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Why this Website MUST have a Blog, for without your comments and your stories
I’m not the only one that didn’t know and understand what was going on!
Since I have started to help rescues, I have heard so many dog stories. Dog stories told to me by owners, shelters, rescues, and those who have given up their dogs.
With every dog story I hear, every dog I try to help rescue, every dog that I see get successfully adopted, I learn things that I simply did not know before. I try to help animal rescues when I can—sometimes, I’m hired to do their websites. The more I learn about rescues, their volunteers and how they operate, the more I learn about the plight of the American dog, and the American pet in general.
What amazes me is that after I publish a youtube video, or go live with a website, I learn that so many people don’t understand how grave the situation really is. It’s not just our lack of understanding that concerns me, it’s the total lack of awareness. I didn’t understand anything about pounds and shelters. I didn’t know that there was a difference from city to city, county to county and state to state, about kill policies. I didn’t know that our country was still gassing dogs. I didn’t know that in some cases, it’s safer and wiser to give your dog to a rescue than to try to re-home your dog on your own.
The Anti-Rescue Group Fanatics and the Myths that they Promote The new anti-rescue movement has me really concerned. While I’m sure there are some really dishonest people out there that pose as rescues, there are also some very dishonest people out there that pose as reputable breeders. We must accept that in every profession, dishonest people exist. Most folks are that against Rescues have passed judgment because of bad press.
Example: When is the last time you heard of a great foster home on the news? You don’t! The news only covers the horror stories. I would like to ask my readers to make up their own minds and not to judge every Rescue based on what’s on the 5:00 news!
So many folks hate animal rescuers, yet I challenge you to walk, just one day, in their shoes. Some folks are furious when they are turned down when trying to adopt a dog, because they don’t truly understand the laws and the protocol that licensed pounds, shelters, and rescues must follow to maintain their reputation.
I hear from people everyday that want to give up their dog, but refuse to give their dog to a rescue. It makes no sense to me whatsoever. But I do know that there are exceptions to every rule, and that is discussed in detail in my blog. There are no absolutes in the dog world.
What’s alarming to me is that I can’t tell the difference! I can’t tell the difference between the good guys and the bad guys online or in person.
I bought a dog from a lady who swore she was a reputable breeder. The next day, my dog and the “breeders” were on the news because they had been arrested for puppy mill practices, animal abuse, neglect. I had been had!
People responding to your Craig’s List ad for your free dog just may be the person that throws your little Spot or Rover into a pit bull ring for practice. People that are claiming to be a rescue, but only wanting unaltered males and females (not spayed or neutered). Sure, they seem genuine, but this is when your red flag should go up. Your wonderful dog will not be going to a loving rescue, instead, your beloved Spot or Rex will be bred, neglected, and will add to our already overburdened animal population.
Any animal lover who wants a dog should want one that has been spayed or neutered! If you must relinquish or surrender your pet, have your pet spayed or neutered before you re-home him, or surrender your pet |
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Is there a right and wrong way to surrender my pet? What things can I try to avoid surrendering my pet? Is there a difference between shelters and pounds? What states still use carbon monoxide (gassing shelters) in this country? Why some states have laws preventing them from gassing animals, yet still do? Why some people are so against rescues? Why rescues are against irresponsible breeding? What is a responsible breeder? What is breed-specific legislation? Why are animals stolen? Is it okay to buy a dog from the internet? What are the different forms of euthanasia? What cities have reduced euthanasia rates and increased adoption rates? |
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Backyard Breeders Some people who breed their dogs hate to be called Backyard Breeders. The name itself has a negative connotation. Just as the word Rescue has recently had a negative association with it. Instead, backyard breeders want to be referred to as families with dogs. Many believe that backyard breeders promote the puppy mill industry.
If you have had one accident with your male and female, and have only had one litter, and then spayed and neutered to ensure that your dogs will never breed again, then no one should judge you for your actions. However, if you are having multiple litters (that means more than one) per year, you are either producing dogs for the puppy mill industry, or simply selling your pups for a profit and promoting our current animal overpopulation. For every unwanted puppy that is born, one dog killed at a shelter.
Most backyard or irresponsible breeders do not have enough buyers for their entire litter—responsible breeders do.
