Check the dog shelters before u go buy a purebred!! Mutts need love too!!!!

[joshwilson42728]

buying a purebred to work is one thing but u dont have to have a purebred to make a good dog its all in how u raise them..... alot of people buy purebreds just to say they have one there not really in it for the right reasons...my dogs are mutts but there very good around my chickens and turkeys they actually help me out a great deal when needing to round up my livestock!!!! IM NOT SAYING NOT TO BUY A PUREBRED JUST SAYIN IF UR LOOKING FOR A PET TRY TO RESCUE ONE!!!!

 

[cgmccary]

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I am not planning on adopting any dogs as I have six to take care of right now including the two dumped recently. Here in Alabama, people dump totally good dogs at the shelter. say they have a GP with their goats but cannot afford the goats. They sell the goats & simply dump the perfectly good GP at the shelter, nothing wrong with him, just no longer needed OR they cannot afford anything. They are free in the bulletin -- all over the place here (GP, Anatolians). People are callous. These birddog puppies I found in the road, nothing wrong with them. I am only guessing, some idiot bred them, sold what they could and dumped these two on my road. There is no control on breeding and dumping; it is ridiculous.

The shelters here, some, are kill shelters. Dogs do not even make it a week. I agree that with any LGD, you need to know what you are getting but dogs aren't hard. I have not seen one that cannot be trained to leave my birds alone. I have one former stray that protects the farm (thereby protecting the birds)-- she is a mutt, not a LGD breed but coyotes, bears, fox, bobcats, coons, opossums & strange people (I live in a National Forest) -- I do not have a predator problem.because I have a good mutt. She was easy to train that birds were not to be chased -- it took one "no." And she was a long time stray, on the street in a city for a year (cause I would see her before I made friends with her). My other two are hound mixes, and they are good around the birds & easy to trian (never a problem- one stray, one out of the shelter). The puppies are birddogs so I only let them out when I am home and out (or can hear).

 

[cgmccary]

My LGD, . . oops, MUTT:

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s38/cgmccary/IM001130.jpg

 

[aoxa]

I am not planning on adopting any dogs as I have six to take care of right now including the two dumped recently. Here in Alabama, people dump totally good dogs at the shelter. say they have a GP with their goats but cannot afford the goats. They sell the goats & simply dump the perfectly good GP at the shelter, nothing wrong with him, just no longer needed OR they cannot afford anything. They are free in the bulletin -- all over the place here (GP, Anatolians). People are callous. These birddog puppies I found in the road, nothing wrong with them. I am only guessing, some idiot bred them, sold what they could and dumped these two on my road. There is no control on breeding and dumping; it is ridiculous. The shelters here, some, are kill shelters. Dogs do not even make it a week. I agree that with any LGD, you need to know what you are getting but dogs aren't hard. I have not seen one that cannot be trained to leave my birds alone. I have one former stray that protects the farm (thereby protecting the birds)-- she is a mutt, not a LGD breed but coyotes, bears, fox, bobcats, coons, opossums & strange people (I live in a National Forest) -- I do not have a predator problem.because I have a good mutt. She was easy to train that birds were not to be chased -- it took one "no." And she was a long time stray, on the street in a city for a year (cause I would see her before I made friends with her). My other two are hound mixes, and they are good around the birds & easy to trian (never a problem- one stray, one out of the shelter). The puppies are birddogs so I only let them out when I am home and out (or can hear).

I think they would have had better luck selling a trained LGD. I would have spent a thousand dollars for a mature and trained LGD. Why would they put all that work into it and offer it to a shelter? That seems ridiculous. My girl is Maremma (father) and Great Pyr (mother). I loved meeting her parents, and seeing where she was born (with the sheep in the barn). She was snuggled up to a lamb when we first visited. At this moment I have applied to a no kill shelter to get a mature cat. I feel like we have plenty of love, but can not take on responsibility of a kitten (or another dog - they are a lot of work). 3 dogs and 3 cats is always what we have. Our last cat has been missing for a month. She was a rescue and was hand raised by Cat Rescue Maritime. Oh and my non-LGD mix is much better around my chickens than my actual LGD.

