On a related matter a family member is a surgeon, and one of the things that said family member does on a regular basis is repair the faces of those who are attacked by their own dogs. One in particular was reattaching a nose that was bitten off by a "rescue dog". Moral of the story if you're going to have a dog, raise it from a puppy, don't pick up someone else's problems.
Yeah, let's kill every dog that an owner tires of, that's the ticket! Lots of people want puppies, but tire of a grown dog. We have, save once, rescued adult dogs and have never had a problem.
Our first rescue was a Golden/Brittany mix that was given up because her owners wanted a smaller dog.
Our second was given up because her owner got a boyfriend who didn't like dogs and beat on the dog. We bet he started beating on her when the dog was gone.
Number 3 was given up because his owner went in a nursing home and the kids didn't want the dog. They just kicked him outside in the winter of 2009, luckily a neighbor took him in until the rescue organization could get him.
Number 4 was found outside a rural VFW, young, pregnant, no collar or tags. Someone let her stay under his trailer until the pups were whelped and then called animal control. Her pups were adopted and she was rescued from death row.
Each one of these dogs were, or are, wonderful, well-behaved pets. They are respectful of humans and know their place. Our vet is so impressed that they each carefully take treats out of her hand, making sure no fingers are involved. We didn't train them, they came that way. You are entitled to your opinion, but many, many dogs are released to shelters and rescue groups, not because the dog has a problem, but the owner does.
Rescue dogs are wonderful if they’re the right breed.
I have two and they’re fine. One is an Eskimo Spitz mix and the other a Bichon Frise I got from a puppy mill rescue. He was an older dog; one of the breeder dogs. Harmless....just barks a lot.