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Post by zibazinski on Nov 25, 2012 9:03:39 GMT -5
I love black cats. Our local shelter won't let them be adopted sept, oct, and nov because of jerks.
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Post by milee on Nov 25, 2012 9:05:16 GMT -5
I have never had luck with rescues from an organization... Too many hoops for animals that, sorry to say are often too damaged for me to take on... Yes, that's a very precise way of stating the sentiment I was trying to get to in my wordy post. I looked at one of the local breed rescues and was turned off because they gave off crazy vibes. Seemed like the only dogs they had to adopt really needed saints to adopt them... and even then the saints might not pass the extensive background check, home visit, financial requirement and DNA sequencing required.
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Post by zibazinski on Nov 25, 2012 9:06:11 GMT -5
Well, we have two Petsmart rescues, dumb broads, the cats not Petsmart. One, DF rescued up north before he became fox food. He's just a love bug. But he's knock kneed which looks pretty funny from the back view and when he runs, he kinda hops funny so it's hysterical! DF gets mad when I laugh at his cat but c'mon, it's funny. The latest rescue is now an office cat and happy as a clam, us, too.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2012 9:11:07 GMT -5
Do many chain and 'major' pet stores still sell animals?
Maybe that is part of the difference? Big stores around me don't sell animals and the store I got the dog from was a small, family run type place... ? Maybe I was just lucky.
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Post by zibazinski on Nov 25, 2012 9:15:42 GMT -5
Petsmart does.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2012 9:24:35 GMT -5
I think our petsmart offers adoptions/ works with local adoption groups, but does not retail dogs/cats....
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Post by milee on Nov 25, 2012 9:24:47 GMT -5
Do many chain and 'major' pet stores still sell animals? Maybe that is part of the difference? Big stores around me don't sell animals and the store I got the dog from was a small, family run type place... ? Maybe I was just lucky. Petsmart doesn't for the reason that the dogs sold in pet stores are almost 100% from puppy mills. As far as I can tell, the small, family places can be the worst. Reputable breeders won't sell to pet stores, so all you have left are the puppy mills.
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Post by Happy prose on Nov 25, 2012 9:26:57 GMT -5
I got my cat from a rescue/ no kill shelter. I had to wait until he was old enough to be adopted. I love the kitten stage. I paid $100, and had to get shots and neutering on my own. I believe I got a discount at my private vet because he was a rescue.
Molly...I'm a renter, with no pet deposit. Our lease states no pets, but many of us have house cats. I am in my apartment for 21 years, and have always had a cat. I understand the screening for adoption, but some rules are over the top. All my cats have lead a king's life!
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Post by naturallyfrugal on Nov 25, 2012 9:33:27 GMT -5
I got my first dog from a pet store in 1993. I was 22 and wouldn't have even known how to find a breeder. I also wasn't looking for a specific breed, other than small and fluffy. I looked for a long time before seeing the cutest yorkie, ever! He was in a cage with a miniature pinscher who was bullying him. As soon as I held him, I knew he was for me. He was the best dog - great temperament, not a yapper, was a little stubborn to potty train, but never had accidents once he was trained, never chewed up things, just great in every way. He was also healthy, other than kidney stones twice, and he was almost 12 when he died and I still miss him every day.
Flash forward to 2012 and we get a beagle for our son from a reputable breeder and he's out of control! We researched breeds and picked a beagle, so it wasn't a spur of the moment decision but he's crazy!
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Post by zibazinski on Nov 25, 2012 9:34:51 GMT -5
I can understand the no fenced yard if you have those things like we do here. Electronic and buried with the thing on the dog collar. But crating to me seems cruel.
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Post by zibazinski on Nov 25, 2012 9:36:05 GMT -5
Beagles are known for that. We had one briefly. He ate a basement stair because we couldn't leave him in the house because he'd eat the house. So we left him in the basement and he ate the stair.
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Post by zibazinski on Nov 25, 2012 9:36:54 GMT -5
Sorry, you are right about Petsmart. They do sell them but they are from local rescues.
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Post by naturallyfrugal on Nov 25, 2012 10:35:21 GMT -5
Zib - he will eat any and every-thing! I'm constantly on the prowl for small toys that are within his reach that he may try to eat. He's eaten 2 pet beds and one towel - I don't mean chewed/ripped apart - he consumed them. So far, his digestion hasn't been hurt by it. I hope he outgrows some of it - he's 10 months old.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Nov 25, 2012 10:44:43 GMT -5
Yes they are. Would you like to borrow mine for awhile? Or mine?