"Come on chickens, play with me!" lol

I wish I could triple his size. He is the best guard dog ever, but he is my best friend (hope that doesn't make me sound sad) I got him when I was 16 and he saved me from myself (very depressed teenager). I could never leave him outside to fend for my chickens. He wouldn't stand much of a chance against a bigger predator. Though he did chase off a raccoon two nights in a row.

 

[AinaWGSD]

While I agree that anyone looking for "just a pet" should definitely consider rescuing a dog, I have to say buyer beware, even when it comes to shelters! Some are really great and are a godsend for unwanted animals looking for another home and families looking for a great pet. Others are no better than a pet store in the mall selling puppies. I have seen some shelters adopt out dogs that should have been deemed unadoptable to the general public and send them to homes where they are completely unsuited for the family that adopts them. These dogs often develop dangerous behaviors because they are in the wrong home. Not only does it not do the dogs any favors to place them in such a poorly matched household, as it severely increases their chance of being abandoned again as well as their chances of being euthanized for behavioral problems by the new owners, it does shelters and rescues in general a great disservice with the negative PR they get when the people who adopt these dogs that are not a good match for them tell everyone who will listen what a horrible experience they had adopting. And while most of the most awesome dogs I've ever known, including my own two, were someone else's "throw away" pets, some of the worst "train wreck" dogs I've ever met were also rescues. The dog I've met who had the most worst chronic health problems and had to be euthanized due to her failing health at the tender age of 5 years old was a mutt from the shelter. And just yesterday at work we had a rough afternoon when we had to put down an 8 month old pit bull mix who suddenly developed bizarre uncontrollable neurologic behavior. She was a super sweet dog most of the time, but when she had an episode she became aggressive and totally out of it, to the point of running into walls. I would always encourage someone looking to add a new pet to consider adoption first, but when searching the rescues and shelters for that new furry family member you need to do just as much leg work and research on the source as you would if you were buying a puppy from a breeder.

 

[Redyre Rotties]

Congratulations. Many of you have really bought in to the Animal Rights Agenda regurgitated by Peta and HSUS. They want you to want to outlaw breeding. They want you to vilify and revile people who breed purebred dogs. But what they REALLY WANT is no more dogs. Or cats. Or horses, cattle, sheep, goats, chickens, turkeys, rabbits, pet birds, ad infinitum.

If you don't know what the REAL GOAL of the Animal Rights Groups is, listen up. They want NO MORE ANIMALS in human care, whatsoever. They don't want purebreds, they don't want mutts. They don't want anyone to have milk, eggs, meat, leather, wool, or any pet or hobby animal whatsoever.

If breeding is severely restricted, very soon companion dogs and cats will be so rare and hard to get that no one but the very wealthy will be able to afford them, and only the huge commercial breeders like the Hunte corporation will be able to afford to breed them. Gone will be all the caring responsible dedicated hobby breeders who work so hard to produce sound healthy typical examples of their chosen breeds.

PETA does not rescue animals, they KILL them. In 2009, PETA euthanized 2,301 dogs and cats -- 97 percent of those brought in -- and adopted only eight, according to Virginia state figures. And the rate of these killings has been increasing. From 2004 to 2008, euthanasia at PETA increased by 10 percent.

When the No Kill shelter in Shelby County, Kentucky, recently announced that they had run out of space -- and were hence going to have to start killing healthy dogs and cats -- officials received a nice basket of gourmet cookies, with a note signed by PETA: "Thank you for doing the right thing for animals."

But they are doing a superior job of brainwashing the public.

Responsible breeders are not the ones filling the shelters with throw away dogs and cats. These animals come from careless breeders who don't screen homes or offer support or keep track of the puppies they produce. *I* am not responsible for this, but if things keep rolling the way they are, I will not be able to enjoy the hobby I have pursued for the better part of my adult life (nearly 30 years now) of breeding, showing, training and loving the breed of my choice.

Nice job, PETA and HSUS. Nice job.

