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Posted: 9/2/2015 1:12:18 AM EDT
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All dogs are rescue dogs. I haven't heard of a non-rescue dog in probably 10 plus years.
Not true of course but that does seem to be the majority of dogs and it is a good thing. |
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Posted: 9/2/2015 1:12:32 AM EDT
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they want to sound noble, like they saved an injured dog who got stuck down a well or something
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Posted: 9/2/2015 1:13:09 AM EDT
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I have two that people threw out or abandoned and showed up at my door step starving.
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Posted: 9/2/2015 1:14:34 AM EDT
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they want to sound noble, like they saved an injured dog who got stuck down a well or something I could very well call my little dog a rescue dog, since he fits the bill. Came out of a puppy mill at 4 or 5 weeks old, but if someone asks what he is, he's my dog, and his breed, is Purebred Badass. |
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Posted: 9/2/2015 1:15:47 AM EDT
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I have two that people threw out or abandoned and showed up at my door step starving. http://i.imgur.com/ySkoIaY.jpg Good on you! Fuck the people that threw them out. This is an example of what a rescue is! |
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Posted: 9/2/2015 1:16:31 AM EDT
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Shelter receives dog. Shelter takes dog to vet. Shelter finds temporary placement for dog. Shelter has website to find people who want dog. Shelter has employees that verify people who want dog. Shelter needs money to perform said activities. Nothing is free.
$190 paid without regret. 
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Posted: 9/2/2015 1:17:23 AM EDT
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In some cases the dog may very well be saved from the needle. I consider mine a rescue; she was in a nightmare of a city pound, horribly sick and could barely move. I paid nothing for her, and when I told the lone person there "I'm taking this dog" he just said " ok cool"and had me sign a piece of paper and I walked out carrying her.
She ended up spending a few days at the vet, and probably wouldn't have made it if I didn't get her when I did. |
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Posted: 9/2/2015 1:19:57 AM EDT
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In some cases the dog may very well be saved from the needle. I consider mine a rescue; she was in a nightmare of a city pound, horribly sick and could barely move. I paid nothing for her, and when I told the lone person there "I'm taking this dog" he just said " ok cool"and had me sign a piece of paper and I walked out carrying her. She ended up spending a few days at the vet, and probably wouldn't have made it if I didn't get her when I did. And she's an awesome doggie, too. |
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Posted: 9/2/2015 1:19:58 AM EDT
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I have two that people threw out or abandoned and showed up at my door step starving. Without the organizations you're ragging on, there'd be more of this... Not sure that's the direction you want to go. |
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Posted: 9/2/2015 1:20:21 AM EDT
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My older dog came from a rural shelter with a 92% euthanasia rate.
I paid them money when I adopted him, as it helps keep their doors open and find the few lucky animals families. He is a rescue dog, although I don't refer to him as such. |
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Posted: 9/2/2015 1:20:24 AM EDT
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they want to sound noble, like they saved an injured dog who got stuck down a well or something Or would be put down if no one adopted/purchased/acquired/whatever phrase elicits the least butthurt? |
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Posted: 9/2/2015 1:20:52 AM EDT
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Without the organizations you're ragging on, there'd be more of this... Not sure that's the direction you want to go. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I have two that people threw out or abandoned and showed up at my door step starving. Without the organizations you're ragging on, there'd be more of this... Not sure that's the direction you want to go. Who are you talking to? |
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Posted: 9/2/2015 1:21:26 AM EDT
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This thread has potential for epic butthurtness. In.
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Posted: 9/2/2015 1:22:20 AM EDT
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I have two that people threw out or abandoned and showed up at my door step starving. Without the organizations you're ragging on, there'd be more of this... Not sure that's the direction you want to go. Who are you talking to? OP |
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Posted: 9/2/2015 1:24:10 AM EDT
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I have two that people threw out or abandoned and showed up at my door step starving. Without the organizations you're ragging on, there'd be more of this... Not sure that's the direction you want to go. Who are you talking to? OP Ah. In fairness, the people who threw these animals away could have lived right next door to an animal shelter and wouldn't have bothered to take them there. Abandoned animals is a constant problem here. |
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Posted: 9/2/2015 1:25:41 AM EDT
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I have a Romanian dictator for a pet. He's a Ceausescu dog
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Posted: 9/2/2015 1:25:45 AM EDT
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Edit - Realized what you were getting at.
