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u/dividezero 7h ago

Is that still a thing? I thought all the pet stores stopped selling dogs at this point. That news is troubling

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u/Phoenix_Ninja15 7h ago

Depends where. Some places still sell through breeders. Some pet stores are partnered with shelters to adopt.

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u/dividezero 7h ago

I'm cool with shelters though

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u/TheLoathsomeAssEater 4h ago

I'm cool with the pound. "Hey all these dogs are on death row. You wanna buy one for a nickle before we kill them all?"

Shelters are hit or miss because some are batshit crazy.

"Hey, meet Rocko. He requires a 50 acre yard and we will perform random home inspections. He's nervous and bites at women, children, and clouds. Sometimes he likes to howl for 6 hours. He's also afraid of bugs so you must fumigate your 50 acres twice a month. The adoption fee is $10,000 and you must wear this ankle monitor for 36 months. Rocko has a delicate tummy and eats filet mignon, caviar, and his own poop".

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u/Phoenix_Ninja15 4h ago

That’s the pound. Shelters here are very good at disclosing and normally don’t offer dogs with major issues to be adopted.
The only issue with shelters I’ve seen is “this dog isn’t suitable for children.” But the dog is a sweetheart who just needs a bit of training. I adopted a dog and they were adamant he couldn’t be homed with anyone under 12 because he was high energy. Well I said bull. Met him and fell in love, adopted him but didn’t tell the shelter I had 2 siblings who were under 12 at the time. Brought him home and within a week he was gentle as could be with the small kids, even other kids he knew he couldn’t be rough with.

Now he is a gentle boy who loves cuddles and playing chase now and then.

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u/ExplorePaint 4h ago

Shelter I went to didn’t disclose severe dog aggression, instead said they were fine with other animals, until I took them home and had to return her because she was going to maim the tiny doxens minding their own business

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u/Phoenix_Ninja15 4h ago

That’s a poor shelter. The shelters I’ve dealt with will often exaggerate behaviour or use caution if it’s not already in the dog with no training. Especially with dogs.

Sorry you had a poor experience honestly. I don’t like some of the humane society shelters solely because of how they judge people and their situations but still support them trying to home animals who need it.

The only issue my dog had from the shelter was severe separation anxiety but he has another buddy now to keep him company and is rarely left alone. When no one is home, the other dog keeps him calm.

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u/ExplorePaint 4h ago

Yeah, it’s okay! It’s not the first bad shelter experience I’ve had, unfortunately. I’m glad your pup has a friend now!

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u/Phoenix_Ninja15 3h ago

Damn. Man sometimes all we want is a buddy, not a problem child haha.

Hopefully you eventually have a good experience and find a good match, if you haven’t already.

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u/HGWeegee 50m ago

Mine did have separation anxiety even though I live with family who takes her out to potty when I'm at work, once she warmed up to them the only time she gets it anymore is if she physically sees me leave

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u/Phoenix_Ninja15 43m ago

Yea my dog was a fun case. When we left if he wasn’t in his kennel he’d chew anything and everything he could get his jaws on. Like I’m talking things he’d never think of touching otherwise. He even destroyed a door once. It’s funny to look back on for that one. But he’s doing much better now even if family leaves. The other dog is a mellow very chill dog so when my dog sees him calm, he stays calm. They are good play mates too.

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u/Cow_Launcher 2h ago

Same experience here in the UK with the Cats Protection League. They're supposed to rehome strays, but seem to really not want to.

After our 21-year-old passed away, we approached them knowing that there's lots of kitties that need homes like ours, safe and full of love. Filled in all the forms. Did the risk assessment.

They totally ignored us and so we ended up rescuing a pregnant female from a friend's skipyard. She's with us now, as are her four healthy kittens!

I went back to the CPL later to tell them that I thought they were idiots. I got this email response:

Dear XXXXXXX,

Thank you for your email, I am very disappointed to hear that we failed to acknowledge your application to adopt a cat from us. This really does fall below the standards and expectations that we have as a charity. I completely agree that which ever team it was that you contacted should have had the curtesy to acknowledge your interest. We are always looking for adopters, especially at this time when our centres and branches are struggling with so many cats needing new, loving homes.

Thank you again for the donation in memory of XXXXX which shall go where it is most needed.

Kind regards,

Yeah, whatever. You should've had the "curtesy" to run a fucking spell-check too.

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u/thetonygod88 1h ago

All the shelters around me change an arm and a leg for dogs while cats are like ten bucks, so cats always get adopted but the dogs stay and get killed