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to adopt or not adopt a new pup?
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If you log back in and this guy is gone, how are you going to feel? Gooooooooo geeeeeeeeeeeeeeet the doooooooooooooog!!!!!!!
I hear ya. although, I spoke with someone today about the adoption fees and she said pups can cost around $375 - this gives me pause
I hear ya. although, I spoke with someone today about the adoption fees and she said pups can cost around $375 - this gives me pause
$375
That's a bit much! I got mine for free. What I did before I adopted my full grown 4 year old semi trained dog was give it a week and if your still thinking about him/her and all the responsibilities at the end of the week go for it! If not then it's not meant to be.
This sounds exactly like mine. One loves his crate and the other usually is in it for misbehaving
I hear ya. although, I spoke with someone today about the adoption fees and she said pups can cost around $375 - this gives me pause
$375? Wow. Most shelters give the animals away for free, but ask for a donation to cover food and medical fees. I think it is only right to donate some money, but $375 is way too much.
There was an earlier anti-breeder post; why would you ignore/reject a pup because it was the product of a planned litter as opposed to something that was dragged out of some basement? Go to a local shelter/humane society and see what they have. A dog is a dog, it will give its life in your defense if you are a jerk or a saint as long as you treat it honestly. Get a juvenile dog (or *****) that has been abadoned by a family but is still quality from a bloodstock aspect and commit to it for a decade and you can't go wrong. There is nothing at all wrong with deciding a particular AKC breed is for you and then finding a reputable breeder for same.
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fostered by the volunteers
there is your answer.. foster him (test drive) and see how he settles in. A larger dog can go all day without 'going' in the house. Teach him early to like going into his crate until he's old enough you can trust him loose and alone in the house.
$375 seems a might high but depending on where you are located maybe not. Generally this includes all their shots, spayed or neutered, dog license, etc.
our last dog was dumped out in Jan (we live on a country road) and had 8 pups in an old barn in the next field. By the time I got all the pups given to good homes she had worked her way into our house and stayed 13+ years. She looked a lot like the dog in your picture. Our current guy is a German Shorthair we were going to foster. After about a week the wife said he wasn't going anywhere.. I think 10 years ago the fee was $220.
Jake goes almost everywhere we do.. He's been as far sorth as the FL Keys, he's been to Yellowstone a couple of times and into the U.P. of MI many times.
I know of no foster/rescue groups that give dogs away.. I volunteer occasionally whenever they need a big pick-up truck.. food, vet bills, shots, neutering, crates, etc, etc all cost money. I think the local county animal shelter is now at $85. The problem with 'free' is lowlife types will take them and sell them for research or as pets, etc.. and if they can't move them in a few days they aren't out anything dropping them over the bridge.
buying from a legitimate breeder if you're looking for a particularly dog is fine.. buying from back-yard breeders or pet stores (think puppy mills) is not the proper thing to do.
there is your answer.. foster him (test drive) and see how he settles in. A larger dog can go all day without 'going' in the house. Teach him early to like going into his crate until he's old enough you can trust him loose and alone in the house.
$375 seems a might high but depending on where you are located maybe not. Generally this includes all their shots, spayed or neutered, dog license, etc.
our last dog was dumped out in Jan (we live on a country road) and had 8 pups in an old barn in the next field. By the time I got all the pups given to good homes she had worked her way into our house and stayed 13+ years. She looked a lot like the dog in your picture. Our current guy is a German Shorthair we were going to foster. After about a week the wife said he wasn't going anywhere.. I think 10 years ago the fee was $220.
Jake goes almost everywhere we do.. He's been as far sorth as the FL Keys, he's been to Yellowstone a couple of times and into the U.P. of MI many times.
I know of no foster/rescue groups that give dogs away.. I volunteer occasionally whenever they need a big pick-up truck.. food, vet bills, shots, neutering, crates, etc, etc all cost money. I think the local county animal shelter is now at $85. The problem with 'free' is lowlife types will take them and sell them for research or as pets, etc.. and if they can't move them in a few days they aren't out anything dropping them over the bridge.
buying from a legitimate breeder if you're looking for a particularly dog is fine.. buying from back-yard breeders or pet stores (think puppy mills) is not the proper thing to do.
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I don't expect to get the dog free, but I was expecting something a little less expensive, like in the $150-250 range. I understand that adoption fees cover expenses related to the animal and that it weeds out those that aren't serious about adopting but $375+ for a pup seems excessive. I refuse to buy from a pet store and why buy from a breeder when there are plenty of rescue organizations out there?
the wife and I are talking about it. she's clear she doesn't want the pup but I think she would support me if I did. it's a huge responsibility and we'd have to completely rearrange our lives around this pup.
Having a dog is like having 75% or so of a kid. If your wife doesn't want one, then you should probably give some serious thought to not adopting it. I know that's probably not going to be a popular answer, but there it is. You had her first. If she doesn't want the dog, she might warm up to it later. Or then again, maybe not. I would much rather that my wife was 100% on the team than supporting me to raise my dog. How do you think that's going to work out when the dog has just shredded her favorite purse or torn up the side of the sofa?
When I saw the earlier posts that said you know the answer, I agreed with them. But I was surprised when I saw that they meant that you want the dog. Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but I feel like you'd like us to talk you out of it. Here goes:
My advice is to delete the photos and pass on this guy. Maybe down the road things will be different. Right now, I'd let it go.
Also, my experience has been also that "lab mixes" are rescue euphemisms for "pit bull mixes." Maybe the brindle comes from a boxer or a Great Dane or something like that. However, whenever I think of brindle dogs, I think of a beautiful brindle pit bull my Grandmother used to have. If I were to go out for a run, or spend the day keeping track of the dogs I came across, I'm pretty sure that just about every brindle dog I see is a bulldog of one kind or another. Personally I like pit bulls and I think that they can be nice dogs if you raise them right--just like any other dog. But be prepared for extra involvement.
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get the him, he looks so cute.
But don't get him because you just want him, a dog needs some tlc. And if you can't provide that, its better for you and the dog to not get him.
It wouldn't be fair towards the dog, if you would.
But don't get him because you just want him, a dog needs some tlc. And if you can't provide that, its better for you and the dog to not get him.
It wouldn't be fair towards the dog, if you would.
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if the wife doesn't want him do yourself and him a favor and pass on him. the initial cost $350 or $1k is the least of your expenses down the road.
Us Westies bought a new dog yesterday
Malamut/Border-collie cross dog. To be "very good mates" with the border-collie ***** we already own.
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Both mentioned here.
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