People use the word rescue because of kill shelters. |
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Posted: 9/2/2015 1:28:06 AM EDT
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I have two that people threw out or abandoned and showed up at my door step starving. Without the organizations you're ragging on, there'd be more of this... Not sure that's the direction you want to go. Who are you talking to? OP Ah. In fairness, the people who threw these animals away could have lived right next door to an animal shelter and wouldn't have bothered to take them there. True. But most people aren't cold hearted, they just don't take on the responsibility they signed up for -- basically how I got mine. Rescue per se, nah, but adoption. However, without the outlets OP is bitching about there would be far more "rescues." |
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Posted: 9/2/2015 1:28:12 AM EDT
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Something people like to use to shame people who aquire the dog they want
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Posted: 9/2/2015 1:31:48 AM EDT
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Something people like to use to shame people who aquire the dog they want That's also bullshit. I was going to go to a breeder until my friend forwarded a perfect match. |
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Posted: 9/2/2015 1:33:08 AM EDT
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I consider my dog to be a rescue. I found him on Craigslist from a single mom who couldn't afford to keep him. Turns out he was heartworm positive as well and has some permanent damage due to it. He's my best friend in the world and even with all of his quirks I wouldn't trade him for anything in this world.
Some might say this is dog abuse  
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Posted: 9/2/2015 1:39:35 AM EDT
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I rescued this guy when the neighbor that owned him died.
The neighbor had no relatives or anyone that wanted the dog and the police were going to take him to the pound. Had him 3 years now, and he's a darn good friend. 
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Posted: 9/2/2015 1:43:20 AM EDT
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A rescue dog is just like your dog, or any other dog.
It's owner ("Rescuer") just feels more smug about it than you do. |
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Posted: 9/2/2015 1:45:52 AM EDT
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WHO RESCUED WHO?
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Posted: 9/2/2015 1:59:20 AM EDT
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Tomorrow I'm going to push my dog off the boat....just to make it legit.
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Posted: 9/2/2015 2:02:43 AM EDT
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I know a guy who's fiancee just put a down payment on a dog. She will also be doing installments until its paid off. Boom! Rescued.
Makes me sad.  A lot of people won't consider shelter dogs, I guess they're not a fashion accessory at that point. |
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Posted: 9/2/2015 2:12:20 AM EDT
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Came from a kill shelter in Alabama. Best dog I've ever had.
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Posted: 9/2/2015 2:21:47 AM EDT
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My current dog is a rescue. She was taken by animal control from a house with many animals, all underfed, the dogs had been fighting amongst themselves, or were goaded into fighting. She's about the most gentle dog I've ever owned, scared of everything and just happy to lay on a bed and not be starved, bitten or beat.
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Posted: 9/2/2015 2:23:54 AM EDT
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A rescue dog is just like your dog, or any other dog. It's owner ("Rescuer") just feels more smug about it than you do. Those are the people I keep bumping into. Kind of like the women that "donate" their eggs but get paid $3000 for it. 
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Posted: 9/2/2015 2:24:41 AM EDT
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How many of you have volunteered or fostered for a non profit org.?
That money goes toward medical treatments mainly. Foster homes give up a lot of time and care to save from kill shelters. |
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Posted: 9/2/2015 2:50:55 AM EDT
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my wife and I rescued a couple of puppies 7yrs ago. They were dumped off in the country and hanging around the nursery unit she was looking after and dragging the dead piglets out of the dead box. The site manager was going to shoot them the next day if they were still there so we went back that evening and was able to get both of them to come to us and we took them home. We already had two dogs of our own and didn't have room for two more that we knew were going to be big so we took them to a no kill animal shelter and they were happy to get a couple of puppies. We didn't keep them but did rescue them from a certain death.
