Pomeranian pups

[Mr. Flopnuts]

Golf clap for the adopters and all, but there isn't a damn thing wrong with buying a certain breed if that's what you want. You're taking care of it, and feeding it, providing vet care and what not. You choose what to spend your money on. There isn't anything immoral about buying a dog instead of adopting.

Signed,

A guy with an adopted dog

[Silock]

Originally Posted by Mr. Flopnuts

Golf clap for the adopters and all, but there isn't a damn thing wrong with buying a certain breed if that's what you want. You're taking care of it, and feeding it, providing vet care and what not. You choose what to spend your money on. There isn't anything immoral about buying a dog instead of adopting.

Signed,

A guy with an adopted dog

While that's certainly true if you purchase from a responsible breeder, it's not true of all breeders. Some are only in it to make a buck off of popular breeds and are no better than a puppy mill. I, too, have no *real* beef with purchasing from a responsible breeder, but my first stop would ALWAYS be a shelter, and then a breed-specific rescue before heading to a breeder. Breed specific rescues often have puppies, if that's what people want.

Rescues just seem to have a bad rep for bad reasons. Our first shelter dog was given up because she was "too hyper, and would destroy the house." So, they kept her in a crate for 20 hours out of the day. We got her, and she wouldn't even go in a crate without freaking out. Turns out, all she needed was a walk every day and someone to pay attention to her. She's never needed to be in a crate since. She doesn't do anything except lie in the floor waiting for us to get home when we're not there.

[Mr. Flopnuts]

Originally Posted by Silock

While that's certainly true if you purchase from a responsible breeder, it's not true of all breeders. Some are only in it to make a buck off of popular breeds and are no better than a puppy mill. I, too, have no *real* beef with purchasing from a responsible breeder, but my first stop would ALWAYS be a shelter, and then a breed-specific rescue before heading to a breeder. Breed specific rescues often have puppies, if that's what people want.

Rescues just seem to have a bad rep for bad reasons. Our first shelter dog was given up because she was "too hyper, and would destroy the house." So, they kept her in a crate for 20 hours out of the day. We got her, and she wouldn't even go in a crate without freaking out. Turns out, all she needed was a walk every day and someone to pay attention to her. She's never needed to be in a crate since. She doesn't do anything except lie in the floor waiting for us to get home when we're not there.

I agree with your sentiment, I just don't think people should be chastised because they want something specific. And the nonsense that went on earlier in the thread was just over the top, reactionary, bullshit. Not from you, but it's not hard to see what I'm talking about.

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by Mr. Flopnuts

I agree with your sentiment, I just don't think people should be chastised because they want something specific. And the nonsense that went on earlier in the thread was just over the top, reactionary, bullshit. Not from you, but it's not hard to see what I'm talking about.

Actually, I think it is. What posts do you think were over the top?

[Dylan]

Oh, how cute...


Google: Pomeranian dog rescue

Good luck, Stewie.