Posted on 09/07/2013 8:32:55 AM PDT by Kaslin
Our last 2 dogs have been rescues...same breed that we’ve always owned, and in our opinion the traits of the breed are so predictable you sort of know exactly what you’re getting.
But 1st rescue was from the SPCA, and this past time was from one of the breed specific rescue organizations.
If/when we adopt another dog, I’d use the breed specific rescue organization again, even though it is a bit of a hassle (as the writer says, there’s applications, home visits, a higher fee than the shelters.) But the advantage is the dog’s been vetted by being fostered and you know what issues the dog does or more importantly doesn’t have. An SPCA or county animal shelter can give you a little info, but not the same as getting the info from someone who has fostered the animal.
Just witness this labrador's love for her returning soldier.
In a recent survey by Psychology Today, four-fifths of dog owners “consider their dogs to be true family members, equal in status to children.”
That's just going a bit too far. I have a problem with that.
Agreed. I love animals, but I don’t confuse them with humans.
Sounds like the dog is saying I love you. Did you notice that?
My wife said the same thing when we first saw the video!
Especially when the dog means more to the spouse then wife or the kids do
We love our dogs but they are not human. We have 1 at a time and they live in the house with us. I even make their dog food but I’ll be darned if I would go through home inspections, etc to get one. There are just too many needy dogs out there to subject ourselves to that.
I wish I could have a mutt again, but my apartment building doesn’t allow them, and I get too good of a deal on the rent to give it up just yet.
My downstairs neighbors have a tomcat that has taken a liking to me and greets me at my back door every morning when I leave, and every afternoon when I get home, demanding my attention. Not as good as a dog, but it’s something, I guess.
We have found that there is a strong commonality with rescued dogs in that they seem to understand the favor you have done for them and quite often become obviously loyal and appreciative.
If you are considering adoption and have a secure yard, you may want to look into an agency that places dogs who have been trained as service companions, but didn't make the grade for what is usually a very simple flaw such as a tendency to chase squirrels which makes them deficient as a guide dog.
Doggie ping...
Thanks goodness for that!
It's not any American dog's fault that the economy of Uruguay is in the toilet. It's their fault for electing people who don't understand how economics works.
Our adoptions have been Weims. And quite frankly, knowing the breed, I can understand the home inspection, and info about lifestyle because I know the breed.
At the SPCA, we adopted an AKC Weim because he wasn’t what the family “expected” after he grew out of his cute puppy stage. The SPCA was very direct in asking questions about our home, our family situation, etc.
We love the breed, and their “characteristic” personalities, but evidently there are a lot of folks that don’t.
My niece has some pets like that. They're birds.
Doggie ping!
We are Boxer people. Unfortunately we find them at the animal shelters here quite often.
Buck Laughlin, Best in Show
"That's just going a bit too far. I have a problem with that."
A teenager v a dog? I'll take the dog everytime. My pets are picked up off the streets who wander up to the house. Current crop consists of 2 mutts and 1.5 cats. There's a new stray cat I'm leaving food out for.
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