Comments on: Buying a puppy or getting it from a homeless pet shelter?

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By: dragonfly

dragonfly — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:29:59 +0000

Buy from a reputable breeder! Too bad if people don’t like this response. It is the best way to get a healthy puppy. A good breeder will help you with any questions you have even after you get the pup home. A pet store takes anything and many times these are from very unsavory breeders. Adopting a dog can be dicey…it may or may not turn out to be a suitable dog. People dropped them off at the shelter for a reason…and who really knows the truth why?
All of the above have a price on the dogs that you have to pay.
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And one more thing. People keep saying not to buy from puppy mills, pet stores, backyard breeders, etc. because they just end up at the shelters. So why do they then recommending getting a dog from a shelter! They are puppy mill dogs grown up!

By: music_junkie911

music_junkie911 — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:00:59 +0000

well when you adopt, it’s cheaper, and you save the dog from being in the pound.
i got 3 of my dogs from the pound, and 2 of then from the store.
when i look for a dog, i look everywhere. because the perfect dog for you might just be in a pet store.
so i think it’s better to adopt, but when you find love, you find love.
not all dogs at the pound are healthy. sometimes they’re dying and they need help. so it just depends on the dog.
you never know with adopted dogs though. one of my dogs almost never eats anything, and when he does it’s just meat. i got him at the pound.
the second one still bites roughly when he plays. i got him at the pound.
the third one is very independent. he doesn’t play with toys, and he doesn’t like kids, and doesn’t liked to be picked up. i got him at the pound.

the fourth one is very stupid. she runs into walls and pees everywhere. i got her at the pet store.
the fifth one is probably one of my smartest dogs, (knows alot of tricks), is such a sweetie, but can be naive. i got her at the pet store.

so personally? i think if you find the right dog, it doesn’t matter. but i would try and look at the pounds so you could save one.
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By: kate

kate — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:33:59 +0000

I used to think that the dogs from the shelter were all strays or adults but far from it. I recently adopted a 8wk old puppy King Charles Poodle mix and she is adorable. I was given a weeks grace period so i could get a full check up at the vet. Thankfully she passed her health check and is doing fine. I think that this is important as if you adopt a unhealthy puppy it could cost you a small fortune.

I paid $400 to cover the shelters outlaid cost but i’d of paid over $1000 from a pet shop/breeder. Its not just about the money though, these little puppy’s are in need of a good home so your doing a good thing too. I’d highly recommend having a look on http://www.petfinder.com as this is where most of the shelters advertise.

In my opinion the only downside to adopting is that most of the time you cant view the pups parents as is normally recommend when buying a dog. However if you research the breed before committing you can get a good grasp of what your letting yourself into. Good luck
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Recently adopted a puppy from a shelter

http://www.petfinder.com/

By: Lisa C

Lisa C — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:45:59 +0000

NEVER buy a puppy from a pet store. Most pet stores buy their puppies from puppy mills.

Adopting a puppy is the best thing you can do. You can always inquire about the history and 8 times out of 10, they will know the history. Mixed breeds have less health issues. Adopting can cost, depending on where you adopt.

Research before you buy, don’t buy because its cute, keep in mind that this dog will be in your life for 10+ years.

Good luck!
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By: Courage

Courage — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:32:59 +0000

When you buy from a petstore you are encouraging the petstore to buy puppies from either bad breeders who don’t care where the puppies end up and will sell for cheap, or puppy brokers. Puppy brokers get their puppies from puppy-mills, or basically a place where the dogs are bred until they die and kept in as small of cages as possible and fed as little as possible, and pet/loved as little as possible. Buying a puppy from a petstore in America is basically supporting these puppy-mills.

Petstore puppies also have to go to the bathroom in their cages at the store, which makes potty-training much harder. They normally are left in the store all night alone, which makes them more clingy. They have to meet anyone who wants to pick them up, which makes them more scared of people. And because of the number of puppies and the people who come and touch them, diseases happen. And the costs of the puppy are ridiculous, often 3-5 times more than what you would pay from a shelter or even from a breeder. The only benefit is they could care less where the puppy goes, and will sell it to whoever has the most money. This speaks LOADS about how valued the pups are though.

In a shelter, the puppies have the same sort of a gamble as far as the background comes. They could come from someone who loved them every day until they were old enough they were taken to the shelter. They could have come from someone who didn’t care. They could even come from a raided puppy-mill (my boy did.) But, the difference is that your money is supporting an organization that is trying to help animals rather than one that is hurting them. They are slightly more picky about where puppies go, but not terribly.

If you are worried about backgrounds in the puppies and behaviors, then the best choice is to find a rescue organization who will foster puppies and find homes for them. However, they tend to be more picky where their puppies go. Still, you know how their behavior is because they were living with people for a while.

So… the worst place to get a puppy is from a petstore. You’re better off with a professional responsible breeder, or a rescue.
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By: phisy91

phisy91 — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:24:59 +0000

Animals from animal shelter are always healthy and usually will have been vaccinated and if they are old enough neutered or spayed. It always better to adopt due to the fact that the have usually been mistreated or abandoned and they deserve a second chance.

You you should never under any circumstances buy a dog from a store because these dogs almost always come from puppy farms which practice cruelty, They are often not truthful about the health or breed of the dog that you are buying,

If were to decide to adopt from a shelter then it is doubtful that you have to pay they generally just ask for a small donation, Click on the below link to find out more about puppy farming.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvX6E3K2yvM

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