Good Dogs Cannot be Found in Shelters?
February 29th, 2008 
houndsgood Posted in heard county animal control, saved! |
That is the line I hear all the time. “There are no purebred dogs in shelters, at least not ‘MY’ breed. If they are they are probably really screwed up.” Well, then I guess they didn’t look hard enough. Here are some dogs that are high in demand by families who are sitting at Heard County Animal Control that are WONDERFUL.
Sweet “perfect size” mixed breed family dog. At 40 lbs she is not too large for the family that likes to snuggle on the sofa by the tv, and not too small for an active family. 108008
Lab/Standard Poodle. Some May call him a Labradoodle. Super Friendly Young Adult
Purebred Chocolate Lab. The picture is not so great, but he’s definitely the real deal. Really nice, sweet, and friendly young adult. Would your family look forward to waking up and greeting a nice dog like him in the morning?
Gorgeous Pups. 3-4 months old. Needs someone who is going to be home enough to teach a young pup the ways of the world. They aren’t going to be tiny dogs when they grow up, maybe large mediums? It is so hard to tell!
Loveable Pitbull. Great temperment. Is getting along fine with all the other dogs. This sweetie needs some extra help because he is very thin and has sores that are being treated on his feet. He loves to be loved and petted.
Contact Kaylene if you can adopt or rescue!
Heard County Animal Control Center
11818 Ga Hwy 100
Franklin, GA 30217
Phone: 706-675-3570
HOW CAN I HELP IF I CANNOT ADOPT:
Offer to be a foster home. If you can open your home for a few months, you can make it possible for a rescue to say “yes” to one of these dogs. You need to apply with the rescue so you can be sure to be matched up with a dog that you have the capacity to care for temporarily.
If you cannot make a several month or more commitment, you can offer your home to be a temporary foster, if a dog needs somewhere to stay to await transport. Or maybe you can volunteer to drive dogs to the vet for a rescue, or aid with a transport.
Also, if you cannot do these things, or want to do something more, contact your favorite rescue and alert them to these dogs. They may just have families on their list waiting for dogs like this. Sometimes offering to donate towards a dog’s care helps too.
Spread he word to friends, also who have been looking for a dog like one of these.
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March 1st, 2008 at 6:10 pm
You can so find a good dog at a shelter. Maggie our Mastiff came from a shelter in NJ and she is the most loving dog. She was brought to the shelter 2 times because people couldn’t control her. So not the case, with love and training (Maggie had a jump on people problem) she has become one of the best dogs that we every had! Out of 4 dog (3 are Mastiffs) she is the one that listens the best and walks on the leash the best. From my experience with Maggie and my cat Marco, I would adopt from a shelter in a heartbeat!
March 2nd, 2008 at 12:56 am
Beautiful dog. We foster a 1.5 yr old Pit mix. She is a wonderful dog & gets along with our current dog great. Keep spreading the word! Thanks
March 2nd, 2008 at 5:41 pm
While our first “shelter dog” was a lab/husky mix, our second was a purebred Belgian Malinois. In fact, the shelter is our first choice for dogs so as to keep our money out of the hands of puppy mill operators.
Support your local shelter! Save a life!
March 2nd, 2008 at 8:27 pm
I’m a professional dog trainer and I can say from experience that great dogs can be found at shelters. Dogs require effort to train and maintain. When people realize that there is work involved to owning a dog, they often dump the poor dog at a shelter. The dogs usually are not given up because of some problem with the dog but because the owner was generally clueless about what dog ownership involves. You can save yourself a great deal of money and find a great dog by rescuing a shelter dog. Besides, it’s just a plain good thing to do.
March 3rd, 2008 at 1:17 am
Just a quick update…the labradoodle is safe. Everyone else still is seriously needing a home.
March 3rd, 2008 at 11:17 pm
Another UPDATE: In addition - The two puppies have a rescue interested in them. No other progress yet on the first dog or the pittie. There is some interest in the chocolate lab.
March 4th, 2008 at 8:47 am
We adopted a 4 year old Australian Shepherd from our local shelter, last summer. We cannot begin to imagine WHY the previous family gave her up (we were told they were having another baby).. she is an incredible dog.. and fit right in to our family (including our whippet)..
March 8th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
Here is an update on these dogs:
http://houndsgood.com/2008/03/08/update-on-good-dogs/
March 13th, 2008 at 9:26 am
Thanks for writing that article. It was very informative and has helped me.
January 16th, 2009 at 2:29 pm
Thank you for posting this. It’s a common misconception that you can’t find a good dog in a shelter - and the more people that know it’s not right the more dogs that get adopted.