Puppy recommendation for a 6 year old?
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toppick08
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cairn terriers..
great dogs.
great dogs.
Um, that looks like a Pug mix to me. Where do they get Corgi mix?
THANK YOU!!
Half the time these folks have no idea what breed the dog is and they're just guessing. A few years ago someone on here asked me to swing by the pound up in Frederick to take a look at a dog. So I get up there and there was no way that dog was the breed they said it was. And this was an adult dog whose features had matured.
Now, I am not averse to pound puppies - they can be fantastic dogs and make great pets, plus springing them from doggie prison and giving them a home is a nice thing to do. But they're a wild card.
cattitude
My Sweetest Boy
Pssst...there's a difference between a shelter and a reputable rescue.
Geek
New Member
I have also seen dogs from breeders that were cotton picking crazy. Animals are animals and are unpredictable. Any puppy she gets will bite the kid. (you can get those from a shelter too) They do that as they learn. But going up to meet the animal, like you did, is the perfect solution
Of course, I like rescues best because they will take the animal back if it does not fit in your family.i guess we are going to have to define "reputable"
from what i have seen here, there are several rescues around that are in complete denial about some of their dogs.
happyappygirl
Rocky Mountain High!!
Where do you think the nutty dogs in shelters or rescues come from?I have also seen dogs from breeders that were cotton picking crazy. Animals are animals and are unpredictable. Any puppy she gets will bite the kid. (you can get those from a shelter too) They do that as they learn. But going up to meet the animal, like you did, is the perfect solution
I wish the prez would get a rescue doodle, that's a great breed, but I think he's leaning towards a porti.
hey send that doodle info to the prez!! 
Cowgirl
Well-Known Member
So how would a puppy from a shelter or rescue be any different than a puppy from a breeder?
So how would a puppy from a shelter or rescue be any different than a puppy from a breeder?
puppies may not be different, but most shelter/rescue animals are not puppies, and the older ones tend to have issues. Either issues that got them in the shlter, or issues the developed from the experience.
What thatguy said, and also with a breeder you know exactly what kind of dog it is. You can see the parents and siblings, and the environment the dog comes from.
Cowgirl
Well-Known Member
But you can get puppies from a shelter.
Either way, I think it's hilarious that certain people biatch and moan about the "hoops" that rescues go through when you want to adopt an animal. DUH. They do it for a reason. They want to make sure the animal and new owners are a good fit (and any reputable breeder also has applications). So it can't be both ways. You can't biatch about rescues making you jump through hoops and then turn around and say rescue dogs are wildcards like the rescues don't give a crap who gets the dogs
And rescues are all different, so you have to find the one that works for you.
RareBreed
Throwing the deuces
cairn terriers..
great dogs.
Here's one ready for a new home...
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(says not good for inexperienced dog owner though)
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Cowgirl
Well-Known Member
Ok, so you know what breed it is. Big deal. Many "family friendly" breeds can have bad apples. Many great family dogs also happen to have bad reputations.
cattitude
My Sweetest Boy
Not necessarily. Unless a person is dog savvy, they can be fooled by a crappy breeder and get a crappy representation of the breed. Rescues have their dogs in their homes and actually see how the dogs interact with other pets, adults, kids, etc. They're exposed to different situations (not just a 30 minute temperament test) and over time the dogs' habits become well known.
There is no guarantee with ANY dog, whether from rescue or breeder.
With that said, ANY puppy is going to be mouthy (what people mistake as biting) and if it isn't properly trained by the owners, they are going to have problems.
But you can get puppies from a shelter.
Either way, I think it's hilarious that certain people biatch and moan about the "hoops" that rescues go through when you want to adopt an animal. DUH. They do it for a reason. They want to make sure the animal and new owners are a good fit (and any reputable breeder also has applications). So it can't be both ways. You can't biatch about rescues making you jump through hoops and then turn around and say rescue dogs are wildcards like the rescues don't give a crap who gets the dogs
all resuces are different, and i certainly have a probelm with "private" rescues that adopt dogs from the pound and them SELL them for hundreds of dollars. Additionally, not all rescues are capable of handleing an aggressive dog or are honest about the history with potential adoptees.
At Prad last year one of the groups had a clearly aggressive lag there that they were trying to adopt out. The handler was completly oblivious to the dog trying to attack any other animal that walked by, and when asked they confirmed that he was available for adoption.
Anyway, you have to remember that every dog that i given up is given up for a reason. Only sometime is that reason that the owners were just idiots that weren't prepared for a puppy, the rest of the time it is for an issue the owner can't handle.
Cowgirl
Well-Known Member
Have you ever worked for a rescue? You seem very ignorant about certain things.
migtig
aka Mrs. Giant
Any place that adopts a dog out charges a fee, whether it's a shelter, rescue or a breeder. The breeder is the only one out to make a profit.
A rescue group charges a fee that goes to cover food, medicine, medical care, spaying/neutering etc. If they break even I'd be surprised.
I'm presuming you meant to type agressive lab. It sounds as if it was a playful lab that was wanting to play, which is why the handler was "oblivious". If it had been so agressive why didn't anybody say anything about it? You are either making it up or blowing the story up. Considering you are a known liar...
cattitude
My Sweetest Boy
You know, you can never change the minds of people. I don't really even try any more. I do what I do knowing that I'm making a difference for a few animals who fell on unfortunate circumstances at the hands of humans who were supposed to love them.
i did say something after it came at my 12yo lab who was minding her own business.
I love how you are completely willing to excuse behavior that you didn't see as playful. I can tell you it wasn't, and that MANY people walked away from that tent muttering about why they would bring a clearly aggressive do to a public event like that.
and what lies am i telling?
krazd_kat
Help "Invisible Dogs"
I have to disagree, many of the dogs we pull from the shelter are there because owner's lie. They will take a dog and say it's not housebroke - hmm... imagine when the foster home has that dog and has never seen an accident... So was the dog 'not housebroke' or were the previous owner's too lazy to pay attention? The owner says it's not good w/children... ah, that makes it much easier to drop it off at the shelter, that way they have a good reason and they can sleep at night.... Now the foster home comes along that has kids and they never have an issue, so was the previous owner honest? Or did they have the type of kids that pulled hair, tried to carry the dog around all the time or what???
Many times because they are too lazy to work with an issue they created to start with.
You are going to have rescues that aren't completely honest, you have MORE THAN A FAIR SHARE of BYB's and puppy mills that have NO idea what honesty is and by buying one of their dogs you are investing in misery and a number of these dogs wind up at the shelter as the owners can't handle what was bred into them...
And it still amazes me how many people with young kids will contact us to adopt one of our dogs and then get offended when we won't place them with kids....