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Originally Posted by MarchHare
My wife and I bought a dog from a breeder over a year ago, and we don't regret our decision in the slightest. We love our pet, and while it has been incredibly challenging to adjust to having her in our lives, we wouldn't dream of surrendering her to a shelter.
Of course everything in your post is absolutely heartbreaking, but it won't deter us from buying another dog again in the future. Like it or not, many people prefer purebreds over mixed-breed rescue dogs for a number of reasons. That doesn't mean we love animals any less than you do.
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My feelings aren't exactly the same as the author. I think as a responsible pet owner you aren't hurting the situation at all. I guess there point is you did turn down an opportunity to help the situation by taking one pet out of the pile, but if people were all like yourself there would be no pile.
I think I would adopt in the future because it's my own personal choice. I've posted before, but here's my adoption story:
A coworker had found him and he was on his way into the euthanasia room when I called to ask about him. I didn't want a cat, but just thinking about this poor little guy (less than 1 year old) recovering from being beaten up and starved on the streets, only to be put down after his fight, was too much to take.
I didn't even know what he looked like until I went to meet him that night.
I know everyone says their cat is the coolest, but anyone that has met Max will agree he IS the coolest. He'll hang out with dogs that come over, he'll play with anything, especially straws from big gulp cups which he regularly steals, and then he'll pass out and sleep on your lap for hours.
He was almost gone, but instead we've had 4 awesome years together.
Yes. I'm a huge fag. I love my cat
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