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[808 Vibes]

Today we spent some time this Mother's Day making a very large toy donation and visit to the no-kill shelter in our own zip code. As someone who has dogs for the whole dog's life, including serious and expensive treatments, it sickens me to think there are some who think of dogs as disposable or for profit as breeding machines. This guy was abandoned and left to fend for himself. Shelters are always happy to receive donations of money, towels, food, litter, crates, bedding, clothing and toys. Please help in any way you can. Boycott greed and unethical breeding by not "impulse buying" from pet shops.P.S.: Have your pets microchipped. MICROCHIPPING WORKS! I got to see one very lucky pup go home to his family after escaping from home.

[KITT222]

You'll be happy to know that my sisters' rabbit, her boyfriend dog, and my uncle's/aunt's new dogs are all rescues. Never would I even THINK of having to buy an animal form a breeder. Those breeders are selfish and our younger pug is a great example. She is a runt with stunted growth, so she's currently ten and looks like a puppy. Super cute. The breeder also thought so. He tried to breed miniature pugs, and out pug's third pup got stuck, and they had to cut it out. It didn't make it, and Libby (our pug) was of no more use to the breeder, so he got rid of her. We got Libby from a nice man living in our city. Now though, after 6-8 years of our care, you would never guess she was once the abused and timid dog she was. She came out of her shell after my mom moved out and began hanging around me. Now, even though she doesn't hang around near me anymore (she's drawn towards adult women for some reason), I'm happy that she's an almost-normal dog!

[vibenvy]

I couldn't have said it better myself HPL ! We have three dogs, two came from shelters (Risa - Beagle/Black and Tan Coonhound mix & Zoey - Beagle/Dachshund mix) and the third (Rory - pure bred Beagle) came from a "breeder". Risa was transferred from a high kill shelter in southern Indiana to a shelter in our area. We found out she was going to be put to sleep in southern Indiana because no one wanted her. She was at her foster home here for only two hours before we went and got her. Zoey came from a high kill shelter in southern Illinois. She was very skinny when we brought her home, but man was she a little character. A few days after we brought her home, she ended up getting kennel cough. That was a really rough time. We thought we were going to lose her. Fortunately after taking her to the vet for breathing treatments and all, we got her healthy and now she is nothing but solid muscle. Rory was supposed to come with papers and all that jazz being that she's pure bred, but instead she came with worms and fleas, but we loved her anyway and we got her healthy and now she is one of the pack and we couldn't imagine life without her or the other two. We too will have them forever. It also sickens me that people look at animals as disposable. They aren't dogs to us, they're part of our family. They're like little people with their own personalities, etc. There is nothing better at the end of the day then coming home and letting them out of their crates so they can "attack" me with kisses, cries of excitement, wiggles, etc. Well, the only thing better then that is snuggling with them .Risa (7 years)Zoey (5 years)Rory (3 years)All three are microchipped and spayed . In addition to microchipping, spaying and neutering is the best thing you can do for an animal. There are already so many unwanted animals out there, it's a significant way to help and it's better for the animal in many ways.I will always have a dog/dogs in my life and they will always be shelter dogs .Everytime "the grrrls" (as we like to call them ) go to the vet for nail trims, shots, etc. we donate $1.00 for each of them to help the strays that the vet takes in. We also donate money to the shelter that Zoey came from and we have donated towels, etc. to the vet for strays as well.

[808 Vibes]

Quote, originally posted by KITT222 »He tried to breed miniature pugs, and out pug's third pup got stuck, and they had to cut it out. It didn't make it, and Libby (our pug) was of no more use to the breeder, so he got rid of her. (removed)?!?! I've never heard of a 'miniature pug', and I've been around dog shows my whole life. These greedy make me sick.

[millster]

We just adopted another dog from a local no-kill. She had actually spent some time in the local county shelter, too, though. She's a 9 year old poodle/pom cross. Kind of an odd looking dog, but just as sweet as she can be. Definitely abused by the way she acts but she's definitely got a good life for the rest of her years, now.