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rescue dogs are not for everybody.

I'm frankly always concerned by shelter profiles that indicate the dog has resource-guarding issues or anxiety issues I don't think I'd be qualified to help with. I'd love to rescue a dog but I sometimes think it would be better for everyone if I found a dedicated hobby breeder (I've met some great ones) and began with a well-socialized puppy and support. I have more faith in my ability to not make the mess in the first place than to rehabilitate the mess after it happened. (I base this faith on my results with my cats and horses, all of whom have ended up friendly good citizens.)

I know not all rescues have behavioural issues, but a lot of the dogs profiled at my local shelter seem to do so. And there's a high percentage of pit bulls, which are not a breed I would feel confident with.

So yeah, if I ever decide to get a dog I will have to do some serious thinking and research.

I'm not sure what you mean by this. Do you think that rescue dogs are harder to take care of than purebreds? Because if anything I'd guess the opposite would be true.

you have to know what you're taking on when you get a rescue dog. a lot of the times they have behavioral problems because they were abused and/or weren't socialized at all as a puppy. i think the idea of rescuing dogs is wonderful, and people should absolutely do it if they can, but not everybody can handle a dog that can't be fully potty trained or has fear aggression or a billion other things. and that's not to say that ALL rescue dogs will have behavioral problems, you just don't really know what you're going to get until you take it home. i work in a grooming salon and believe me, some of the people we have who bring in shelter dogs, they are not equipped to deal with them. you can get puppies sometimes at shelters, but it can be rather difficult, and sometimes even puppies have issues because they were taken away from their mothers too early. AND everybody wants puppies anyway, so you're not doing much of a favor to the shelter by snatching up a puppy when there are tons of older dogs there that nobody wants to take home.

also, re your comment, some shelter dogs ARE purebred. god knows why somebody would pay a grand for a dog and then dump it at a shelter, but it happens.

Ok, so if your point is that any dog with an unpredictable past could have problems, then I agree.

I think part of it is that shelters should be understanding with people who turn out to be incompatible with their pets, AND people should be understanding that it sometimes doesn't work out and be open to finding a better fit if the match doesn't work out for them or the pet.

And yeah I know some shelter dogs are purebred, this isn't about mixed v. pure but rather about buying from a breeder v. adopting.

I also think there are plenty of opportunities to adopt dogs that have documented pasts but still need a home. Examples: people who don't fix their pets and have litters at home, pregnant pets in shelters who have litters, and dogs who are bred for specific purposes and retired. Both of our dogs are from the last category: they are purebred greyhounds who were bred for racing, retired, and needed a home. There are a bunch of them that go through local rescue operations (one of which my mom now volunteers with regularly) and they're wonderful dogs that I'd recommend to many seeking a pet - fully documented pasts, but still in need of a home.

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