 

[aoxa]

Congratulations. Many of you have really bought in to the Animal Rights Agenda regurgitated by Peta and HSUS. They want you to want to outlaw breeding. They want you to vilify and revile people who breed purebred dogs. But what they REALLY WANT is no more dogs. Or cats. Or horses, cattle, sheep, goats, chickens, turkeys, rabbits, pet birds, ad infinitum.
If you don't know what the REAL GOAL of the Animal Rights Groups is, listen up. They want NO MORE ANIMALS in human care, whatsoever. They don't want purebreds, they don't want mutts. They don't want anyone to have milk, eggs, meat, leather, wool, or any pet or hobby animal whatsoever.
If breeding is severely restricted, very soon companion dogs and cats will be so rare and hard to get that no one but the very wealthy will be able to afford them, and only the huge commercial breeders like the Hunte corporation will be able to afford to breed them. Gone will be all the caring responsible dedicated hobby breeders who work so hard to produce sound healthy typical examples of their chosen breeds.
PETA does not rescue animals, they KILL them. In 2009, PETA euthanized 2,301 dogs and cats -- 97 percent of those brought in -- and adopted only eight, according to Virginia state figures. And the rate of these killings has been increasing. From 2004 to 2008, euthanasia at PETA increased by 10 percent.
When the No Kill shelter in Shelby County, Kentucky, recently announced that they had run out of space -- and were hence going to have to start killing healthy dogs and cats -- officials received a nice basket of gourmet cookies, with a note signed by PETA: "Thank you for doing the right thing for animals."
But they are doing a superior job of brainwashing the public.
Responsible breeders are not the ones filling the shelters with throw away dogs and cats. These animals come from careless breeders who don't screen homes or offer support or keep track of the puppies they produce. *I* am not responsible for this, but if things keep rolling the way they are, I will not be able to enjoy the hobby I have pursued for the better part of my adult life (nearly 30 years now) of breeding, showing, training and loving the breed of my choice.
Nice job, PETA and HSUS. Nice job.

Very, very well said.

I did not know these things about PETA and never heard of HSUS. I feel there is nothing wrong with breeders. It's the people who buy these dogs, then abandon them that I have issues with.

 

[theoldchick]

Spay and Neuter
your "Pets".

Allow the professionals to breed animals. Just because your dog is a purebred does not mean he/she needs to add to the population problem.

 

[aoxa]

Congratulations. Many of you have really bought in to the Animal Rights Agenda regurgitated by Peta and HSUS. They want you to want to outlaw breeding. They want you to vilify and revile people who breed purebred dogs. But what they REALLY WANT is no more dogs. Or cats. Or horses, cattle, sheep, goats, chickens, turkeys, rabbits, pet birds, ad infinitum.
If you don't know what the REAL GOAL of the Animal Rights Groups is, listen up. They want NO MORE ANIMALS in human care, whatsoever. They don't want purebreds, they don't want mutts. They don't want anyone to have milk, eggs, meat, leather, wool, or any pet or hobby animal whatsoever.
If breeding is severely restricted, very soon companion dogs and cats will be so rare and hard to get that no one but the very wealthy will be able to afford them, and only the huge commercial breeders like the Hunte corporation will be able to afford to breed them. Gone will be all the caring responsible dedicated hobby breeders who work so hard to produce sound healthy typical examples of their chosen breeds.
PETA does not rescue animals, they KILL them. In 2009, PETA euthanized 2,301 dogs and cats -- 97 percent of those brought in -- and adopted only eight, according to Virginia state figures. And the rate of these killings has been increasing. From 2004 to 2008, euthanasia at PETA increased by 10 percent.
When the No Kill shelter in Shelby County, Kentucky, recently announced that they had run out of space -- and were hence going to have to start killing healthy dogs and cats -- officials received a nice basket of gourmet cookies, with a note signed by PETA: "Thank you for doing the right thing for animals."
But they are doing a superior job of brainwashing the public.
Responsible breeders are not the ones filling the shelters with throw away dogs and cats. These animals come from careless breeders who don't screen homes or offer support or keep track of the puppies they produce. *I* am not responsible for this, but if things keep rolling the way they are, I will not be able to enjoy the hobby I have pursued for the better part of my adult life (nearly 30 years now) of breeding, showing, training and loving the breed of my choice.
Nice job, PETA and HSUS. Nice job.

Redyre,

Did you read this article? http://www.roanoke-chowannewsherald.com/2007/01/24/testimony-underway-in-peta-trial/
I am speechless. I just can not believe it.

 

[punk-a-doodle]

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Could add a lot more to that, but would probably get the thread closed. So, I'll just say that as much as I have loved my shelter animals, I sure do appreciate having purebreds for specific purposes, and for the hard work many breeders and owners put into their chosen breed.