Emil, that was my wife's second choice. Looks like they range from $1500 to $2500 vs the other that's in the $3000 to $4000 range. Or we might get get a mute at the dog pound; often they are the best.

 

Haha
I remember when I was at UC Davis they had a large research program using dogs - hundreds of them. I often rode my bicycle by their open, fenced area, And there was not a sound; not a bark.They had all been muted, at least de-voiced.

 

Over dinner last night we decided to get this little girl and I planned to call today. That was until I opened the site this morning.




Like my mother would always say "It wasn't meant to be."

 

Awww there's another one out there for you.

 

And they all want twice that amount. This was the only one listed by the breeder. Too many listed seem to be from puppy mills.

 

Yes, there is a big demand for "designer" dogs, and a big price tag to match. I'm with the animal shelter idea. My sweetest dog ever was from the animal shelter - Samantha.

 

I was just looking at German Shepherds online today. Not that I'm going to get one but my sister sent me a link to a Facebook group, that has a sheppy in Colorado Springs. They are mostly puppy mill dogs there. I would need to fence my yard before getting any dog.

My son has two shelter dogs, my daughter has one and my ex has one. They are "the kids" at family gatherings. All four of them. My favorite, of course, is one-eyed Jack, the sheppy.


^Jan. 9, 2019.

My sister has a goldendoodle. I tolerate it. They really had a rough time getting it trained.


^Jan. 6, 2019. My brother in law, his brand new grand daughter and Penny.

 

Deb that's a sweet looking dog, is that a Spaniel mix? Patricia those are nice looking as well. I've been looking at all the shelters within an hour or two. They all seem to be loaded with variations of pit bulls. Not a single dog caught my fancy. Probably the good lookers went before Xmas.

As for breeder dogs that might work for us about 2/3rds of them are located in Amish towns (PA, OH, IN) with dare I say price fixing. I never think of the Amish as being animal lovers; I've seen how they treat their horses.

All the dogs I am attracted to are in the herding breeds - too big & too active for what we'd like this time.

 

Yes, a spaniel mix of some kind. She lived to 16. Another cute pic -

 

Dave, the Larimer Humane Society, where I volunteer four hours on Wednesdays, adopts out some dogs very quickly while others can take a week or so. The cuter and younger they are the faster they go. Their website has the available dogs but the adoption doors don't open until 11 AM. My last time there, three people were at the door waiting for it to open, all wanting to see the same dog. First come, first served and she took the dog home. I think it was a Yorkie. They also get a lot of pitbull mixes. The pit bull breeds are outlawed in Denver, so the surrounding shelters take them in. If your shelters are anything like this one, I'd suggest watching the website and being at the door when they open if one catches your fancy. LHS also will take a $20 hold fee on dogs over 6 months old, that is good for one day. I've seen dogs go to the 4th hold person. I don't know what other shelters charge but LHS can charge up to $500 for puppies and less for dogs. The website doesn't' give prices but anyone can call and get lots of information about an animal that's up for adoption, including where it came from, it's temperament and what the previous owner had to say if it was surrendered. We had one litter of purebred Siberian Huskies that the breeder brought in. The puppies had been exposed to parvo and she didn't want to mess with them. They all made it and were sold for $500 each.

One other thing about this shelter is that it's not super strict on who can adopt. When I volunteered for a cat rescue, they had a questionaire to fill out and wouldn't let anyone adopt a cat who said they'd let it outside. Some of them do home inspections. LHS will sometimes require an animal not go to a home with young kids, or other cats or dogs, just to protect the adoptees. They even have cats that are "working cats". These cats are only adoptable by owners who live outside the city limits and who say they will not make them inside pets. They are usually aggressive and hunters and supposed to be used for mousers in a structure.