If only it could be like it was in the Good Old Days! If the puppy mill industry would vanish, I would love it if we could go back in time and breed our dogs that we absolutely adore, without having a guilty conscience, but times have changed, and we can’t turn the clock back.
Dog Over Population So what’s wrong with having too many dogs out there? Maybe that doesn’t bother you. Maybe you don’t realize how many dogs are being euthanized every year (millions) and maybe you don’t realize that many are still be gassed and gassing shelters or what’s called “the kill box”. For more details, visit my page on Saving Georgia Dogs and watch the video I designed for them.
What’s happened to you when you took in a “free dog” from an online or newspaper ad? People also become victims when they adopt a dog from a stranger versus a reputable rescue. Bringing home what you believe to be a loving dog is what you expect. You don’t expect your new dog to be dog-aggressive and attack your family members and other pets. Very few people are honest when they are giving away their dogs because they just want to get rid of them, and can’t live with the idea that may be forced to take them to the pound.
If I had a very elderly dog that I could no longer keep, I would not wish that my dog live it’s last days in a shelter, or be euthanized by strangers, in a cold building that is not his or her “home”. I’d rather hold my dog in my arms, talk to him, love on him and say goodbye to him and let him feel my love as he passes on. That is compassion. This is being a responsible pet owner. Giving him away may solve my problem, and ease my conscience, but does not make me an honorable person at all. I would want my dog to die with honor, dignity and compassion. Forcing a stranger to euthanize your dog is the act of a coward. I helped a woman last month, who could not put her 18 year old dog down, instead she found him a home, so someone else would do it for her. Where’s the love in that? At the age of 18, loaded with medical issues, this dog was re-homed. I wonder what this dog thinks. |
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You CAN Rescue your own dog! You do not have a crystal ball. You don’t know if you will get a promotion or be fired. If you will live in a tent, a condo, or a mansion. If you get a dog, and you want to ensure that he will never be in a shelter, a pound, or a rescue, take your dog or puppy IMMEDIATELY to dog training classes.
Dogs and puppies that are professionally trained are least likely to end up in a pound or shelter.
Prevent Dog-Aggression to ensure that your dog will always be adoptable Take your dog to the dog park and work on preventing dog-aggression.
Stop the Chaos by Protecting your Dog Have your dog spayed or neutered, and help us solve this chaos. If you are not showing your dog, if your dog is not actively competing in events, and not winning titles, and if your dog is not hip certified and certified by a veterinarian against a long list of genetic breed-specific dispositions, then have them spayed or neutered. If your dog shows dominant behavior, do not plan on breeding your dog, for dominance will be passed down to the next generation. Hip dysplasia, by the way, increases in severity in every new generation of dog.
The Big Dogs! Unlike the huge animal rights and welfare groups like HSUS, PETA, ASPCA, etc., etc., etc., I am not big! I am not a lobbyist, I am not a non-profit, I am not even a rescue! I am just a parent and a dog lover. But more importantly, I love people. I hold the American family with very high regard, and I believe that they deserve to understand, in simple terms, free of industry jargon, what they can do to make wise decisions.
Summary I am not trying to preach to you, but it sure sounds like I am! All of these topics are topics that I want dive deep into with your input. I’m sure that there are hundreds of things I do not yet know. What’s important is that we learn as much as we can to increase our awareness.
Join my Blog and Talk to me! I can’t possibly update this website daily, which is why I’ve designed a blog. My blog will track the success of specific animals that have been rescued from beginning to end. My blog will share special stories of adoptions that went wrong, and adoptions that were successful. It will detail how honest people, most of the time, become victims and they live with their mistakes when they relinquish their dogs.
I would like to help the American family be successful in finding, purchasing, adopting, and then KEEPING their dogs! I’m looking forward to reading your successes, what you have learned, and your opinions.
Please keep in mind, I am “work in progress”. Distasteful and hurtful comments will not be permitted.
Gisele |
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HSUS Gassing statistics
Rescues versus Shelters
Shelters & Pounds
Cheyanne, the 18-year old Aussie
Simon and Sierra, two Liberated Border Collies (more)
Coming Soon: Domino, the abandoned Border Collie
Chocolate Lab thrown out of a car
Pepper, abandoned Border Collie
Lola, the misunderstood Treeing Walker Hound
The Shitzu that was intercepted by an unwelcomed rescue.
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