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Backyard Breeders—Hobby 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”.
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 year, 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. |
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How you CAN Rescue your own dog
If and when 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 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 canl be passed down to the next generation. Hip dysplasia, by the way, increases in severity in every new generation of dog.
The Focus
The primary focus of this website is the American family. People deserve to understand, in simple terms, free of industry jargon, so that they can make wise decisions. |
How to Identify a Reputable Rescue
· Are you being screened as a potential pet-owner? Is this rescue willing to give you a pet without asking you any questions? · Just because they may be a non-profit, does not mean they are a true rescue. · If you contact a rescue, and they admit that they rarely have puppies, they are probably a true rescue. · If you see that a rescue maintains a large inventory of puppies, they are not a rescue. · A rescue is not an organization that purchases puppies from puppy mills and sells them—that is a pet store. Even if you see this rescue holding “an adoption event” at a local store, it still does not mean they are a true rescue. · If you are given a certificate for future spay/neutering, you are not dealing with a true rescue. A reputable rescue spays and neuters all of their animals before adoption—a certificate or voucher just doesn’t cut it in the rescue world. |
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Are you a Dog Liberator?
· What you should know before you pick up a dog from a pound or shelter? · What you should know before you adopt a dog from a rescue? · What you should do if you have been turned down by a rescue? · Why you should never post a free dog online? · What are your options before surrendering your dog? · Why are dogs are stolen? · How do dogs end up as bait in dog-fighting rings? · How is the No-Kill movement is affecting the American dog? · How is the puppy mill industry is creating the dog’s high euthanasia rates? · How can you tell if you are dealing with a reputable rescue? · Why do some people hate rescues? · Is saving dogs on death row making a difference? |
The Dog’s World—And What You Don’t Know |
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Cause of Over Population: Puppy Mills Keep our Shelters over-crowded. |
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Dogs on Death Row: Euthanasia rates, laws, and States that still gas. |
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Border Collies on Death Row: Rescues can’t keep up with the number of dogs relinquished. |
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Plight of the Animal Rescuer: Animal Rescue is not what you think it is. |
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OTRA Animal Transport Volunteers: Transporting Animals from shelters to rescues every day. |
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Before you Surrender Your Dog: Why “free to a good home” is dangerous. |
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Before you Purchase or Adopt Your Next Dog: The Differences between Shelters, Rescues, and Breeders. |
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About Dog Rescues: The rumors, lies, and facts about dog rescues. |
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Resources: Verified Rescues, Blogs, and Contacts |
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Special Stories: A collection of stories, and videos. |
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Flying Mia Hamm: Rescued and Re-Homed Border Collie. |
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Cheyenne: The 18-year-old abandoned Aussie who was rescued by a stranger, and adopted by a breeder. |
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Simon & Sierra: Two Un-socialized Border Collies given to a rescue by a pound. |
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Suzie the Greyhound: Why we foster. |
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Trey the Tripod: Given to a rescue by a shelter, Trey recovers. |
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Oskana Oasis: Rescue tries to help Shar Pei survive. |
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Penelope the Corgi: My story and the truth about Puppy Mills and Dogs that Bite. |
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“Balto” Photo Courtesy of Pet Rescue by Judy |
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“Emme” Photo Courtesy of Pet Rescue by Judy |
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The No-Kill Movement: Why pulling Dogs off of Death Row does not solve our problems. |
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Photo Courtesy of Southeast Border Collie Rescue League |
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If you should see a Google ad below advertising local puppies, These are not reputable breeders and not endorsed by me in any way. |
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Puppy Mills and irresponsible Breeders breed regardless of the quality of dog, and both breed only to make money
A reputable breeder breeds to increase and promote the quality of the breed. A reputable breeder is dedicated to a breed’s temperament A reputable breeder has only 1 litter per year A reputable breeder has quality homes for all of their pups before they are born Reputable breeders show their dogs, backyard breeders do not.
A rescue that rarely has puppies, is probably a true rescue. A rescue that always has puppies, is a puppy mill A rescue that does not carefully screen you is not a reputable rescue A rescue that does not spay & neuter their animals are not a reputable rescue
Some citizens drop off their terminally-ill animals to a shelter to be euthanized, yet some are later adopted. Some citizens drop off dangerous and vicious animals to a shelter to be euthanized, yet some are later adopted. Animals adopted from a pound or rescue should be carefully evaluated before going home to a family with young children.
Pulling dogs off of death row does not decrease the over-population of animals, spaying and neutering does.
Dogs and cats that are owner-surrendered online sometimes end up in dog-fighting rings as practice.
Dogs and cats that are owner-surrendered online, sometimes are falsely adopted and then sold as a “rescue”.
Some dishonest rescues steal dogs for adoption fees.
Honest rescues work directly with shelters and pounds to transport dogs before they are euthanized.
There is no such thing as a no-kill facility. Animals that are vicious and cannot be easily rehabilitated, or suffering from a fatal illness are euthanized. |
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Photo by Gisele Veilleux Courtesy of Southeast Border Collie Rescue |
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Defining what is an Adoptable Dog— Two sides of the story: The San Diego Reader |
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Video by Gisele Veilleux |
There’s No Room at the InnDesperate Times· Shelters, Pounds and Rescues are at full capacity. · People can no longer afford to keep their dogs, some, because they are being forced to move. · Most apartments do not welcome dogs, or the cost of the pet deposit is not affordable. · There must be a way to help families keep their pets, or re-home them quickly. · Fully adoptable dogs deserve the opportunity to be temporarily fostered until a family can get back on their feet. · If you’d like to help create a grassroots effort to prevent adoptable dogs from being surrendered to a shelter, contact us. · We are in the process of creating innovative alternatives for owners to surrender their adoptable dogs in the Central Florida area, and we have been successful in assisting families who have been turned down by local rescues who are full. · If you can foster, transport, help sponsor a dog in need, or help a family with their pet deposits, please contact us. |
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Your donations help me provided support to rescues throughout the U.S. and Canada . |
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Boycott PetLand From HSUS Press Releases and Website: … almost every Petland store in the country is buying from puppy mills, either directly or from commercial breeding facilities or indirectly through middleman brokers.
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