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Studyshows86percentofpetssurrenderedto sheltersareownersurrender.
inshort,theyboughtadogandcouldnthandleit/trainitorcouldnolongerafforditallthingsa GOODbreederhasinthecontracttotakethedogbackunderthosecircumstances. Dogtakestoomuchtime,workandmoney(21percent) Ownerismoving(19percent) Ownerisillorallergictodogs(9percent) Dogpartofanewlitter(5percent) Dogisill(4percent) Other(12percent) (30percent)ofdogownerswhogiveuptheirpetstoananimalshelterdosobecauseofthe dogs'perceivedbehaviorproblems,newresearchsuggests. ******* TheresearchwasdoneattheHumaneSocietyofSt.Joseph,Mishawaka,Indiana.Theteam compiledseparateinformationfordogsandcatstheyinterviewed380peoplewhosurrendered
theirdogsforadoptionand905ownerswhokepttheiranimals.Thecontrolgroupwaschosen fromarandomsampleofdogowningSt.JosephCountyresidents. Fiftyfourpercentofthedogssurrenderedweresixmonthstothreeyearsoldand15 percentwerelessthansixmonthsold.Fiftyonepercentofdogssurrenderedhadbeen purchasedforlessthan$100fromabreederorprivateowner.Nearlyninepercentfrom theseprivatesourcescostmorethan$100 Nearly20percentofthesurrendereddogscamefromashelter,andaboutthesame numberwereacquiredasstrays. Nearly41percentofthesurrendereddogswereobtainedfreefromthepreviousowner. Behaviorproblemsoccurringdailythatcontributedtosurrenderwere: barking,41percent chewing24percent hyperactivity,45percent housetrainingaccidents,21percent aggressiontootherpets,lessthaneightpercent aggressiontopeople,lessthanninepercent.
Conclusions
Purebredpetsareatlowerriskofsurrendertosheltersthanmixedbreeds,anddogs purchasedformorethan$100havethelowestriskfactorsofall. Dogslessthantwoyearsoldareathighestriskforabandonment,especiallyiftheyare mixedbreed,unneutered,liveinafamilywithchildren,orrequiremorecareorattention thantheownersexpectedwhentheyobtainedtheanimal. Dogsacquiredbetweentheagesofoneandtwoyearsareathigherriskfor abandonmentthanpuppies,perhapsbecausetheycametotheirnewownerswith establishedbehaviorproblems. Dogsthatareadoptedfromashelterareatrelativelyhighriskofreturn,leadingtothe ideathatbehaviorcounselingprogramsatsheltersshouldbeevaluatedtodetermine theireffectiveness. Dogsthatspendmostoftheirtimeseparatedfromthefamily,eitherincratesorinthe yard,areatgreaterrisk.Thisdiscoveryshouldwarnobedienceinstructors,shelterstaffs, andveterinarianswhorecommendtheuseofacratethattheymustprovideclear informationonitsproperuse. Dogsthatvisittheveterinarianmorethanonceayearandthosethatattendobedience classesthebestplacestogeteducationalinformationonbehavioraremorelikely toremainintheiroriginalhomes. Curiously,thediscoverythatincreasedveterinaryvisitscaninfluenceadog'slongevityinthe homecomesatatimewhenthetrendistowardfewervisits,notmore.Earlyrabiesand parvovirusvaccinationandsterilizationcanwrapupapuppy'sregularvisitsbytheageoffour monthsbeforeownersgettiredofchewing,barking,andothernormalbutexasperating behaviors.
Anecdotalandunsubstantiatedreportsstatethat50%to70%ofalleuthanasiasaretheresultof behaviorproblems.Recentstudiesofindividualsheltershavebegunto identifybothhumanandanimalcharacteristicsthatmayputanimalsatincreasedor decreasedriskforrelinquishment 1.13%oftheanimalswerestrays(notowedbythoserelinquishingthem). 2.8.3%oftheanimalswerebroughtinwhiletheinterviewerswereotherwise occupied. 3.6.1%oftheanimalswerebroughtinwhileshelterswereclosed(afterhours). 4.9.2%oftheownersrefusedtobeinterviewed. 5.2.6%oftheownerswerenotinterviewedduetoemotionalstress
whatisthecause?improperpetownershipandignorance!
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occur.responsiblebreederstodayshouldbreedforhealththenformandfunctionwithoutoveremphasizing workdriveorconformationatthecostoftheotherorhealth.
wanttomakesurethatpuppyhasallthegenetictestsonitanditsparentsandthebeststartatlife possiblewithahomethatheorshewillremaininforlife.