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Posted: 9/2/2015 3:23:53 AM EDT
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I just got my mom a "rescue" dog last month... a little female yorkie that was used for breeding at a puppy mill... she's about 7 years old they think, and the poor thing's been through hell.. we got her from 1 of those rescue groups, and yes, i did pay for her.
the way i see it, a dog who was nothing more than a money maker to some asshole was freed from a terrible situation and now she has a good home. she's still a little scared, but she's coming around, slowly...she's loved, fed, kept safe and warm in the house. i didn't "rescue" her per se, but i gave her a better life than she would have had otherwise... |
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Posted: 9/2/2015 4:01:28 AM EDT
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What's the purpose of your post OP? Are you trying to make dog owners feel bad?
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Posted: 9/2/2015 5:32:59 AM EDT
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I have two that people threw out or abandoned and showed up at my door step starving. Without the organizations you're ragging on, there'd be more of this... Not sure that's the direction you want to go. Who are you talking to? OP Ah. In fairness, the people who threw these animals away could have lived right next door to an animal shelter and wouldn't have bothered to take them there. Abandoned animals is a constant problem here. It cost money to bring an animal to the shelter here so the animals get a ride out of town to "live free in the wild". 
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Posted: 9/2/2015 5:40:09 AM EDT
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What's the purpose of your post OP? Are you trying to make dog owners feel bad? Probably. |
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Posted: 9/2/2015 5:47:31 AM EDT
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If people get to feel smug by saying they rescued a dog instead of adopting it, who gives a shit? It's more motivation for people to adopt rather than supporting puppy mills. If you don't work your dog, there is absolutely zero reason to buy your dog from a breeder.
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Posted: 9/2/2015 5:48:11 AM EDT
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I have a dog and two cats, not because I needed a dog and two cats, but because a dog and two cats needed a home. I'll deal with the shame as best I can, OP.
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Posted: 9/2/2015 5:52:05 AM EDT
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It's amazing to me to see how many "rescue" dogs people have, that are really "adoptions" from the shelter. Adopted dog: Rescued. Non-adopted dog: Euthanized. seems simple enuf. |
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Posted: 9/2/2015 6:10:09 AM EDT
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Go here: Collie Rescue of the Carolinas, read these dogs stories. Yes, I paid a fee to "rescue" my two older collies. This organization survives and continues to "save" these dogs by fees and donations. Granted, if I didn't take these dogs, someone else would have. That said, there is probably a limit to the number of dogs Jean could take at any one time, I'm sure she would try to stretch it as much as she could, but there is a limit at some point.
Edit - T Instead, I will just say, OP, bless your heart and thank you for posting! 
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Posted: 9/2/2015 6:24:34 AM EDT
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This must bother you a lot.
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Posted: 9/2/2015 6:27:34 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How many of you have volunteered or fostered for a non profit org.? That money goes toward medical treatments mainly. Foster homes give up a lot of time and care to save from kill shelters. I volunteer with two groups. The vet costs alone would kill the shelters without adoption fees and donations. There is much stupidity in this thread, countered by a bunch of good people. 3 of our 5 are rescues. Don't like that term, you can go step in poop. |
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Posted: 9/2/2015 6:30:02 AM EDT
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Go here: Collie Rescue of the Carolinas, read these dogs stories. Yes, I paid a fee to "rescue" my two older collies. This organization survives and continues to "save" these dogs by fees and donations. Granted, if I didn't take these dogs, someone else would have. That said, there is probably a limit to the number of dogs Jean could take at any one time, I'm sure she would try to stretch it as much as she could, but there is a limit at some point. edit - T Instead, I will just say, OP, bless your heart and thank you for posting!
<a href="http://s36.photobucket.com/user/OMCHamlin/media/IMG_0374_zps88a63a53.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e23/OMCHamlin/IMG_0374_zps88a63a53.jpg</a> edit - TI'm totally sure there were lines of people waiting to adopt the 12yo toothless chihuahua with luxating patellas from the city pound. My wife and I RESCUED this little guy earlier this year. Love him to death. 