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Post by Cookies Galore on Nov 25, 2012 11:18:47 GMT -5
Molly, why wouldn't you adopt to renters without proof of a paid pet deposit? I didn't have to pay a deposit for our cat, but she is listed in our lease. When we rescued our little guy last year, I emailed my landlord to ask if we could have another cat and he told me two cats are fine, so I have written proof that I am allowed to have cats. How is that not good enough?
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Post by steph08 on Nov 25, 2012 11:32:51 GMT -5
Zib - he will eat any and every-thing! I'm constantly on the prowl for small toys that are within his reach that he may try to eat. He's eaten 2 pet beds and one towel - I don't mean chewed/ripped apart - he consumed them. So far, his digestion hasn't been hurt by it. I hope he outgrows some of it - he's 10 months old. Beagles are bred to be high energy hunters, which is why they destroy things when they aren't exercised enough (and I don't mean daily walks, etc.). I mean rabbit hunting for several hours. You can tell when ours go hunting - they are the best dogs for a few days because they used up all their energy. But when they haven't been run in a while, they are hell on wheels. They have eaten toys, beds, towels, pillows, etc. Just last week they got an extension cord and the cord to our treadmill (it wasn't plugged in). They are little hellions, but so cute.
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Post by Nazgul Girl on Nov 25, 2012 12:27:49 GMT -5
I actually do want a black kitten. I *might* be ready for another cat several years after my long-time cat severely bit me while I was just sitting typing on the computer. He had some mental problems due to early abuse ( I had obtained him at our local shelter ), but he had been with me for eight frickin' years. His behavior had been getting more menacing, but I wouldn't put him down. I had had him to the vet a week or so before to see if he had an infection or a bad tooth or something, but he was fine. But when the sob nailed me, burying his upper fangs into my arm right up to the gumline, plus the bottom two doing their job, the old boy got put down right after I got back from the doctor. It took a solid year for the wounds to altogether stop weeping. I was not pleased. Luckily, I knew not to pull away from him, just sat still until he released me. Still makes me sad but it was an unprovoked attack. The vet that put him down said that he might have developed some kind of brain tumor and I would have to agree. He was my boy, but I will not be attacked like that. Anyway, I *might* want a kitten, and I think I would like a black one since they have the toughest times finding home. DD can support her own complaining cat, and really, that cat has the best home in the city. She's carted that complaining matronly busybody around one state to another when she's moved five times...
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Post by Colleenz on Nov 25, 2012 12:34:16 GMT -5
I did not know black cats had a hard time finding a home. I adopted my black one because he is the softest fluffball I had ever seen.
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Post by Nazgul Girl on Nov 25, 2012 12:35:22 GMT -5
Black cats are such characters, too, it seems.
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Post by milee on Nov 25, 2012 12:38:14 GMT -5
I actually do want a black kitten. I *might* be ready for another cat several years after my long-time cat severely bit me while I was just sitting typing on the computer. He had some mental problems due to early abuse ( I had obtained him at our local shelter ), but he had been with me for eight frickin' years. His behavior had been getting more menacing, but I wouldn't put him down. I had had him to the vet a week or so before to see if he had an infection or a bad tooth or something, but he was fine. But when the sob nailed me, burying his upper fangs into my arm right up to the gumline, plus the bottom two doing their job, the old boy got put down right after I got back from the doctor. It took a solid year for the wounds to altogether stop weeping. I was not pleased. Luckily, I knew not to pull away from him, just sat still until he released me. Still makes me sad but it was an unprovoked attack. The vet that put him down said that he might have developed some kind of brain tumor and I would have to agree. He was my boy, but I will not be attacked like that. Wow, I'm so sorry to hear about your cat growing aggressive, Nasgul. Completely understand why you made the decision you did. But a little advice - never, ever share that story with one of the cat rescue groups or they will chase you out of the building and add you to the Blackball list. Of course you should never lie, so maybe when they ask about your experience raising cats, you can explain how much you loved your last cat who unfortunately died from complications of his brain tumor. True...ish.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2012 12:50:36 GMT -5
We actually adopted straight from the rescue group that does the PetSmart adoption. I used Petfinder.com. They put me on a waiting list for our cocker spaniel because someone had seen her at PetSmart that weekend and wanted her.
They, too, do home visits. We were scared that we failed ours because Abby is so scared of men. That's such a joke now because she's definitely "Daddy's little girl" these days since I work.
