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have you ever adopted an animal?
So we are contemplating adopting a puppy and I wanted to see if you have adopted before, where you adopted from and what kind of animal you adopted. And any advice you can give! Thanks in advance!!
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Re: have you ever adopted an animal?
After 2 rounds of IVF & 2 rounds of FET, we were blessed with identical twin girls!
We adopted our German Shepard (Nikki) from Helen Woodward Animal Shelter. We adoped our Black Lab (Diesel) from Rancho Coastal Humane Society. Both dogs are the loves of our lives. They are our babies (no kids). I am a HUGE advocate of adopting from shelters. When you adopt from a shelter they are spay/neutered before you can take them home, up to date on shots, and microchiped.
As with PP our lab had kennel cough, which is very common. He got over it in about 2 weeks and they supplied his meds. Our Shepard had Parvo, which is usually deadly for dogs, but Helen Woodward (which also has one of the best pet hospitals in SD) covered all of her medical expenses and hospital stay (1 week in solitary because it is highly contagious to other dogs).
Animals get sick and come down with stuff just like people do, so please don't let that steer you away from adopting from a shelter. It is far better than pets from pet stores, puppy mills or even breaders, when there are so many shelter pets needing good homes.
Hope that helps. I get carried away when it comes to animals. Sometimes I think I care more about animals than people!
Good luck in your search for a new family member.
Steph
thanks ladies!!
We adopted our dog Rosie through a rescue group when she was 6 years old. Most older dogs are so hard to adopt because everyone wants a puppy. But they are wonderful companions. She's so much fun, has fit into our life perfectly and we can't imagine what we did without her. She's a lhasa-poo (mutt), but we got her through Bichon Fur Kids, a group I used to volunteer with.
If you're interested in a bichon, such friendly and loving dogs check out www.bichonfurkids.org.
Yes, we adopted our dog, Dante. My family has ALWAYS adopted their animals from rescues. To me there really is no other way!
We got Dante when he was probably between 1-2 years old. He has been the best thing that happened to us! He is the picture of health, only needs his routine shots and a checkup.
Buying an animal has just as many health risks, if not more, than adopting. If you buy a puppy from a pet store, 99.9% are from puppy mills, where they will most likely get sick and die of something terrible due to poor health conditions of the parents, overbreeding, etc. Buying from a backyard breeder (which MOST breeders are), you don't get any health guarantee either.
Basically just be prepared for vet bills of ANY kind. Most dogs from shelter come with all their shots, are already neutered and a recent checkup. (which saves a lot!)
Check out petfinder.com where you can put in a breed, size, or gender and your zip code and you will find TONS of dogs! You can contact the rescue that way.
And if you DO adopt, please post pics! I would definitely post on the Pets board, as they are all very into rescue and can definitely steer you in the right direction...
wow I just wrote a lot!
Our kitties have been adopted.
I would definitely urge you to get an older dog--puppies are hard to find in shelters and there are a ton of older dogs that need good homes.
Check out the Escondido Humane Society and the County Animal shelter in Carlsbad (across from Palomar airport) Escondido tends to have a lot of mixed breeds/mutts--they get a large amount of pittie mixes because most people dont want to adopt them. The Carlsbad shelter gets a good mix of everything. They tend to get purebreds that people dump there once they outgrow their puppy stage or they start to grow.
There are a few dog breed rescues in town and they should be able to match you with a dog that would fit into your lifestyle.
We adopted Scout from the San Diego Animal Shelter (the pound) when he was 3 months old. He was still "intact" so before we took him home they fixed him and they chip all their animals so they also chipped him. So when he came home he had to have a cone around his head.
He was checked out by the vet at the site before he was brought home and we were given any and all background information they had on him. We met with him twice before we brought him home to make sure that his temperament was what we expected and we were asked to do some research on his breed to make sure we knew what we were in for.
We went in knowing that we wanted a dog younger than a year old and were very persistant. I mean we went not only every weekend but whenever we had the chance at lunch we went over to see the dogs. It was sooo worth it. All of the pound dogs my family has gotten have turned out wonderful and healthy. Same with DH... HTH!
our four legged kids were all adopted differently. . .
playdoh was "rescued" from our friend when she was maybe 9 wks old. his two older cats didn't take having a new sibling too well. she's now 10 years & is in great health. (sidenote: she was given to me on my bday by mh!)
zo? was adopted from an animal shelter back home in minnesota. she was 7 wks when she came home. she did developed an upper respiratory infection. she was on amoxicillin & recovered completely. shortly after moving here, she died unexpectedly of acute renal failure. she was 5 yrs old. she was always healthy growing up. we still don't know exactly what happened.
cali was recently adopted from a puppy boutique. she's a pure bred yorkie. unfortunately, she has ringworm. she's washed w/ medicated shampoo. fyi, it's in the same family as athlete's foot & jock itch. i know. . . eww! & blah! i agree, but i'm in the child care field. been there, did that! i have had to treat lots of ewws! after her 3rd set of shots, she got kennel cough. she was on amoxicillin & recovered. she a happy, active little thing. you'd never know she's been under the weather.
so, what i'm getting to. . . four legged kids get sick just like two legged ones. it sucks, but it happens. you guys can get pet insurance to help w/ costs.
whatever kind & wherever you get your puppy, enjoy & love your new family member! they're sooo much fun!
ps~ cats are cool too!
After 2 rounds of IVF & 2 rounds of FET, we were blessed with identical twin girls!
I adopted my dog 6 years ago, she's great! All our dogs growing up were shelter dogs.
My sister just found a dog on petfinder. He's adorable, but there are a variety of sources on pet finder. The first place approved them to adopt, then changed their mind, saying it wasn't good to place and older Daschound with young kids. The place she got her puppy from was a bit shady - but she couldn't resist, the puppy had been given some shots, but had two types of worms. Nothing the vet couldn't fix, just something to be aware of.