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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

For every dog purchased from a breeder, a rescue dog who needs a home dies.

It is unethical to purchase dogs from breeders. IMO. I think less of people who do it.

You should get another rescue dog then. And another. And another. You are personally responsible for all those dogs not in your house right now that just died. How selfish of you, to limit the amount of dogs you have. You should move to a 10-acre plot in WV and rescue 100 dogs. Look, 100 dogs will die tomorrow because you were too selfish to change your lifestyle to save them.

Do you see where I'm going here? Did you not learn anything about trying to understand other people's points of view from the election? You're actually hurting the cause by being so nasty.

BTW I foster rescue dogs, and we are getting one from a breeder. That's the best fit for our family. It's breeder dog or none, so I guess we came out ahead as far as dog karma goes.

Oh look, another dog just died because you didn't save it.

You are the one being nasty.

I don't believe for a second that you foster rescue dogs. No dog foster mom would lecture people about not saving every dog on the planet. That's not possible for anyone. YOU are hurting the cause by saying such nonsense.

And I honestly do not believe that an experienced dog foster mom would get a dog from a breeder. It shows an inconsistency in values that I just don't buy.

If you foster rescue dogs, you already know the lesson I am teaching my kids when we send each foster dog off to his new home:

"We can't adopt every dog. But by fostering, we are able to save many lives instead of just one permanently adopted dog".

You posted your nasty post above because you feel defensive about getting a dog from a breeder. As you should. Because doing so encourages the birth of more, and more, and more dogs, adding to the terrible problem of unwanted dogs in society.

And bringing the election into it, what nonsense.

This doesn't make any sense to me. It's not like rescue dogs come from breeders. I'm unaware of bred dogs resulting in many unwanted dogs. Seems like most rescue dogs are unwanted breeds, mutts and often come from poor areas of the country. Seems like poverty and lack of neutering/spaying results in rescue dogs.

So my dog is a mutt, we don't have any idea of his breed (could be a thousand different types). However, he's a really great, noble looking dog. Some ignorant people seem shocked when I tell them he's a mutt, and, when I tell them he's a rescue, they are even more shocked. "But he's so well trained! He's so great with kids!" Etc.

So I do think it's important to educate people that there are wonderful rescue dogs out there. I do believe it's more ethical to adopt a dog than to buy from a breeder or puppy mill. And clearly (even in this thread) there continue to be really ignorant people so I will continue trying to educate!

Anonymous wrote:

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

For every dog purchased from a breeder, a rescue dog who needs a home dies.

It is unethical to purchase dogs from breeders. IMO. I think less of people who do it.

You should get another rescue dog then. And another. And another. You are personally responsible for all those dogs not in your house right now that just died. How selfish of you, to limit the amount of dogs you have. You should move to a 10-acre plot in WV and rescue 100 dogs. Look, 100 dogs will die tomorrow because you were too selfish to change your lifestyle to save them.

Do you see where I'm going here? Did you not learn anything about trying to understand other people's points of view from the election? You're actually hurting the cause by being so nasty.

BTW I foster rescue dogs, and we are getting one from a breeder. That's the best fit for our family. It's breeder dog or none, so I guess we came out ahead as far as dog karma goes.

Oh look, another dog just died because you didn't save it.

You are the one being nasty.

I don't believe for a second that you foster rescue dogs. No dog foster mom would lecture people about not saving every dog on the planet. That's not possible for anyone. YOU are hurting the cause by saying such nonsense.

And I honestly do not believe that an experienced dog foster mom would get a dog from a breeder. It shows an inconsistency in values that I just don't buy.

If you foster rescue dogs, you already know the lesson I am teaching my kids when we send each foster dog off to his new home:

"We can't adopt every dog. But by fostering, we are able to save many lives instead of just one permanently adopted dog".

You posted your nasty post above because you feel defensive about getting a dog from a breeder. As you should. Because doing so encourages the birth of more, and more, and more dogs, adding to the terrible problem of unwanted dogs in society.

And bringing the election into it, what nonsense.

Anonymous wrote:A medium sized dog almost bit my three year old in the face yesterday. She was sitting down in her stroller as we passed the dog and its owner on the sidewalk. I pulled my own, very small dog, to the right side of me as we passed since the dog was starting to bark and growl. All my daughter did was to look at the dog. What happens? The dog goes for the child. Teeth exposed, jaws snapping. Perhaps two inches from her face, held back with the lead. Sorry all rescue enthusiasts. You can never be sure what you're getting.

and you know this is a rescue.... How?

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Anonymous wrote:A medium sized dog almost bit my three year old in the face yesterday. She was sitting down in her stroller as we passed the dog and its owner on the sidewalk. I pulled my own, very small dog, to the right side of me as we passed since the dog was starting to bark and growl. All my daughter did was to look at the dog. What happens? The dog goes for the child. Teeth exposed, jaws snapping. Perhaps two inches from her face, held back with the lead. Sorry all rescue enthusiasts. You can never be sure what you're getting.

I recently saw a woman at a car rental with a dog on a leash--about 25 pounds. Her in a chair me at the desk. Lunged and snapped when got within 5 feet of it. It was a business and the gate to get behind the desk was not usable by staff until she picked up the dog securely. Thing needed to be in public area with a muzzle and she said it doesn't like when people get near her.

I've walked past malinois, shepherds, labs on leads with cops and not seen this hazard. ie in crowded train stations

These two posts are pointless if you don't say if you asked whether the dog was a rescue or
Not. My dog is a rescue and is amazing with people of all ages, is housetrained but only likes certain dogs, and the shelter told me this before I adopted him. There are plenty of rescue places and shelters that will tell you both the positives and negatives of a dog so you can make an informed decision.

