Would you rescue a dog from a home or go to a breeder?

I would like to adop from a home aslong as they are not too needy, im all for giving alot of love an attention but if they have to have alot of vet visits and alot of medicines then i will not adopt from a home because i do not have the money to pay for regular vets, i mean a lizard is expensive enough with lizards

Every pet my family has had has come from a shelter. I have always found them to be very loving animals. Sometimes they take work at first to learn trust but it has been worth it.

Hello Jakester519, All of our dogs are rescue's. Granted, training can often be easier and more complete if the dog is a puppy when it's introduced to your home environment, but shelters and pounds have puppies too. There are so many dogs euthenized everyday, all over the world. For me, finding them homes takes greater priority than breeding more dogs. Now, I understand if people have a personal affinity for certain breeds, or pedigree. But, unless you're looking to breed or show your dog, it's alot more humane to rescue a dog from euthenasia. If you are looking for a specific breed, or a specific temperament, you can usually let the pound workers know what you're looking for, and they're generally very helpful in trying to match you with the perfect new canine buddy. One last thing, often those scraggly, sorry looking animals perk right up with healthy food, exercise, and a large dose of love. Good luck with your decision.

I would always go to a Rescue Home. All 5 of my cats were strays that I adopted, and when I was growing up, my parents kept dogs who were always from Animal Rescue Centres. In my view,those poor aniamls have already had a bad start in life, and deserve as much love, care, and attention as they can get. Also many breeders are unscrupulous, just coining in money with no real care for the health or condition of the breeding mother. To my it is silly to pour huge amounts of money away to a breeder, when you can pay much less and give some poor unwanted animal a good rest of their life.

I would have to rescue a dog.I have done it over and over again and would do nothing else to get a pet.I have not had any problems with the 3 I have recued in the past.I think they were grateful to me for taking them home.I now have a dog that my son rescued on the street corner.He was about 3 months old.He is pitbull/dalmation mix.Some adults(not children)were taking turns kicking him on the ground.Then they lifted him up by the scruff of his neck and were taking turns punching him.My son and his friends took the dog from them.If anything you would think this dog would have bad behavior.He is the best dog and does not have a mean bone in his body.My chow/golden retriever was 3 yrs.old when I got her from the pound.She was very shy and scared she lived for 11 more years with me.She was a great dog and had no problems whatsoever.I sure do miss her.You do know that it is a proven fact that mix breeds carry less defects.Therefore a mix can be better in health.I hope I have made up your mind.I think you should give poor Max a try.Just be sure to take him out to relieve his business often.If he messes up kennel train him.He is new to your home and doesn't know the rules yet.

We adopted our dog from a shelter and she's the best thing ever. She was owner surrendered. When we adopted her, she was around 1.5 years old. She was already potty-trained, knows commands and is a very well-behaved and gentle dog. The only "problem" we had was a little separation anxiety (chewing on stuff)...especially when we leave her for more than a couple of hours by herself. We solved it by giving her a nice crate to stay in when we leave the house. She's happy and we've not had any incident since then. She's adjusted really well to her new life with us and she's such a joy to have. We have a 2 year old son who absolutely adores her and follows her everywhere and vice versa. It's so cute to see them together!

What a good question! After years of pet adoption I must say that the crossbreed is your best bet! For some reason mixed mutts are much happier and gentler in general. We have had several pure bred dogs and all have had major problems with their health. If you want to look into a pure breed of a dog, please check out dog sites and look at each breed to see what is the most common problem associated with them. Some are good with children, others are not. Some are prone to hip problems, while others are prone to ear infections. Some are prone to gastric problems, while while others have difficulty breathing. There are plenty of sites that you can find all of this information on. If you are going to get a puppy from a breeder, I would most certainly go and visit them. My chihuahua came from a home where the mother and father lived inside. They had their own room in an upstairs bedroom (kind of cute I thought). The owners were very kind, caring, and compassionate. We went to visit when the puppies were only 3 weeks old and brought a toy with us and left it there. When we brought the puppy home with us we also brought the toy so she would have the familiar scent of her previous home with her to help with the transition. Good luck and please remember, it makes no difference if it is a pure breed or a scraggly mutt, it is your responsibility to treat it well and care for it with gentle love.

There are so many unwanted dogs out there, that going to a shelter is the best way to give them the love they need. I don't like breeders. I just find it awefully materialistic and capitilistic to make money off two animals, well, you know what they do. It's not right. I'm sure I would get berated by any breeders. And I'm sure those dogs get lots of love to. But aren't there already enough dogs out there that need homes?

Well personally right now I would take anything! I am currently renting a house and I am not allowed any pets at all not even so much as a goldfish and before I have always had some kind of pet! My son all the time asks me for a puppy, but really though I would definately rescue a dog or any other animal before going to a breeder, thats how I got most of my previous pets. I had a puppy the owner was going to shoot simply becuase a mut got a hold of its pure bred and got her pregnant. I had a ferret that had been malnourished and exteremly neglected, I had baby squirrels it's mother had gotten into my parents ceiling and chewed big holes through the ceiling on the new addition causing lots of damage my stepfather being an animal lover live trapped the squirrel and removed it quite literally about 2 hrs away. Then baby squirrels started falling out the holes, he didn't know she had babies, I took 2 and had to feed them formula with a dropper then relocate them back to the woods it was so much fun but sad at the same time. There's been a lot of recued animals actually but I'm starting to ramble good luck with your new doggy.

Good for you. There are so many dogs and cats that need homes. People should not be allowed to breed animals, there are far too many that end up in the streets through no fault of their own. I know when you get one from a breeder as a puppy you can train it better and know it's history but I have had dogs in the past and they both came from a rescue centre and made wonderful pets.