by Jem Smith » 08 Jan 2025, 01:03
Netherrealmer wrote:People who prefers to buy dogs have no idea that if they prefer dogs with breeds, there are actually dogs with breeds that you can find in shelters. For example, a neighbor of mine was able to adopt a German Shepherd from a shelter. So yes, if you prefer breeds even though they're inbred over mutts, but you don't want to spend money, you can adopt from a shelter.
That's relatively rare, at least here- I dunno, maybe there are heaps of pedigree strays in New York. I've adopted a few dogs from shelters over the years and keep an eye on the available dogs now since I'm thinking about getting one again. The vast majority of dogs they have are no particular breed. The few pedigree dogs they have are usually large breeds (Maremas, Great Danes, Mastiffs and wolfhounds), where people bought one and found that it was too big for them once it was fully grown (not enough room where they live, ate too much, they didn't think it through). Also, if you get a pure breed from a shelter it probably won't come with papers, which won't suit people who want to know the pedigree for breeding.
Sometimes you can get pedigree dogs that are rescued from puppy mills (the nasty places where they keep the dogs in awful conditions and force the females to have puppies over and over), but then you need to be prepared for them to have health issues. Even if they are fairly young they often seem like a much older dog because their bodies are worn out. It's really sad.
--- 08 Jan 2025, 11:06 ---
gwolf666 wrote:I think it's good, they are lives, they don't deserve to be sold, I hope that China will make decisions like this soon since these animals are sold there as if nothing were happening, I'm not an animal lover or a protector by any means, but I feel happy about this decision they have made
Do you feel the same way about other animals, like cows, sheep, chickens etc., or only dogs?
[quote="Netherrealmer"]People who prefers to buy dogs have no idea that if they prefer dogs with breeds, there are actually dogs with breeds that you can find in shelters. For example, a neighbor of mine was able to adopt a German Shepherd from a shelter. So yes, if you prefer breeds even though they're inbred over mutts, but you don't want to spend money, you can adopt from a shelter.[/quote]
That's relatively rare, at least here- I dunno, maybe there are heaps of pedigree strays in New York. I've adopted a few dogs from shelters over the years and keep an eye on the available dogs now since I'm thinking about getting one again. The vast majority of dogs they have are no particular breed. The few pedigree dogs they have are usually large breeds (Maremas, Great Danes, Mastiffs and wolfhounds), where people bought one and found that it was too big for them once it was fully grown (not enough room where they live, ate too much, they didn't think it through). Also, if you get a pure breed from a shelter it probably won't come with papers, which won't suit people who want to know the pedigree for breeding.
Sometimes you can get pedigree dogs that are rescued from puppy mills (the nasty places where they keep the dogs in awful conditions and force the females to have puppies over and over), but then you need to be prepared for them to have health issues. Even if they are fairly young they often seem like a much older dog because their bodies are worn out. It's really sad.
--- 08 Jan 2025, 11:06 ---
[quote="gwolf666"]I think it's good, they are lives, they don't deserve to be sold, I hope that China will make decisions like this soon since these animals are sold there as if nothing were happening, I'm not an animal lover or a protector by any means, but I feel happy about this decision they have made[/quote]
Do you feel the same way about other animals, like cows, sheep, chickens etc., or only dogs?
