Comments on: Why don’t more people adopt rescue dogs?

By: Karri Godec

Karri Godec — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:46:06 +0000

Thank you so much, Danielle, for being a “voice” for the numerous shelter dogs/pets that need homes. Arizona is second in the nation for the number of pets that have been relinquished this year. Any awareness we can create is desperately needed.

By: Scott

Scott — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 05:58:54 +0000

Our family no longer breeds dogs, we rescue. Currently, we have 2 German Shepherds and 2 American Pit Bull Terriers. One German Shepherd, Zena, is Czech standard while the other, Gunner, is going to be an American sized Moose. Our Pit bulls, Flash and Emira, are the lives of the party and Flash is the Alpha.

In the early 90s, I stopped breeding German Shepherds and Dobermans because the individuals that wanted to buy our dogs weren’t families anymore, they were single people. There wasn’t the stability that was integral when I would sell a dog. So I donated my last litter of dogs to the US Military Working dog program and moved on.

You can find any variety of dog, pure or mixed breed, at shelters and rescue facilities. Currently, over breeding and abandoning of Chihuahuas and Pit Bulls continue to clog shelters centers.

Adopt, there are so many happy tails waiting to be told!

By: Bella

Bella — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 03:15:51 +0000

Great comments Joshua and Mel! Thanks for taking the time to respond. Please feel free to Tweet or share this link with your networks and don’t forget to sign up for notifications when we post new content!

By: MelF

MelF — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:38:24 +0000

Thank you for taking the time to educate people on shelter and rescue pets. I can perfectly back up everything you said. My first shelter dog was 5 years old and a Shepherd/Collie Mix. She was so well trained that I got compliments on her training and behavior ALL of the time. Guess what? I didn’t train her. Her previous owner did. I just got lucky enough to adopt her before someone else did.
My second dog was Aspen and was 9 years old. Fully trained. A pleasure to be around and great with kids. She was also a mix.
My last two dogs? Purebred. Daisy is a yellow lab and Jasper is a Sheltie. I invested the time into training both of them.

If people think buying a purebred dog from a breeder will eliminate behavior problems then they are mistaken. You have to TRAIN your dog. If people think they can’t get a purebreed dog from a shelter or rescue they are also mistaken. I volunteer at one. In 7 years I have seen all types of purebreed dogs: Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, Anatolian Shepherds, Great Danes, Shelties, Labs, Collies, Golden Retrievers, Pugs, Chihuahuas – you name it we’ve had it.

By: Joshua

Joshua — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 16:49:26 +0000

My wife and I recently adopted our first Rescue dog here in Texas. (And she is the most perfect, most loving and most amazing dog ever!)

Her name is Harley and she is a Golden Retriever/Yellow Lab mix. She literally brought the concept of ‘PLAY’ to our other dogs.

I say rescue, rescue, rescue. And great article, Bella, all of your points are 100% myths!