Dog thread!🐾

[ShrekDawg]

That said, rescue dogs definitely aren’t for everybody, but it does them a huge disservice to paint them all as these problem filled maniacs.

 

[SpotTheCat]

Not all rescue dogs have behavior issues. That’s a myth. Especially if you get a puppy and raise it right. Brew has no issues. And I know 5 other rescue dogs who also have zero issues. Except one used to resource guard slightly but doesn’t anymore. But that’s the only issue out of 6 dogs. And well bred dogs can have behavioral issues too. My friends dog is a serial humper and she’s from a breeder. Not a rescue.

And they said possibly a service dog, not definitely yet.

I have had 2 with behaviour issue (I don’t mean small things like humping) and I heard from many people who have worked in rescues that majority have some kind of behaviour issue, definitely not all but there is a very high chance they will have something. It can take months before it appears which is why rescues are not necessarily ideal for ESA

the breed recuse here specifically say do not get a rescue dog unless you can deal with behaviour issue. If you want anything specific or have other animals then most of the time rescues aren’t ideal

that doesn’t mean people shouldn’t rescues dogs but people (meaning rescues/ adopt don’t shop) need to start actually being honest about rescue dogs

 

[ShrekDawg]

I have had 2 with behaviour issue (I don’t mean small things like humping) and I heard from many people who have worked in rescues that majority have some kind of behaviour issue, definitely not all but there is a very high chance they will have something. It can take months before it appears which is why rescues are not necessarily ideal for ESA

the breed recuse here specifically say do not get a rescue dog unless you can deal with behaviour issue. If you want anything specific or have other animals then most of the time rescues aren’t ideal

that doesn’t mean people shouldn’t rescues dogs but people (meaning rescues/ adopt don’t shop) need to start actually being honest about rescue dogs

People definitely need to be honest about them but I still wouldn’t say most have issues or that most aren’t good with other animals. There’s tons of friendly, perfectly adoptable dogs getting put down every day here because everyone thinks they all have issues. I used to think that too but it’s not true. And I’ve seen plenty of supposedly well bred dogs with issues too. More so, in fact, than I have with rescues. Another friend’s dogs both were anxious messes, one aggressive and one friendly, and both came from “good” breeders. Brew is mostly bully breeds yet LOVES other dogs and other animals. That said, I have seen some say they were good with cats and then they killed a cat or whatever example but those were extreme cases.

Also, ESAs are literally just pets with a few extra privileges so rescues are perfectly fine for that purpose. Brew is going to become my ESA hopefully soon. And she said she wanted a dog now so I was just suggesting a possibly faster route.

 

[SpotTheCat]

The thing with rescue dog is you might get a dog with no issues or you might not, there is no way of knowing

most of the dogs come from byb and puppy mills. The older dogs might have been dumped because of their behaviour issues and the kennel environment does not help dog’s mentally at all

and not all rescues are honest about the dogs (most that I have seen aren't)
not to mention the adoption criteria (fenced in yard, no intact animals (not just dogs!), etc)

 

[SpotTheCat]

People definitely need to be honest about them but I still wouldn’t say most have issues or that most aren’t good with other animals. There’s tons of friendly, perfectly adoptable dogs getting put down every day here because everyone thinks they all have issues. I used to think that too but it’s not true. And I’ve seen plenty of supposedly well bred dogs with issues too. More so, in fact, than I have with rescues. Another friend’s dogs both were anxious messes, one aggressive and one friendly, and both came from “good” breeders. Brew is mostly bully breeds yet LOVES other dogs and other animals. That said, I have seen some say they were good with cats and then they killed a cat or whatever example but those were extreme cases.

Also, ESAs are literally just pets with a few extra privileges so rescues are perfectly fine for that purpose. Brew is going to become my ESA hopefully soon. And she said she wanted a dog now so I was just suggesting a possibly faster route.

and I was saying why rescuing a dog for a ESA is not necessarily the best route for everyone, obviously people need to make up their own mind on whats best for them

 

[ShrekDawg]

The thing with rescue dog is you might get a dog with no issues or you might not, there is no way of knowing

most of the dogs come from byb and puppy mills. The older dogs might have been dumped because of their behaviour issues and the kennel environment does not help dog’s mentally at all

and not all rescues are honest about the dogs (most that I have seen aren't)
not to mention the adoption criteria (fenced in yard, no intact animals (not just dogs!), etc)

Yeah, that’s true, you don’t know but you don’t know for sure with a breeder either. They can do their best and still end up with a dog with issues behavioral or health.

But yeah more need to be honest and I personally haven’t seen the no intact animals thing at least here but I’ve heard about it. Like someone had a snake or something similar where you can’t spay it and they got denied. But I think those are extreme cases not all of them.

And yeah they could be dumped for behavior issues or the family could have just gotten divorced or died or something.

 

[ShrekDawg]

and I was saying why rescuing a dog for a ESA is not necessarily the best route for everyone, obviously people need to make up their own mind on whats best for them

Yeah but it seemed like you were saying it was a horrible route and not to do it at all

 

[ShrekDawg]

Rescues are perfectly fine for pets and ESAs. Some have even gotten search and rescue dogs there. I actually know a group that only takes rehomed dogs/rescues.

 

[SpotTheCat]

Yeah, that’s true, you don’t know but you don’t know for sure with a breeder either. They can do their best and still end up with a dog with issues behavioral or health.

But yeah more need to be honest and I personally haven’t seen the no intact animals thing at least here but I’ve heard about it. Like someone had a snake or something similar where you can’t spay it and they got denied. But I think those are extreme cases not all of them.

And yeah they could be dumped for behavior issues or the family could have just gotten divorced or died or something.

yes, any dog can have behaviour issues but picking a good breeder gives you a lot higher chance of a dog that is exactly what you want

just because a breeder looks like a good breeder doesn’t mean they are one, if they keep breeding dogs with awful temperament then I would say they aren’t a good breeder

 

[ShrekDawg]

yes, any dog can have behaviour issues but picking a good breeder gives you a lot higher chance of a dog that is exactly what you want

just because a breeder looks like a good breeder doesn’t mean they are one, if they keep breeding dogs with awful temperament then I would say they aren’t a good breeder

Yeah true, I did look up the breeder they came from and they don’t seem that great but still.