Soyouthinkyouwantahighdrivepuppy?
further,breedingforjustconformationtooveremphasizekeytraitssuchaswrinklesorcolor,alsoservesto causemajorhealthrisksandjudgesshouldnotbeallowedtomakethiscall.
thetruthisthereareplentyofgoodbreedershoweverYOUthebuyerprefertogothe"cheapway"because youbelievetheyaremakingahugeprofit.
theymightmakeaprofitbutintheenditsprobablylessthantheprofitbeingmadebythe"cheap"bad breederyouwentwith.
theabove"PedigreeDogsExposed"wasaslanted"documentary"thoughconsideringhowmuchactual research(none)wentintoititsmoreofawhinyfitfromsomeonethatdidntknowwhattheyweretalking
aboutandyetbecauseitwasputonTVpeoplebelieveit.eventhoughEVERYpartofitwasproventobe false
RufflySpeakingDebunkingPedigreeDogsExposed
whatyoudontrealizeismanypuppymillsareLEGALmeetingthedepartmentofagriculture'sstandards.
Thoughtfulandcaringdogbreederswereputonthedefensive,petstoreswerevilified,andallcommercial kennelswerelumpedtogetheras"puppymills"nomatterhowtheyprovidedfortheiranimals.
GaryPatronekVMD,PhD,oneoftheprincipleinvestigatorsonthestudy,presentedtheresultsattheNAIA PurebredRescueSymposiumlastMarch.
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"Venting to people who will understand my anger and frustration you know who I am talking about) When you call yourself a "rescue" how about you actually try and find good homes for dogs NOT guilt people into giving you their dogs for nothing because you are a "rescue" and turn around and breed them. Furthermore how about you also don't sell the dogs you get that are so clearly not purebred you cant pass them off as pure to the first person that texts you. Oh but you are a rescue hmm? Well then why turn away all fixed animals offered to you to rehome!"
Veterinarycareandobedienceclassesmayreinforcethebondingofpetandowner,theresearcherswrote".
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Fiftyfourpercentofthedogssurrenderedweresixmonthstothreeyearsoldand15percentwere lessthansixmonthsold.(Thestudyincludedonlyacquireddogs,notsurrenderedlitters.) Fiftyonepercentofdogssurrenderedhadbeenpurchasedforlessthan$100fromabreederor privateowner.Nearlyninepercentfromtheseprivatesourcescostmorethan$1002.5percent camefrompetstoresand3.9percentfromlittersproducedinthehome. Nearly20percentofthesurrendereddogscamefromashelter,andaboutthesamenumberwere acquiredasstrays. Nearly41percentofthesurrendereddogswereobtainedfreefromthepreviousowner. Behaviourproblemsoccurringdailythatcontributedtosurrenderwere: Barking,41percent Chewing,24percent Hyperactivity,45percent Housetrainingaccidents,21percent Aggressiontootherpets,lessthaneightpercent Aggressiontopeople,lessthanninepercent.
Conclusions
*Purebredpetsareatlowerriskofsurrendertosheltersthanmixedbreeds,anddogspurchasedformore
than$100havethelowestriskfactorsofall.
*Dogsacquiredbetweentheagesofoneandtwoyearsareathigherriskforabandonmentthanpuppies, perhapsbecausetheycametotheirnewownerswithestablishedbehaviorproblems.
*Dogsthatareadoptedfromashelterareatrelativelyhighriskofreturn,leadingtotheideathatbehaviour counsellingprogrammesatsheltersshouldbeevaluatedtodeterminetheireffectiveness.
inshort,theyboughtadogandcouldnthandleit/trainitorcouldnolongerafforditallthingsaGOOD breederhasinthecontracttotakethedogbackunderthosecircumstances.
(30percent)ofdogownerswhogiveuptheirpetstoananimalshelterdosobecauseofthedogs'perceived behaviorproblems,newresearchsuggests.
21+19+9+5+4+12+30=100%
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1.13%oftheanimalswerestrays(notowedbythoserelinquishingthem).
2.8.3%oftheanimalswerebroughtinwhiletheinterviewerswereotherwise
occupied.
3.6.1%oftheanimalswerebroughtinwhileshelterswereclosed(afterhours).
4.9.2%oftheownersrefusedtobeinterviewed.
5.2.6%oftheownerswerenotinterviewedduetoemotionalstress
thefollowingareblatantlyhonestquotesfrompeoplethatKNOWwhatsgoingon.
