50     Subject: Always Referring to Dog as a Rescue?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I say "rescue" because I love how it makes insecure patrons of breedera and mills squirm.


I say breeder because of people like you. I find it amazing how judgement someone like you is, when you wouldn't foster or adopt kids and want to pretend you are better than others.


dp I don't squirm if people say breeder. I do get upset with Amish farms and backyard breeders whom we know are not caring for the animals and are not breeding them for the best traits. But a good breeder who cares for the mamas and doesn't overbreed is totally fine!

Anonymous
Post 08/09/2024 09:46     Subject: Always Referring to Dog as a Rescue?
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Anonymous wrote:People ask what kind of dog mine is all the time. I say "I don't know, he's a rescue" or they ask how old he is and I say "well, he came to us X years ago, but he's a rescue so we don't know how old he is. The vet thinks he's about Y."


This. Saying he’s a rescue fends off questions nobody has the answers to


Why don’t you just say “I adopted him when he was four? I’m not sure.”


Because as an adoptive parent to a human child, I don't like using the same word for my dog.

And if I knew he was 4 when I rescued him, then I would be sure. The whole point is that I don't know how old he was when he came to me.


You are too much.


Why is OP having a fit because people use one word instead of the other not the one who gets labeled "too much"?

I didn't say you can't use whatever word you want, OP is the one who did that. I explained why I use the word I do.


As an adult adoptee, I prefer "rescue" for pets and "adopted" for people. I do not refer to my cat as a rescue--she's just my cat.


It’s weird for people or pets. It infers second best. We adopted kids. They are our children who joined our family through adoption. I’d never call them my adopted kid


I think this is your interpretation. Rescue for dogs or adoption of kids doesn't mean 'second best' to me!
Anonymous
Post 08/09/2024 09:44     Subject: Always Referring to Dog as a Rescue?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I say "rescue" because I love how it makes insecure patrons of breedera and mills squirm.


Nobody cares.

I breed horses and it doesn’t make me squirm when someone has a “rescue” horse. I hope they enjoy losing competitions, because my purpose-bred horses have generations of top sport lines. Breeding matters.


The topic is about dogs, pp. People are walking their dogs in DC not their 'purebred' horses!
Anonymous
Post 08/09/2024 09:43     Subject: Always Referring to Dog as a Rescue?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Because they are annoyed that you paid thousands for a designer breed and they want everyone to adopt not shop.


Some of these rescuses are almost as much as breeders. They should not be charging fees.[/quote]

Yes, they should. It is proven that when people get anything for 'free' than they don't treat it the same way. For example, they charge at the zoo a small fee for a map. Guess what? maps are now not thrown on the ground when you are finished with it.

If someone told you to come to their free play and then something came up would you feel guilty for not going? Of course not because you didn't lose anything. But, if you bought tickets for $$$ you would feel terrible if you missed it.

Dogs are expensive. If you can't afford the rescue fees than you shouldn't adopt a dog because to take care of any animal requires you to spend a lot of money.

Btw, there are some months when the shelters try to "clear the shelters" and then the fees are waved.
Anonymous
Post 08/09/2024 09:38     Subject: Always Referring to Dog as a Rescue?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:People ask what kind of dog mine is all the time. I say "I don't know, he's a rescue" or they ask how old he is and I say "well, he came to us X years ago, but he's a rescue so we don't know how old he is. The vet thinks he's about Y."


You could also say I don’t know he’s a mutt. No one cares how you obtain your dog


People ask. So you shouldn't say the truth?
Anonymous
Post 08/09/2024 09:37     Subject: Always Referring to Dog as a Rescue?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I say "rescue" because I love how it makes insecure patrons of breedera and mills squirm.


Nobody cares.

I breed horses and it doesn’t make me squirm when someone has a “rescue” horse. I hope they enjoy losing competitions, because my purpose-bred horses have generations of top sport lines. Breeding matters.


Not everyone wants to compete, pp
Anonymous
Post 08/09/2024 09:36     Subject: Always Referring to Dog as a Rescue?
Anonymous wrote:Wondering why so many people who rescue dogs refer to them as rescues for years and years after the adoption. My neighbor rescued an awesome dog about 7 years ago, and she still refers to him as her rescue dog when talking about him in casual conversation. It seems that in the past ten years, no one ever says they adopted a dog any more, it's always "I rescued a dog." I love all dogs, but can't figure out the reason for always having to tell everyone a dog is a rescue.


If you bought your dog from a specific breeder would you stop telling people that you bought the dog from that breeder even if it was years ago? Of course not! So then why can't people refer to their dogs as rescue dogs ( and state the name of the rescue)

Btw, all people can adopt dogs, not just progressives. I know some very liberal people who bought their dogs from breeders! I do not judge them just because I can't do it. If I want a specific breed I am going to go to the rescue for that type of dog.
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2024 01:17     Subject: Always Referring to Dog as a Rescue?
Anonymous wrote:I agree, it’s dumb and annoying but it’s the new word that lots of people use.

I bought my dog from a rescue. I paid about the same as if I would’ve bought him from a breeder. $900



Come on.


Anonymous
Post 08/07/2024 01:15     Subject: Always Referring to Dog as a Rescue?
Anonymous wrote:Because they are annoyed that you paid thousands for a designer breed and they want everyone to adopt not shop.


1. Yes, because it is wrong on so many levels to support breeders.
2. Yay to those who rescue. Keep telling people.
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2024 00:02     Subject: Always Referring to Dog as a Rescue?
Anonymous wrote:I say "rescue" because I love how it makes insecure patrons of breedera and mills squirm.


Nobody cares.

I breed horses and it doesn’t make me squirm when someone has a “rescue” horse. I hope they enjoy losing competitions, because my purpose-bred horses have generations of top sport lines. Breeding matters.
Anonymous
Post 08/06/2024 23:56     Subject: Always Referring to Dog as a Rescue?
Because people ask where I got him (he looks like a purebred chocolate lab), and I say I got him from a rescue that picked him up from a shelter down south.
Anonymous
Post 08/06/2024 23:51     Subject: Always Referring to Dog as a Rescue?
Anonymous wrote:I say "rescue" because I love how it makes insecure patrons of breedera and mills squirm.


Mills are disgusting and they should squirm. Nothing wrong with good breeders. I'm not triggered by "rescue" in the least! I just say my own facts which are that I've been fostering for 15 years but I get all my own dogs from breeders.
Anonymous
Post 08/06/2024 23:21     Subject: Always Referring to Dog as a Rescue?
Anonymous wrote:I say "rescue" because I love how it makes insecure patrons of breedera and mills squirm.


I say breeder because of people like you. I find it amazing how judgement someone like you is, when you wouldn't foster or adopt kids and want to pretend you are better than others.