Sentences with phrase «still went to a breeder»

We always knew rescue pets were the best around, but most folks still went to a breeder or pet shop when they were ready for a new furry family member.

Not exact matches

Even while a number of U.S. residents already opt to adopt rather than shop for their feline and canine companions, a large majority still choose to go for animals from breeders, whether full bred or a designer mix.

When it came time for me to get a dog (still in my early 20's) I thought there's no way anyone is going to adopt one to me, I have 2 cats in the home (the second cat came from a backyard breeder, something I didn't understand about at the time).

Unfortunately, there are no guarantees; even if breeders go to the expense of hip x-rays and breed only those with good or excellent hips, puppies can still develop bad hips.

I remember a puppy mill raid where the owner had gotten wind of the bust and the rescue teams went in to find some dogs still in their kennels, but a large mound of sawdust over animals the breeder had hastily buried.

If you still want a Border, go to a breeder who produces dogs especially for obedience work and pets, not one who breeds high energy, totally focused stock dogs.

So we can, and should, give a home to every healthy and friendly shelter dog, but even if we do, we're still going to need breeders to fill the rest of the demand for millions more pet dogs each year in America alone — and we're going to continue to need commercial - scale breeders to achieve that sheer quantity of pet dogs.

This exposure starts while still at the breeder's and continues after they go home to their new families.

Even if you have a reputable pet shop in your town, perhaps it is best to still go direct to the breeder and not encourage the bad pet shops to compete.

And that is why breeders are still able to keep afloat... why pay 300 for a rescue dog when someone can go get apuppy for 150..

I've met plenty of them in my time & they always know better than someone who is a breeder of 40 or even 50 yrs standing (incidentally, the term «breeder» doesn't mean someone who is constantly breeding — most of us only breed to further improve on our breed and because we need to keep our show lines going (show dogs are still very pampered pets that are allowed to be normal dogs and get muddy etc).

My pup is not still with mom but the breeder told me that pups were trained to go on the puppy pads... I hope I can do all the right things, but I know it is a learning process for both of us

While a number of U.S. residents already opt to adopt rather than shop for their feline and canine companions, a large majority still choose to go for the breeder - bred animal, whether full bred or a designer mix.