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"Truthfully many of the organizations are fake many rescues are puppy mills as are shelters I am not saying all. I AM saying there are good and bad, as well as fakes out there" "I've left a rescue when they bought a pregnant Yorkie from a byb, asking if her puppies were purebred, they were. They bought her for $200, 1 week from delivery asked me to foster because it would be a litter and that is what I did for them. They advertised mom and babies are rescued from a horrible breeder and placed them for a $900 adoption fee, each. My cousin had wanted to adopt the mom and I was floored when I asked the adoption fee. That was selling and for a huge profit, especially since they didn't have to pay to whelp or raise the litter because they left her with me. I never fostered for them again."
"Ihadahuntingdogstolen,adogoargentino,therescuecameontomypropertyandusedboltcuttersto getheroutofthelargedogrun.howdoiknowitwasthem?becausewhenifoundmydoglistedasa rescuetheyclaimedmydoghadbeenthereformonths,thatshecamefromapuppymillandhadjust recoveredfrombeingaltered(ihadthisdogalteredat6monthsofage!)iprovedshewasminethankfully withamicrochipbuttheytriedtoclaimiwasdogfightingbecauseshehadscarsfromworking.evena herdingdogwillhavesomescarsbutapigdogevenwiththekevlarcutgearmaystillgetcut."
" the only rescues i trust are the ones registered with a breed club and then ones registered with the state agriculture department. I tried to adopt a Rex cat, they wanted 900.00 for a cat but the stray tabby was 10.00. they were charging more than the good breeders and bad breeders i had seen!"
Only2%ofdogsdieinsheltersyearly.
0.5milliondogsproducedbypetstorepuppymills.
4millionbackyardbredyearly(recordedthathaveactuallybeenrecordedthrougharegistry)
12millionproducedbyhobbyandresponsiblebreedersyearly.
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" It's trendy to adopt now, so people will go to great lengths to get on the "I saved a life" bandwagon . I overheard a woman talking at the vets office a while back, she was admiring another lady's Chihuahua and she said "I'll always have a Chi, they're such wonderful little dogs! But I REFUSE to buy one from a breeder, all mine are rescues!" And all I could think was "lady, if it weren't for breeders there wouldn't be a Chihuahua in the first place and if it weren't for sh*tty breeders there wouldn't be any Chihuahuas to be rescued at all!" They'd honestly rather buy (yes, buy) a rescue dog so they can play "holier than thou" than go to a breeder. Makes no sense......"
"IhadaruninwitharescuegroupinPetSmartonce.Besidestheusualassortmentof
olderdogstheyalsohadthiswholelitterofpupstherethattherescuewomantoldmewereChiweenies <<eyeroll>andshetheninformedmethatChiweenieswerenowanAKCrecognizedbreed.Itoldhershe wasmistaken,butthattheAKCwillregisterfixedmixedbreeddogsforperformanceevents.Shethen
angrilyinformedmethatherfriendbreedsChiWeeniesandhetoldherthattheywereAKCrecognized,so there.
"Whyweneedgoodbreeders....
Manypeopleheardontbuywhileshelterpetsdiebutthereismuchmoretothatthansimplybanningall breeders.
Inmostcasesbreedsarelimitedbythenumberofnewgenerationsouttheremeaningtherearenot endlesssuppliesofpuppiesanddifferentdogsbeingborn.Responsiblebreederssimplydonothavethe
Thepeoplewhopurchasepuppiesfromlessresponsiblesourcesarenotalwaysbadowners,butareoften notpreparedforwhatthebreedtheygetendsupbeinglikeortheymayhaveotherissuesthatresultinthe pupnotbeingintherighthome.Theymaynothavebeentoldwhatthebreedisreallylike,orgetapupthat isnottruetothebreedsdescription.Theyoftendonottakeanysortoftrainingormakeanyeffortto socializeorhousebreak(insomecases)theirpuppiesormayfindtheirdoghasotherissuesrelatedtopoor breedingandhygienebeforetheygotthepup.Whentheyrunintoproblems,thebreederwhosoldthemthe pupisnotasupport,andtheyoftendropthedogoffintorescueorshelters.Unfortunateforthedog,they arenolongerapuppyandhardertoplace(youwillnoticethereismostlyadultdogsinsheltersand rescues,fewpuppies).OrbecausenobodyinsistedtheyNOTbreedtheirdog,theychoosetorepeatthe cycleandalsobreedtheirdog,continuingthecycleofirresponsiblepetownership.
theresnodifference,norightbreedertosupport."
Another major issues with pet owners is not properly containing their animals
thisleadstoBreedselectivelegislationwhendogsareallowedtoroamfreeandproveapotentialdangerto strangersorotheranimals.
letslookatitthiswayifyoualterachildoradultwomanwhatsthereaction?howmanydoctorsarewilling todoitwhenitsnotnecessary?
NONE,therisksofotherhealthissuesarisingfromtheremovalofthoseorgansandhormonesaretoohigh!
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