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Post by violagirl on Nov 25, 2012 13:06:13 GMT -5
I think pet adoption is a complicated issue. People always say to adopt from a rescue. Well, I volunteer at the local SPCA and this is good advice if you want a Husky/Rottie/Lab/Shepherd/Pit mix. That comprises about 90% of the dog population you see there. Occasionally there are the 12 year old poodles or little dogs with issues. Even then they are usually adopted so quickly, they don't even have time to put their pictures up on the website. So that leaves a breeder. Which is ok, if you want to pay top dollar for a purebred. We got our JRT/Dachshunds from a back yard breeder before we knew really anything about dogs or breeders and I think the people that get animals from pet stores are similar. Either they want to rescue the puppy, or it is an impulse purchase or they just dont' think about where the dogs are from.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2012 13:14:07 GMT -5
I tried adopting a dog from our animal shelter, but was turned down due to not having a fenced in yard (we live in the country). I found and ad on Craigslist for free puppies instead and 11 years later she's still with us.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2012 13:37:27 GMT -5
The fenced in yard requirement seems a bit much to me. I understand some of the requirements but the people they turn away for not meeting them will find a pet somewhere else anyway. I know they get tired of the revolving door with pets getting adopted and then brought back but I think they sometimes go to far. Our newest "pet store" at the local mall displays the puppies in baby cribs. They will euthanize the babies that don't sell when they are to big I am told. I hate these places and would never buy an animal from them.
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Post by weltschmerz on Nov 25, 2012 18:09:44 GMT -5
On the other hand, some of the over-the-top application and home inspection requirements are probably significantly decreasing the number of good applicants. As one of the eariler posters mentioned, if the criteria is such that it's harder to adopt the dog than to adopt a Chinese child, ------------------- It was a rat. They wanted to do a home inspection to see if it was suitable for a bloody rat.
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Post by milee on Nov 25, 2012 18:37:00 GMT -5
It was a rat. They wanted to do a home inspection to see if it was suitable for a bloody rat. Yeah, that seems a little over the top for an animal that often lives in sewers eating garbage. I mean, even if you were an extreme hoarder with no sanitation, wouldn't the rat find that a pretty good life?
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Post by weltschmerz on Nov 25, 2012 19:31:31 GMT -5
I mean, even if you were an extreme hoarder with no sanitation, wouldn't the rat find that a pretty good life? -------------- Actually, I think it was a way to check if I had hungry snakes. Rat people love their rodents. The thought of one being gulped down by a boa constrictor would give them cardiac arrythmias. That being said, feeder rats at the pet shop are about 4 bucks, and snakes don't eat that often. Surely nobody would jump through the adoption process hoops to save 4 bucks.
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Post by cronewitch on Nov 25, 2012 20:49:34 GMT -5
My last cat was a black cat, she showed up in the yard but we didn't let her in. Then she looked pregnant then she didn't. Soon she move kittens into our garage so I gave her food and water and a box of straw. Then she moved them into my house and took up eating our cat food, acting like lived here. We let her and the 7 kittens stay a few weeks then gave away all the kittens. We took her to the vet who said she needed to have a name to get neutered, since we didn't know her name the vet named her mama cat since that was what we called her. She was about 3 and we had her about 12 years. She thought she was my cat and wanted to sleep with me and followed me everywhere. She seemed grateful to me for giving her food and water when she had kittens and was homeless. She got cancer and was put down last year. Now we only have a gray cat that is probably 15 or so and I don't want any more cats, I hope no more move in. ISO would like more animals to move in even if he had to go find them.
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Post by milee on Nov 25, 2012 20:49:52 GMT -5
I mean, even if you were an extreme hoarder with no sanitation, wouldn't the rat find that a pretty good life? -------------- Actually, I think it was a way to check if I had hungry snakes. Rat people love their rodents. The thought of one being gulped down by a boa constrictor would give them cardiac arrythmias. That being said, feeder rats at the pet shop are about 4 bucks, and snakes don't eat that often. Surely nobody would jump through the adoption process hoops to save 4 bucks. While my initial reaction is to agree that nobody'd be stupid enough to go through all that to save $4, unfortunately snake - and wanna be snake - owners have been known to fall into that category. Remember the guy who died in the roach eating contest after eating dozens of roaches in an attempt to win a pet snake? Or remember the rednecks who only fed their python road kill and covered the tank with a loosely draped quilt, which worked fine until the snake got hungry and ate their toddler?
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Post by Abby Normal on Nov 29, 2012 13:55:39 GMT -5
People always say to adopt from a rescue. Well, I volunteer at the local SPCA and this is good advice if you want a Husky/Rottie/Lab/Shepherd/Pit mix. That comprises about 90% of the dog population you see there. I'm coming in late to this conversation. But alot of the "breed" clubs have thier own rescue groups. So if a border collie gets brought into the shelter, it gets transferred to the local group. This happens all the time locally. When I wanted to adopt our Aussie, I applied with breed organization. They were notifified by a shelter in a neighboring state that they had taken one in. She was a match for what I was looking for and the breed organization put us in contact with each other. She was never officially listed as adpotable by the shelter. This is why you don't see many dogs listed.
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