Do you adopt or buy from a breeder/store?

Question

Personally I have one dog that was bought from a pet store, but I would like to adopt the next one.

Answer 1

Breeder are good because they really care about what happens to the dogs- that is RELIABLE breeders. I would suggest reading the book "Puppy Parenting" by the Beverly Hills Dog Divas. They have a list of questions to ask breeders. Breeders can be expensive, however, so you may not want to go that way. However I would recommend going to your local shelter and looking for dogs there- that's where I got my dog and he's really great.

Answer 2

You buy pets from breeders.

NEVER buy an animal from a pet store, they use mass breeders and that can cause all sorts of problem with the animals.

Best advice is to go to a shelter and adopt an animal. You might not get one that is a purebred, but only D-Bags care about that.

Plus you will be saving an animals life!

Answer 3

All my pets (even the birds) are from a shelter except for my Standard Poodle, because I wanted an AKC dog that I could compete with in agility events. (Not to breed, he's neutered.)  He's not going to be great at it, but it'll be fun.  

Answer 4

My first choice is always to adopt one from a shelter.  Giving him or her a second chance at life is the most rewarding thing you can do.

If there is a specific breed you prefer, there are rescue societies for just about every breed imaginable.

Here a just a couple of examples, from poodle to great dane !  

Just type whatever breed and 'rescue' in google.

Good luck !

http://adopt-a-poodle.1-800-save-a-pet.c...

http://www.danerescue.net/danesavailable...

Answer 5

Adopting is giving a homeless pet a home, but there are fees included in that as well. It's mandatory for the animals in a shelter to have all their shots up to date and be neutered or sterilized, and you'll have to pay for that compensation.

I prefer adopting from shelters, as petstores usually have no idea what they're doing, aren't specialized, and overcharge horribly. Shelters have profiles on their pets, and you're giving someone back a lost home.

Answer 6

I adopted my dog and 2 of my rats, and my other 3 rats I got from a breeder.

I work in a pet store, and I would still never buy a pet from there. I just can't support that. What I can do is work there, take their money, and make sure the animals I care for have the best care they can get. :P My particular store is not bad regarding care, but there are so many that are that I think it's too big a risk to buy from one. Not to mention they buy poorly bred animals.

I'm a huge dog person, and I don't plan to ever buy one from a store. There are just too many out there that need homes. Puppies, older dogs, purebreds and mutts. <3

Answer 7

i've done both. if i want a pedigree dog, the chances of getting one at the pound is very slim. adoption is best

Answer 8

When looking for a new pet, I always look into adopting first, my second choice would be a breeder before a pet store.

Answer 9

I will not purchase from a pet store. For me, reputable breeder or a animal sanctuary all the way. I really like it if I can see the Dog and play with them on site before deciding to adopt.

Answer 10

Adopt. Pet stores puppies are from puppy mills.

http://www.petfinder.com  

Answer 11

Definitely adopt. If you wait long enough you might even find the exact breed that you want up for adoption.

Answer 12

Both! We wanted a English Bulldog, Great Pyrenees, Min-Pin - so we went with a reputable breeders

Also help with the local shelter and have fostered and kept a few that we just could not say goodbye to when the time came!!!

NEVER a Pet store and A breeder if a good one is not bad at all! You never see a purebred at a shelter unless serious circumstances are involved! (death etc etc)