Originally Posted by
Jingle
A lot of shelter dogs are someone else's screw ups. Like not training them to potty outside, etc. Makes training them harder. Ask me how I know. My avatar dog came from a shelter. Get the breed you want and get a puppy and you both will be much happier. After having pure bred dogs, I can sure tell a difference. Spaying and neutering would keep the shelters unneeded. I spay/neuter all my pets as soon as they are old enough.
I'm sorry you feel this way. In today's economy, so many pets are given up because their owners have lost everything and felt the animal was better off in a shelter. My rescue doxie wasn't placed there. It is believed he got loose from his yard and got lost, ending up at the shelter. Then, ultimately placed at a doxie rescue group. The vet was surprised how healthy he is. The group spayed him, microchiped and took excellent care of him. He's a wonderful dog. So, please give rescues a chance. I did and very pleased with my new buddy.