Adopt-A-Less-Adoptable Pet Week!

 

Who does THIS look like?

For the love of Titus - we so love this boy.  He has such joy and excitement in not just his eyes, but his WHOLE body when you are ready to play and spend time with him.

He is such a great boy that LOVES his tennis balls, (on the verge of hoarding), long runs or jogging beside your bike, and snuggling up with you on the couch or bed.  If you are looking for a new BEST FRIEND, Titus is your guy.  Now who can deny a dog that loves to do THIS? (YouTube video).

Really? Breeder over rescue?

My soap box has come out quite a bit lately, but when it comes to animal welfare I will not apologize.

Today we received an email from a woman very interested in adopting Justice and wanted to know her age and price.  Erica responded with our adoption process, that she is just over a year old and her adoption fee is $250. (Note: The wonderful Rocky Moutain Great Dane Rescue charges $350 for a pure great dane under 2 years of age, just for comparison since we are an all breed rescue.)  Justice has been vet checked, heartworm tested (negative) and started on preventative, Capstar for fleas and flea/tick treatment, nails trimmed, updated on all vaccinations, micro-chipped and spayed.

This woman responded that there were breeders selling AKC registered Great Danes for the same price, so she would just go there.

REALLY??  Obviously she has no clue.  I am not sure what breeder she is speaking of, but I would be shocked if they are that cheap. Is the dog from the breeder current on vaccinations, vet checked, heartworm tested/on prevention or spayed? Oh well, spayed probably isn't an issue.  

Does she have any clue that if she buys a dog from a breeder for (give her the benefit of the doubt) $250 that should she choose to properly vet her dog what the cost would be?  As a rescue we get significant discounts, so the following numbers are from our vet: Heartworm test $35, Nail Trim $9, Micro-chip $40, Distemper/Parvo $20, Bordatella $20, Rabies $25, Capstar $5, spay for a great dane - anywhere from $250-$500 depending on weight.  So on top of her purchase price, she would still have to spend $400-550 plus monthly heartworm prevention and flea/tick prevention to appropriately vet the dog.  AND there is no guarantee the dog is healthy. Treating a great dane for heartworms could cost $700+ alone.  

So $250 for a healthy, sweet, loving great dane from a rescue or $250 for a great dane from a breeder with no further information?

And seriously, who can deny this face?