Adopting a Puppy...

[Proudiddy]

Has been incredibly difficult.

 

Perhaps someone who has volunteered in the field can shed some more light on it for me, but I'm growing incredibly frustrated with the entire process...  As a kid that grew up with dogs and puppies throughout my adolescence, I have desperately been trying to find a puppy for my family, especially my children. 

 

So, I have been checking in with local shelters, craigslist, and classifieds non-stop for the last week or so and have noticed a troubling trend.  Everytime a non-pitbull puppy appears in a shelter, "rescues" swoop in and adopt them *(FOR $25 TO $50) as quick as they show up.  When I check local rescue sites, these same pups are now being advertised and marketed for adoption...  ONLY DIFFERENCE IS, NOW THEY ARE GOING FOR ~$225.

 

WTF?!?!  So, that is the part that pisses me off.  And it's not only the rescues...  It seems the shelters can't keep puppies for any amount of time...  If it's not a rescue, it's individuals coming in and adopting them, and what do you know, Craigslist and classified ads are popping up all over the place with cute, mix breed pups, with idiots charging $100+ for them!!!  Some lady was "rehoming" aka SELLING some lab-border collie mix puppies on CL, using the usual asshole generic closing line, "rehoming fee will apply."  I contacted her, guessing it would be around $100...  This idiot replies back that she's selling them for $300!!!  LOL.

 

The best dog I ever had growing up was a German Shepherd.  It was like 15 years ago and my mom found him through an ad.  The couple that was selling him bred them, had them registered and everything...  but they told my mom that they suspected a chow had broke in the fence and impregnated the female, so they ended up selling that litter for like $50 apiece.  My dog looked every bit full-blooded German Shepherd...  I was telling my wife earlier that I just don't see deals like that happening nowadays because people are just so dishonest, money hungry, and idiotic. 

I know you can adopt a pup from the SPCA here locally for $95 (after a horrible experience adopting with them that didn't work out), and that is with all of their shots, dewormed, spayed/neutered, AND microchipped.  So, explain to me how some dumbass can keep poaching these animal shelters for the desirable, cute-looking puppies for $30 or so, then turn around and demand $200+ for them, claiming it is for vet costs?

If they were truly non-profit "rescues," then how about adopting all of those numerous pit and pit mixes in those shelters?  I guess those don't fetch a good price on the open market.  Sorry for venting, but this is bullshit.

 

[SmokinwithWilly]

I know of at least one shelter where I live that requires time spent with the puppy before adoption, usually 4 hours or so over a period of days. It weeds out the people who are just getting them to "rehome" them, and also helps make sure that the puppy is a good fit for the family and not an impulse adoption. You might want to call around to some places and see if they require something like that. 

[Anybodyhome]

Because the sad reality is if all the true adoption and rescue organizations took in all the pits, they wouldn't have room for anyone else because those shelters cannot find homes fast enough for them.

 

I've worked with several true non-profit SPCA (not affiliated with the ASPCA) chapters and rescues and I can tell you those do not charge ridiculous amounts of money for the adoptions. They generally would like to have the costs of any medical treatment, perhaps the neutering/spaying and a slight markup just to cover the overhead, but most of the true organizations will work with you.

 

As a board member of the local SPCA chapter I was associated with in VA, our cost to take in a pup, shots, spaying/neutering/micro-chip and care/feeding of the dog until adoption ran in excess of $300 per dog. Most of those costs were absorbed by us, hence our non-stop fund raising efforts. 

 

If you care to PM me, let me know what part of the state you live in, what kind of pup you're looking for and how far you want to travel, I can make a couple calls and get some info to you.

 

 

 

[Jeff L]

Both of our dogs came from the pound and I could not ask for better dogs!

[Ja Rhule]

I paid $2k for mine.

[chknwing]

Exclusive footage of Arsens new puppy.  $2000 well spent.

 

[Ja Rhule]

When I got him.

 

 

 

8 months later

 

[Anybodyhome]

Not a lot in this world more satisfying than providing a great home to a rescue or pound dog.

 

My guy- he turned 4 on December 10th.... rescued him at 10 weeks.

 

[Proudiddy]

Man, that is a beautiful dog Arsen.

Ever since that German Shepherd I had as a kid, I've always wanted another one... I just am not going to pay 500+ for a pup right now with three kids, knowing I'm going to have to put so much more money towards it after the fact... And with the possibility that someone will end up dropping some off at a shelter or selling them cheap for some reason...

[Ja Rhule]

Man, that is a beautiful dog Arsen.

Ever since that German Shepherd I had as a kid, I've always wanted another one... I just am not going to pay 500+ for a pup right now with three kids, knowing I'm going to have to put so much more money towards it after the fact... And with the possibility that someone will end up dropping some off at a shelter or selling them cheap for some reason...

Looked into German Shepherd rescue?

[Jimmy]

I got frustrated as well and just decided to make weekly trips to the animal shelter and Humane Society.  Reason being is that these places do not update their websites like they should and the pups you see on the website are no longer available.  Got lucky by by being persistent and got this awesome little guy.  

 

Say hey to Jake...A.K.A Jakob (he's Jewish), we got him at the Forsyth County Humane Society

 

 

This is Jake waiting for my daughter to get out school. 

 

[Jeff L]

Little one is Leo and the lab is Hogey... They came with their names so don't judge!

[Rise of The Hive]

ARSEN's dog is not right.

[KJ89]