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pnwmom

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13. If you check Pet Finders right now you will see there is only ONE

Mon Aug 18, 2014, 08:30 PM

Aug 2014

medium size poodle-mix puppy available in the whole state of Washington, and it's a year old, and they're calling it a "baby." It's a Jack Russell Terrier mix, not the temperament we want to be around children.

I know both the breeders from whom we've purchased puppies, and they love their dogs. The dogs live with their "guardian families" till they're ready to deliver their first litter. After they deliver, they are only away from their guardian families till the puppies are whelped and ready for their new homes -- and then they go back to the families who love them. And they are only bred a few times before being retired. All the puppies are neutered before being adopted, by the way. This is how responsible breeders do it.

Under your plan, the only dogs available for adoption would be from puppy mills or strays from other countries. No thanks.

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United States Moves to End Puppy Mill Imports [View all] xchrom Aug 2014 OP

I didn't realize puppies were imported from Russian puppymills. Sunlei Aug 2014 #1

We apparently have plenty of puppy mills in the US dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #3

Ugh. I'm glad. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #2

Get rid of backyard breeders as well BrotherIvan Aug 2014 #4

I'm not sure what you mean by backyard breeders but there are plenty of good breeders pnwmom Aug 2014 #5

Yes, people who breed out of their homes BrotherIvan Aug 2014 #6

There IS a shortage of available dogs in Seattle, which is why they're imported from other places. pnwmom Aug 2014 #9

In less than it took to read your post I went to petfinder.com BrotherIvan Aug 2014 #10

So? That is the number of dogs of all breeds and ages in their system ACROSS THE U.S. -- not here. pnwmom Aug 2014 #11

I hope other people who care about pets don't take your posts as fact BrotherIvan Aug 2014 #12

If you check Pet Finders right now you will see there is only ONE pnwmom Aug 2014 #13

I can't read your posts because I put you on ignore BrotherIvan Aug 2014 #15

I don't care if you read them or not. Other people who read your post can see my answer. pnwmom Aug 2014 #16

I hope they do BrotherIvan Aug 2014 #17

I thought you said you were ignoring me. That lasted a long time. pnwmom Aug 2014 #19

You are wrong and Brother Ivan is correct. MoonRiver Aug 2014 #18

Where am I supporting puppy mills? I'm supporting responsible home breeders pnwmom Aug 2014 #21

But they're all loved and only bred a few times!!!!! BrotherIvan Aug 2014 #22

Those dogs are listed in Pet Finder, and there are no medium poodle mixes under a year in WA. pnwmom Aug 2014 #26

Our dogs are mutts. They're poodle MIXES. But the breeders are careful to breed healthy parents pnwmom Aug 2014 #29

She's stated before that she won't go to a rescue because she's not willing to meet their standards. LeftyMom Aug 2014 #31

If you want purebred or designer dogs, perhaps try one of the rescue groups KurtNYC Aug 2014 #20

That was the first place I looked when we got our dogs. And there weren't any puppies available. pnwmom Aug 2014 #24

Breed rescues are entirely willing to bring a dog to you, provided you're offering a good home. LeftyMom Aug 2014 #34

I don't want to buy a dog from a rescue or anywhere else that is shipped to me. pnwmom Aug 2014 #35

Shelters are full of dogs people looked at in that manner. LeftyMom Aug 2014 #38

Not in my area. There are only 14 dogs available in the county right now, and only 6 pnwmom Aug 2014 #40

Good lord, you mean you might have had to wait a while or leave your name and have them call when a LeftyMom Aug 2014 #37

No healthy young dog is going to die because of us. it's the older, sicker, or unadoptable dogs pnwmom Aug 2014 #41

Your numbers are wrong. About 1.2 million dogs are euthanized annually. pnwmom Aug 2014 #32

I got a beautiful, healthy, happy border collie from a "backyard breeder" DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2014 #25

He should give them away then BrotherIvan Aug 2014 #28

Agree. How many millions of cats and dogs are killed at shelters... SMC22307 Aug 2014 #7

We don't need more dogs and pets because too many people are irresponsible. BrotherIvan Aug 2014 #8

Try walking around Seattle. You might not see a single non-neutered dog. n/t pnwmom Aug 2014 #14

About 1.2 million dogs per year, and most of those euthanized are old, sick, pnwmom Aug 2014 #27

Please stop lying BrotherIvan Aug 2014 #30

I'm quoting from the Humane Society. Your opinion is backed by nothing. pnwmom Aug 2014 #33

Where does it say only old and sick dogs? BrotherIvan Aug 2014 #36

Are you also accusing PETA of lying? pnwmom Aug 2014 #39

Hopefully that is just the first step KurtNYC Aug 2014 #23