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My sister in law wants to get a new puppy, i keep talking about the shelters, and how she should rescue. she did go check out a shelter, but said none of the dogs were the "type" she wants. she is fixated on getting a gorden setter or gorden setter mix. she has contacted a gorden setter rescue league, and they had her call a woman in the area, this woman breeds irish setters and she has a gorden setter as well. ( she rescues irish setters and gorden setters and finds them homes)........but anyway this woman told my sil that her gorden and irish "accidentaly" mated and now she has a litter of this mix. my sil wants one.
my feeling is why not rescue a pup from the shelter, ( her words after saying they didnt have what she wanted was that it was a no kill shelter anyway and they wont die) my feeling and i said this to her is how would she like to live in a cage??
anyway, i feel my blood starting to rise when she talks about it, i have said my peace, and i dont want to start a fight, but its very upsetting to me to have someone think a shelter dog just isnt good enough, if i could take every dog from a shelter home i would, i think its just crazy not to adopt an unwanted dog from a shelter if you want a pup. they are filled, with puppies and adult dogs. All my pets are rescues and always have been.
that woman will find homes for her mating mix up pups she wont put them in a shelter.
so would you just let it go and not say anything anymore, would you keep hounding her to rescue from a shelter, or would you just change the subject if it comes up? like i said i dont want to start a fight but this is hypocritical to me, she doesnt use any product tested on animals, she is a pescatarian, she has one dog that she got in the same way ( a breeder with a mating mix up)........
any thoughts? or am i just too emotional about rescuing pets?
my feeling is why not rescue a pup from the shelter, ( her words after saying they didnt have what she wanted was that it was a no kill shelter anyway and they wont die) my feeling and i said this to her is how would she like to live in a cage??
anyway, i feel my blood starting to rise when she talks about it, i have said my peace, and i dont want to start a fight, but its very upsetting to me to have someone think a shelter dog just isnt good enough, if i could take every dog from a shelter home i would, i think its just crazy not to adopt an unwanted dog from a shelter if you want a pup. they are filled, with puppies and adult dogs. All my pets are rescues and always have been.
that woman will find homes for her mating mix up pups she wont put them in a shelter.
so would you just let it go and not say anything anymore, would you keep hounding her to rescue from a shelter, or would you just change the subject if it comes up? like i said i dont want to start a fight but this is hypocritical to me, she doesnt use any product tested on animals, she is a pescatarian, she has one dog that she got in the same way ( a breeder with a mating mix up)........
any thoughts? or am i just too emotional about rescuing pets?