I tell people my dog is a rescue when they ask what breed he is (a mutt) or how old he is. I don't know the answers to these questions because he is a rescue.

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Anonymous wrote:A medium sized dog almost bit my three year old in the face yesterday. She was sitting down in her stroller as we passed the dog and its owner on the sidewalk. I pulled my own, very small dog, to the right side of me as we passed since the dog was starting to bark and growl. All my daughter did was to look at the dog. What happens? The dog goes for the child. Teeth exposed, jaws snapping. Perhaps two inches from her face, held back with the lead. Sorry all rescue enthusiasts. You can never be sure what you're getting.

This can happen with any dog -- even a dog you get as a puppy from a breeder.

I know someone whose dog bit her in the face. The dog was purchased AS A PUPPY from a supposedly reputable breeder. The dog had a lot of behavioral issues.

And the breed? Did she meet the puppy before owning it?

Anonymous wrote:A medium sized dog almost bit my three year old in the face yesterday. She was sitting down in her stroller as we passed the dog and its owner on the sidewalk. I pulled my own, very small dog, to the right side of me as we passed since the dog was starting to bark and growl. All my daughter did was to look at the dog. What happens? The dog goes for the child. Teeth exposed, jaws snapping. Perhaps two inches from her face, held back with the lead. Sorry all rescue enthusiasts. You can never be sure what you're getting.

I recently saw a woman at a car rental with a dog on a leash--about 25 pounds. Her in a chair me at the desk. Lunged and snapped when got within 5 feet of it. It was a business and the gate to get behind the desk was not usable by staff until she picked up the dog securely. Thing needed to be in public area with a muzzle and she said it doesn't like when people get near her.

I've walked past malinois, shepherds, labs on leads with cops and not seen this hazard. ie in crowded train stations

Anonymous wrote:I don't think of either of my dogs as "rescued" but sometimes I feel the need to explain. I have a schnoodle and nearly every day people what kind of dog he is. I feel a little embarrassed that somebody will think I spent a thousand dollars on the little goofball so I usually say something like he's a schnoodle and we're his fourth home. It's not meant as a brag, just an explanation that I didn't purchase a designer dog. I didn't rescue either of them, they both would have found homes if I didn't take them.

This makes me laugh because we had a schnoodle when I was a kid in the '80s, except then they were just called mutts. My parents found her in 1979 wandering around on the street, pregnant, with icicles dripping off of her fur. Nowadays, they probably could have gotten a huge reward! (Back then, no one responded to their "found dog" posters and we got an amazing family pet.)

Anonymous wrote:A medium sized dog almost bit my three year old in the face yesterday. She was sitting down in her stroller as we passed the dog and its owner on the sidewalk. I pulled my own, very small dog, to the right side of me as we passed since the dog was starting to bark and growl. All my daughter did was to look at the dog. What happens? The dog goes for the child. Teeth exposed, jaws snapping. Perhaps two inches from her face, held back with the lead. Sorry all rescue enthusiasts. You can never be sure what you're getting.

This can happen with any dog -- even a dog you get as a puppy from a breeder.

I know someone whose dog bit her in the face. The dog was purchased AS A PUPPY from a supposedly reputable breeder. The dog had a lot of behavioral issues.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

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

I get a lot of compliments on my dogs. I tell people they are rescue dogs because I want people to realize that there are a lot of wonderful, even pure bred, dogs at rescues and pounds. I think it's a good thing for people to emphasize their dogs were rescued, because there are still a lot of people who think that if you want a puppy or a specific breed, you have to buy it (either from a store or a breeder). There are so many puppies and breeds at rescues that I feel it is my duty to advertise for them.

I'm not sure why you have an issue with people mentioning a fact (that they got their dog through a rescue). It sounds like you are insecure or defensive.

Anonymous wrote:A medium sized dog almost bit my three year old in the face yesterday. She was sitting down in her stroller as we passed the dog and its owner on the sidewalk. I pulled my own, very small dog, to the right side of me as we passed since the dog was starting to bark and growl. All my daughter did was to look at the dog. What happens? The dog goes for the child. Teeth exposed, jaws snapping. Perhaps two inches from her face, held back with the lead. Sorry all rescue enthusiasts. You can never be sure what you're getting.

Sorry, pp, that dog easily could have come from a breeder and is either just a bad egg or wasn't properly trained and socialized.

Anonymous wrote:A medium sized dog almost bit my three year old in the face yesterday. She was sitting down in her stroller as we passed the dog and its owner on the sidewalk. I pulled my own, very small dog, to the right side of me as we passed since the dog was starting to bark and growl. All my daughter did was to look at the dog. What happens? The dog goes for the child. Teeth exposed, jaws snapping. Perhaps two inches from her face, held back with the lead. Sorry all rescue enthusiasts. You can never be sure what you're getting.

You can never be sure what you're getting in life, period. Dogs, Breeders, Kids, Jobs, Spouses...

I don't think of either of my dogs as "rescued" but sometimes I feel the need to explain. I have a schnoodle and nearly every day people what kind of dog he is. I feel a little embarrassed that somebody will think I spent a thousand dollars on the little goofball so I usually say something like he's a schnoodle and we're his fourth home. It's not meant as a brag, just an explanation that I didn't purchase a designer dog. I didn't rescue either of them, they both would have found homes if I didn't take them.

A medium sized dog almost bit my three year old in the face yesterday. She was sitting down in her stroller as we passed the dog and its owner on the sidewalk. I pulled my own, very small dog, to the right side of me as we passed since the dog was starting to bark and growl. All my daughter did was to look at the dog. What happens? The dog goes for the child. Teeth exposed, jaws snapping. Perhaps two inches from her face, held back with the lead. Sorry all rescue enthusiasts. You can never be sure what you're getting.