The search For a new Dog

[Mtn.man]

Yeah Duck Dog

[soldier-of-the-apocalypse]

Check out dogo argentinos

[soldier-of-the-apocalypse]

Here is what they look like I'm not sure about water fowl but they are the ultimate hunting dog for predators and hogs, and no they are not pitbuls

[generalmeow]

It was so long ago I can't remember if it was me or a family member (probably a family member as I remember so little about it), but there was an attempt made to get a shelter animal. And the hoops they wanted you to jump through to adopt an animal were BS. They'd practically, or maybe even literally, come to your house to interview you to see if you'd be good for the pet.

"Let me get this straight: you would rather kill the animal than give it to me without a body cavity search?" "Yes".

I have no problem taking a shelter pet, and I feel terrible for them. But I'm not going to deal with the shelter people. I'm turned off for life.

I want to go on the record in saying that if I'm ever in prison, getting ready to be put to sleep, I'll let anyone take me out of there, even if there's a 1% chance they're an axe murderer.

[Jer]

It was so long ago I can't remember if it was me or a family member (probably a family member as I remember so little about it), but there was an attempt made to get a shelter animal. And the hoops they wanted you to jump through to adopt an animal were BS. They'd practically, or maybe even literally, come to your house to interview you to see if you'd be good for the pet.

"Let me get this straight: you would rather kill the animal than give it to me without a body cavity search?" "Yes".

I have no problem taking a shelter pet, and I feel terrible for them. But I'm not going to deal with the shelter people. I'm turned off for life.

I want to go on the record in saying that if I'm ever in prison, getting ready to be put to sleep, I'll let anyone take me out of there, even if there's a 1% chance they're an axe murderer.

If you say what they saw you would understand. Some dogs are better off put down then to be in the situations they're in. Letting you take them when they don't know you from Adam they have no choice but to assume the worst and in that case, yes, they are better put down. Any reputable breeder will require an application and a home visit and approval before you adopt. Anyone who doesn't is most likely a puppy mill and you're just helping to perpetuate that cycle. They don't care about the dogs, only the money and they barely do enough to keep them alive and only care for them as a commodity. It's not the axe murder you need to worry about as that's the least of your concerns. If you cared about dogs you would actually appreciate this approach rather than bad mouth it.

[Zundfolge]

The way I look at it is this; if you just want "a dog" go get a shelter dog (but don't give me this pretentious hipster "we rescued it" BS unless you pulled it out of a burning building or something). If you know exactly what you want in a dog then find the breed that works best for you, research the breed and breeders and buy a pure bred dog from a reputable breeder.

I am getting sick of this holier than thou moralizing from people with "rescue" dogs ... just more critical theory of Marxism bullshit designed to make their choice of purchase (and yes, you're buying the damn dog from the shelter) into some sign of greater morality ... like buying a Prius (amazing how often arrogant "rescue" dog owners and Prius owners are the same people ).

But like Jer says, any reputable breeder is going to have you fill out an application at least (most don't home visit, but most do interview you).

If you cared about dogs you would actually appreciate this approach rather than bad mouth it.

I wouldn't go that far. There's a lot of "dog nazis" out there that are more interested in lording their superior morality over you than actually placing the dog in a good home. We had this issue with a Rescue organization my mother in law got a dog from. After all the condescending interviews where we flat out asked if my MIL passed away would they take the dog back and we were told "of course" and when she died they treated us like we were horrible people that were one step above people that dump dogs in the country to fend for themselves. Basically telling us that nobody would adopt an elderly chihuahua (even though she had already adopted said elderly chihuahua) and we were dooming the dog to death ... of course the dog was placed in a wonderful new home within a couple weeks.


Anyway, while I understand why many rescue organizations and breeders place these hoops there for you to jump through, the way many of these people treat would-be adopters doesn't help.

Side note ... everyone should now go re-watch Christopher Guest's Best in Show.

[Mtn.man]

Si says get a poodle, great bird dog.

[sellersm]

Western Border Collie rescue does home visits & a thorough application process & a good meet-n-greet to make sure it's a good fit for all involved... http://www.wybcrescue.org/

[Jer]

It's a pretty simple concept: Dogs are domesticated animals. They aren't fit to survive on their own in the wild because WE created them to serve our own selfish desires for companionship. Now through our own irresponsibility as a species there are WAY more dogs than homes looking for dogs and as such to continue to intentionally breed dogs when there are already too many is irresponsible. Rewarding those who breed by paying for puppies is just as irresponsible. This isn't holier than thou thinking it's fact. Suggesting people adopt from a shelter is solid advice and belittle someone who would suggest such responsible action is idiotic and without ground. Your one bad experience doesn't represent an entire community of rescues.

[Scanker19]

I have a Malti-poo you can have. I'll let you know the next time the wife is gone and you can come get it. //troll face//