| When we consider bringing a new pet home – | | | | perfectly good, healthy cross-bred puppies who will |
| and let's face it, more often than not we are talking | | | | love you just as much. Adopting a puppy – and |
| about a puppy in this case – then one of the first | | | | it's recommended that you find a puppy adoption |
| things that children ask is whether or not we'll be | | | | center with a good reputation for this – is one of |
| going to the pet store to get the new puppy. Of | | | | the cheaper, more satisfying ways to add a canine |
| course, most of the time, puppies that are bought in | | | | into your life. Whether you go to a Pet Adoption |
| stores are far more expensive than, say, a puppy | | | | Center, a Dog Adoption Center, or simply an |
| that was given to you by a family member, family | | | | adoption shelter for abandoned pets, the end result is |
| friend, or a neighbor. Not to mention the fact that | | | | likely always the same: you will find the puppy that |
| most puppies that are being sold in pet stores are | | | | you are absolutely in love with, and you will have the |
| the purebred types, and believe us when we say | | | | added satisfying bonus of knowing that you have |
| that they are more trouble than they're worth – | | | | done your part in protecting this wonderful creature |
| the thing about purebred puppies is that they tend to | | | | from all the harms in the world. They may not have |
| be far more sickly than mongrel puppies, and it's a | | | | been loved before, but you will be showing them |
| sad, sad thing indeed that most people put so much | | | | that they are lovable. |
| stock on the breed of the dog when there are other | | | | |