Why Adopt a Dog From a Rescue

Rescues all over the country are filled beyondonly check for health risks, but social skills as well.
capacity and spilling over to foster homes ofDogs that show any kind of fear, aggression or other
volunteers. Most dogs come from the southernpotential problems will be labeled as UN-adoptable and
states, they are trained up to the northern states.kept in the rescue. Others will find themselves looking
Training is how the dogs are transported, driversfor and hopefully finding their new forever home.
volunteer to drive a group of dogs to a certain pointIn the end, if it does not matter where you find your
then another driver takes over in their vehicle untilbest friend, why not start at a rescue? Find the
the dog gets to their rescue. Frightening numbers ofnearest rescue and start your search there. Do not
dogs are being euthanize each day.get hung up on designer dogs and expensive pet
The best adoption rescues in the country will putstores. Do not buy a puppy from a breeder that you
each dog and potential dog owner through rigorousare not familiar with because who will you complain
examination before allowing you to bring your choiceto if there is a problem? Last, never buy a dog from
home, a fact that may put a rescue ahead of othersa suspected puppy mill or any company that might
in safety. Some rescues are breed specific and agedeal with the puppy mills and unscrupulous
specific. Do you really know what the aggressionbreeders.Adopting a dog from a rescue will save its
factor is with that purebred? I bet they can tell youlife and hopefully, the rescue dog will steal your heart
the answer to that question at the rescue. They notin the process.