Dogs are Dying...

[Guest Anonymous]

More and More dogs are getting put to sleep for no reason. When they think their owner is comming to pick them up, but, really they are getting put to sleep. How would you feel it that was your dog and you can't find it? And it was put down just because you didn't check at the pound. You might not think that the people at the pound care, but they really do. Everyday they hope that their owners will find them, so they don't have to put them down. The whole point I'm trying to get across is if you want a dog make sure your ready to have one so it doesn't end up in the pound and die because you didn't take very good care of it; also if you are ready to get a dog,get one from the pound.

[Guest Anonymous]

you are so right....that is why I am so against folks doing breeding of their pet dogs.

[Guest Anonymous]

I think that is horrible...people should always remember apuppy will soon be a dog, and the dog will trust them. YOu should want the dog enough to search and search if it gets lost!

[Aroura]

I got my first dog, Tessa, from the pound, she was only 5 weeks old and had one day to live. My other dog, Lily, is a pedigree Boxer which I plan to breed when she is old enough. I will be sure to make sure the puppys only go to good homes that will love them for life. The lady who sold her to me did the same, and actually a few days before I went to see Lily someone else had been looking at her and been told he couldn't have her because he wouldn't be a suitable owner. I guess what I am trying to say is that, to an extent, it is up to the people breeding the dogs to make sure that they go to good homes that will love them for life. It is also up to the people who breed the dogs, or who ever buys the dog, to get it micro chipped. Both my dogs and my cat are microchipped so I know if they ever went missing they would get home safe without dramas. It is also law here in australia, and I think it is a great law, because not only does it prevent animals getting lost, it also makes people think twice before dumping thier pets.
Luv Jeanne

[Guest Anonymous]

You are so whole-heartedly right! I have a Dalmatian that is from the pound, and I love him as if he were my own child. Keep spreading the word!!

[Guest Anonymous]

Hi, I agree with the chipping of all pets..it is legality where I live also (but some less than honest people don't bother!)
I must say a good word for the breeder I got my two Staffy's from she was and still is a very good and caring dog-mum....when we first went to visit we were asked a lot of questions on all subjects from our views on training to our financial and housing situation, we were told we would need to securely fence our yard and show proof of this to be considered...then she visited our house unannounced to check it and the yard out!!...then we had a legal ownership document to sign with 20 rules for the whole dogs life and another was added for us as we bought a male and female together and it was not allowed for them to breed so we needed to sign also for early spaying/castration and also we needed to register with a vet before we took the dogs home and the vet has to inform the breeder of all visits to her and outcomes of those visits and she regularly rings us to see if we are all o.k. and I can ring her anytime day or night if something was to go wrong and we are asked to provde pictures once a year and to visit the vets at least once a year for a complete heatlh check and she gave us the phone number for pet insurance...I could go on and on ...but the point is if all breeders were like her then there would be no problems...I wish she would become a consultant or something to show others how its done!!
P.S. she also signs the agreement and it includes that if any dog is seriously ill she will pay what the insurance does'nt cover and she will accept any dog back at any time into her home.....sorry for going on but people need to know there are GOOD breeders out there just few and far between as far as I can tell!!............K.
P.P.S. she also turned down people for the litter before she saw us(lucky ,lucky us)..K.

[Guest Anonymous]

Actually the statistics in shelters show that fewer and fewer dogs are being killed in shelters each year and more and more are getting adopted or bailed out by rescue. Most of the animals killed in shelters nowadays are actually cats.
Not to say the abandonment of dogs by irresponsible owners isn't a problem but if you are going to discuss the subject you should at least look up the facts first.

On 2002-05-01 16:43, 16696dog wrote:
More and More dogs are getting put to sleep for no reason. When they think their owner is comming to pick them up, but, really they are getting put to sleep. How would you feel it that was your dog and you can't find it? And it was put down just because you didn't check at the pound. You might not think that the people at the pound care, but they really do. Everyday they hope that their owners will find them, so they don't have to put them down. The whole point I'm trying to get across is if you want a dog make sure your ready to have one so it doesn't end up in the pound and die because you didn't take very good care of it; also if you are ready to get a dog,get one from the pound.

[sixjollydogs]

Please do not accuse others of not knowing the facts....perhaps the facts where they live are different from where you are.

Yes, success is being made....but still far too many healthy DOGS are being killed.

I live in a small (11,000) town in a rural state ...and out pound destroys about 30 to 40 dogs a week. The Humane Society is always at twice its capacity.

[Guest Anonymous]

I quoted national facts readily available to anyone who looks. I see you quoted ONLY local current statistics - your situation now is as listed but what was the situation 5 and 10 years ago or 15 to 20 years ago?
Saying 'more and more' dogs are being killed every year is untrue according to compiled shelter statistics nationwide. More dogs are in existance and fewer are being killed.
If you are going to try and make a case for the numbers increasing please look for the facts.
I agree more people should be more responsible for their pets. I think behavior hotlines work wonderfully to keep pets in homes as the usual reason for an animal being discarded is lack of proper training no matter what it says on the intake form.
I agree in efforts to do more I just don't agree all efforts up to now have done nothing or that people should think the situation is getting worse when its getting better.

On 2002-05-17 12:24, sixjollydogs wrote:
Please do not accuse others of not knowing the facts....perhaps the facts where they live are different from where you are.

Yes, success is being made....but still far too many healthy DOGS are being killed.

I live in a small (11,000) town in a rural state ...and out pound destroys about 30 to 40 dogs a week. The Humane Society is always at twice its capacity.