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Posted: 9/2/2015 6:31:34 AM EDT
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I have two that people threw out or abandoned and showed up at my door step starving. Without the organizations you're ragging on, there'd be more of this... Not sure that's the direction you want to go. This. I consider my "pound" hound mix a rescue. I also have a Border Collie we found starving to death on the side of the road. While she was certainly in more dire straights than our hound, any animal saved from being euthanized or a life spent inside a cage at a no kill shelter is a rescue. |
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Posted: 9/2/2015 6:32:27 AM EDT
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Shelter receives dog. Shelter takes dog to vet. Shelter finds temporary placement for dog. Shelter has website to find people who want dog. Shelter has employees that verify people who want dog. Shelter needs money to perform said activities. Nothing is free. $190 paid without regret. http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w41/n00g77/Loki_zps7eo3fgni.jpg This. Depending on which shelter you adopt from, the money is usually for what they already spent on the dog, or operating costs. Many of these shelters run only on donations or out of their own pockets. Even an animal adopted from animal control or the local government-run shelter isn't free. There's always some fee involved, unless they're seriously trying to offload the animal. Not to mention some shelters charge an additional deposit that you only get back if you have the animal spayed/neutered within the month. |
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Posted: 9/2/2015 6:33:06 AM EDT
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Went up to the SPCA once and as I was leaving I was rescued by someone dropping off a 1-1/2 YO Sheltie. He pulled me out of the gutter after I had lost my last Sheltie.
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Posted: 9/2/2015 6:34:56 AM EDT
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Rescue dogs are just dogs with baggage
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Posted: 9/2/2015 6:35:41 AM EDT
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Edit - Realized what you were getting at. People use the word rescue because of kill shelters. Bingo. If they dog is going to die without the intervention of the adopter, it is a rescue. As in rescuing them from impending death. |
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Posted: 9/2/2015 6:42:26 AM EDT
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I wanna know what a therapy dog* is, or whatever the technical name is.
My colleague has "anxiety," so needs a dog to help cope. She is 25, has a great job, lives in a safe place, no ex is out to kill her, etc. What happens when life actually does throw a curveball (like no food in the stores)? What will people like her do? *Not to disparage vets and the like who could actually use a therapy dog |
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Posted: 9/2/2015 6:43:23 AM EDT
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In some cases the dog may very well be saved from the needle. I consider mine a rescue; she was in a nightmare of a city pound, horribly sick and could barely move. I paid nothing for her, and when I told the lone person there "I'm taking this dog" he just said " ok cool"and had me sign a piece of paper and I walked out carrying her. She ended up spending a few days at the vet, and probably wouldn't have made it if I didn't get her when I did. Our dog was lucky. She was found as a puppy by a woman who volunteered for a no-kill shelter, so she spent a long time healthy and well treated before we adopted her. However some of the other dogs the shelter took in were true rescues - dogs that were about to be killed, or dogs people thought were going to die soon. The shelter would care for them - or foster them to caring people - until the dogs were healthy (physically & mentally) enough to be adopted. I still remember one French poodle... when they took him in, everyone thought he was going to be dead soon. However with just a couple of months of proper nutrition and loving care, he was a normal dog. The woman who was fostering him ended up adopting him as well. This is also another reason why we didn't mind the "adoption fee" - because it helped keep the shelter open to save other dogs. |
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Posted: 9/2/2015 6:45:34 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I know a guy who's fiancee just put a down payment on a dog. She will also be doing installments until its paid off. Boom! Rescued. Makes me sad. A lot of people won't consider shelter dogs, I guess they're not a fashion accessory at that point.2 month old pit/lab/cur mix 75$ 2 month old GSD 280$ Reason i wont look there much....plus to adopt they put you through some screening shit..piss blood samples and shoe size. 70$ At a ""rescue ""- shelter got me the best dog ive had. She was missing 3/4s of her hair and was only 30lbs... Shes a aussie shep /border collie mix.(per her breeder papers ...) 43lbs now...her coat is full and she has been the best addition to the family... |
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