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Re: Re: puppies (not for grilling . . . baking or steaming, perhaps)
On 7/26/02 6:59 PM, quoth the effervescent Jessyka at JLuvzMusyk at aol_com:
>
>i say go for a mutt from the pound. first of all, you're saving a dog that
>wouldn't otherwise have a home from being killed (or, if they're at a
>no-kill
>shelter, from living their life in a cage without someone to love it).
>secondly, it's CHEAPER! third of all, you can get a dog that caters to your
>needs...most pounds/shelters know if the dogs are good with kids/already
>housebroken...whatever you may need. :)
>
Relatedly, and I think someone mentioned this already, if you DO have
your hearts set on a particular purebred, there are rescue groups for
almost every breed in almost every state. My sister and her husband
recently got a border collie who'd come all the way from Memphis. (We
live in PA.) No, she did not come with a guitar. She was sent so far
because the folks who found her originally thought she was a Karelian
Bear Dog, so they sent her to the appropriate rescue in Maryland, from
whence she came to our family.
My parents, who are as enthralled with my Kayli as I am, will not
consider any kind of dog save a Collie, and they often check the Collie
Rescues online. Not, of course, that they'll ever find a dog to equal my
baby, but every dog deserves a good home.
I guess that's the bottom line.
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