Dh's first dog was a rescue out of the back of a pickup. She was a cocker spaniel mix. I guess you can say all of ours (7) were. Brutus was thrown out of the back of a car window. Dh saw that happen. That was 8-9 years ago. He's all we have left and I really don't want anymore. They were all altered before they were able to have any pups. I have to say Buddy (Golden Pit) got out once and he came home later that night. Few months later we saw a few golden mixes being sold at the park near us. I keep telling myself and DH we can't afford another with the older we get and more health issues and not being able to visit family.