10/22/2020
We have worked through our various projects for both purchased pups and adopted dogs. We also have spent years educating children and adults on how to bring a new dog into the home, basic training that is needed, how to approach a dog safely, basic health care and on the laws of dog ownership. We were involved in setting up pet-friendly shelters and educating owners how to prepare for emergencies.
We have hosted workshops and talks at community events, organization meetings, schools, fair grounds, libraries and on-line.
We believe in the breeding of well-bred, health-tested and temperament tested dogs.
We are currently a sponsor for Hope Service Dogs, Inc. located in Florida. FB page https://www.facebook.com/hope.service.dogs.inc/
Your purchase of a well bred, purpose bred dog does not sentence another dog to death.
Your purchase of a well bred, purpose bred dog does not cause an increase in the number of dogs in shelter.
You wanting a dog with a predictable temperament from healthy lineage does not cause another dog to not get adopted.
Your meticulous research and support of only the most responsible of breeders is not the problem. It is not what others should be mad at. It is not what others should be pushing the blame onto.
You are not the one who brought these unwanted dogs into the world irresponsibly and left them in a shelter. Responsible breeders are not the ones who put dogs into shelters either.
It is your home, your life, and your choice of what kind of dog to bring into it. Maybe you needed a working dog, a sport dog, or simply a companion puppy to raise of a breed you enjoy. No matter the reason, your choice to support a reputable breeder did not send a shelter dog to its death.
A breeder who health tests, temperament tests, studies pedigrees, proves a dog worthy of being bred, and only breeds when doing so is of benefit to the breed is not contributing to the number of homeless dogs.
The number of homeless dogs in the world is a problem, but it is not a problem exacerbated by reputable breeders and those who purchase from them.
Your neighbor down the street who refuses to contain his unaltered dogs IS contributing to the problem.
Your friend who impulse bought a dog at PetLand IS contributing to the problem.
That guy on Craigslist pumping out the trendiest designer mix as fast as he can IS contributing to the problem.
Your friend or relative who just HAS to let their dog have one litter “so she can experience motherhood” or because “she’s just so sweet” IS contributing to the problem.
Your old high school classmate who bought a high energy working breed without taking the time to research its needs and realize it was not a good fit for their household ahead of time IS contributing to the problem.
A reputable breeder offers their lifelong support to every puppy they produce. A reputable breeder would never allow their dogs to end up in a shelter to begin with. A reputable breeder makes it a contractual obligation to return dogs they have produced back to them should you find yourself unable of keeping it.
It is understandable to be angry about the number of homeless dogs in the world, but if you take a deeper look, you will find your anger is misplaced.
If you take a deeper look, you will find reputable breeders and those who purchase from them are just as angry, we are just pointing fingers at the right causes.
Adopt or shop.
Do your research.
Educate yourself on Retail Rescue.
Support responsible rescues or responsible preservation breeders.
Do what is BEST for YOU.
Just do it responsibly.
