Cassie-the Newest Female to Breed with Phineas in a couple of years.
Phineas 2+ year old Male.
Savannah and Molly at about 1-1/2 years old.
The only dog I had while growing up was a Boxer named Boomer or “Boom-Boom”. He was very special and a very good boy.
We got him from my mother’s cousin who bred and showed boxers, one who made it to the Westminster Dog Show, but Boomer was not in that league and was bought by a guy as “pet quality” who ended up not having the time to train or care for him and returned him, but my mother’s cousin actually thought of putting him down as he didn’t think he could re-sell him.
So, my brother bought him for about $100 when he was about a year old and still a crazy active puppy who needed a lot of training. It took a while for him to calm down and adapt to family life but when he did, he was the best boy.
Please consider adopting from your local shelter or an animal rescue rather than going to a breeder and please do not buy from a pet shop.
I get some people want a pure-bred pedigreed dog but consider that not all breeders are good, and some are puppy mills. You can spend thousands of dollars on a pure-bred pedigreed dog but get a dog with numerous health problems due to inbreeding and when you buy from these puppy mill breeders you are only supporting them to irresponsibly breed even more dogs, often kept in terrible conditions. The Amish FWIW are the worst when it comes to running puppy mills. Do not buy from them.
But if you can afford to do so, please consider adopting a dog or cat from your local shelter or rescue that has special medical needs but still has a long life ahead of them with care and a lot of love and loyalty to give you.
I know a lot of shelters have pitties or pittie mixes but despite their bad rap, many of them can be good dogs. But I understand the hesitancy. But if you look hard enough there are also a lot of other types of dog breeds available for adoption.
If you love dogs and or cats but can take on one, consider contacting your local shelter for volunteer opportunities such as sitting with or walking dogs or sitting with cats.
Boxers are cool.
I also agree, if you need a dog, try the pound. You might even find that purebred that you might want.
>> Want to help rehabilitate dogs with me?
No. Thanks.
Not until we pay adequate attention to the well-being of our CHILDREN, including those unborn, should we lavish so much time and treasure on pet animals.
Cassie-the Newest Female to Breed with Phineas in a couple of years.
Phineas 2+ year old Male.
Savannah and Molly at about 1-1/2 years old.
You give a wonderful description of a reputable hobby breeder, who cares enough about their puppies to take them back for any reason, and then tell people not to buy from a breeder? Buying a dog that you’re going to spend $thousands on over the course of its life should take a little thought and work, like thoroughly researching the breed including known health iasues, and the breeder who should be able to produce genetic and other test results that preclude those health issues as much as possible.
We adopted our rescue pup who was 5 months old and had been on the streets.
Hes half Boxer and half German Shepherd and he’s a beautiful awesome dog in our pack family.
He was really rough for a bit but we put allot of time into his training.
Our family loves that dog - Kona. In fact my daughter calls to face time him LOL.
Adopt a dog, it will be the best friend you’ll ever have.
My NextDoor app is full of dogs looking for homes, some owners are desperate, have to move and/or can’t afford them - dogs have been abandoned at local dog parks, along roadways, in the hills.
The price of dog (and cat) food has also soared.
Got a plea from the local animal shelter yesterday that they are overfull and to PLEASE consider fostering these dogs - some shelters are so desperate they post a photo of the dog with a caption such as “This Dog will be euthanized today at 5 PM unless someone fosters him!” Sometimes, the next day they will report that the dog was euthanized.
Heartbreaking, and this is every single day.
I wish I could take them all - I can’t so I donate to my local shelter, both food and money. There is also the infuriating problem of people refusing to spay or neuter their dogs, mostly pit bulls, which then end up in shelters.
When I worked at the animal shelter I was paid by the pound.