| May. 1st, 2006 @ 04:59 pm *sigh* |
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So, I'm pretty much fed up with the fucking dog hunt. Either we find a dog we love, and can't get due to various reasons. Rejected cuz of having cats, rejected cuz the people are clueless on vacinations, never even contacted back, (this is the most frequent!!!) or the dog is already adopted. In one case, the people decided to not go through with it, at least the rescue FINALLY contacted me back after repeated tries. We've been using Petfinder, various SPCA/Rescue/Shelter sites in the area. Even checked into Craig's list, etc.
So, at this point, I've actually been contacted back by one person about this dog. A Shiba Inu/Jindo mix. Both are asian dogs, both bred for hunting originally. Both are very low barkers, jindos are medium size, shiba's small. (They look like mini huskies) He has the color pattern of a shiba, and the "red" parts are jindo's typical colors. Gets along with kids, cats, etc. Even very good with house training and such! (And crate trained, but prefers the family over crate.)
I'm just hoping to hear good news back on this dog. My goal has been to try and get an affordable pet, under 300 dollars right now. It has to be 1-2 yrs old minimum, aka- out of the puppy stage. I don't mind older, but past 8 is probably too old. I'd like it to not leave us so soon. We've been looking at corgis, dashchunds and shiba's for the most part. Even mixes of these. Trying to avoid wiry hair due to allergies...why is it so freaking hard when I can find so many in the area to just get an answer back even on them!
Anyhow, we've been looking at other dog breeds as well, but even then its been a pain in the ass. The one shelter we saw a collie mix in, we got to see the dog, and then got kicked out. They made us wait so long we got to see it for five minutes, and then asked to leave. It looked more border collie than anything too.
One of the other 3 we went to look at makes you apply for a dog, waits for other apps, then judges who's best....wtf. (We actually applied for a shepard pup there...they were just too cute.) We may end up trying to go back to one shelter and seeing if the beagle they had there is still in...even though its wiry haired.
I think we've been in six or seven different shelters now, and like none of em make it easy. I think what's even worse is that with some of them, they charge 300+ for an ADULT dog. Why? They haven't raised it, many are found fixed, and they might have to question the shots. We're talking about dogs that clearly read: Stray/Found or dropped off and have not even a week ago's date. So, they pay nothing to get it, and in many cases, nothing to fix it...yes, they have other dogs, but their own estimated costs are like 85 per dog for EVERYTHING. (including bording them for like 4 months...) I just don't get it at all when they charge well over 200 bux.
I see all these signs against puppy mills...but meanwhile, those mills make it easier to get a dog, even if it could have issues. (In PA, thats almost a moot point, what with dog lemon laws...) So, the other choice is breeders, which we'll turn to at worst. The problem is many of the breeders in the area are NOT in the area. 200+ miles in some cases. They don't tend to keep adults either, as they breed on demand in many cases. A few breed as the dogs like, and have some adults, but charge like 800+ dollars for em. (And yes, that's a non-show corgi price, 1200+ for a corgi show pup)
Man, when I was a kid, shit wasn't this hard for owning a dog. |
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