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10-12-2010, 10:44 AM #1Registered User
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Meet Peanut!
Peanut has been with us 3 weeks now, and he's turning out to be the best pet! He's a 1 year old Chihuahua/Basenji mix from a no-kill adoption agency. He came to us kennel and house trained. He weighs 11 pounds and is full-grown. I like this dog, a lot. He trains easily, and learned to leash walk in a week, learned "sit" in about an hour, very trainable and smart. Demands attention/play/walks daily though.
I looked long and hard to find him, as our closest shelter is a high kill shelter with not much to offer.
We traveled 45 miles to get him, but my 2nd choice would have been 150 miles away...so yippee! Our local city adoption/shelters are charging $250 to $500 to adopt a pet. Now, how is that encouraging people to adopt a shelter pet instead of buying from a breeder or store? I realize there are expenses in the adoption process, but the desirable dog's adoption fees were jacked up a few hundred dollars. Expenses aren't more just because the dog is "cute". I started looking farther from home, and the adoption costs came down, and weren't different by breed or cuteness.
Getting out of the big city brought the adoption fee down to $125 including all shots/neuter/chipping.
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Originally Posted by Pianolady
That's disgraceful.
Peanut is a good looking dog! Congrats!Russ
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He looks like he is quite comfy on his pillow
What a sweet face.
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Awwwwwwwww he is GORGEOUS! wish I could hug him!
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He's cute!!!
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Very cute! The adoption fees here are also outrageous. When we decided to get a dog back in the summer we found one on Craigslist that has been a wonderful addition to our family. Even a cat here is over 100.00 at the shelters. A desirable dog is easily 300.00 . We have three shelter cats though ranging in ages from 16 to 3 .
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Peanut is adorable! The price you paid for him is comparable to our local SPCA's prices. We got our last kitten for $100, chipped, spayed, and all her first sets of shots.
Congrats on your new addition.
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What a lucky pooch! Peanut is a sweetie!
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What a cutie, Congratulations on you new addition!
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Peanut is the cutest thing every. Reminds me of my dog (a chihuahua and the same color) that lives with my mom. I just wanna sneak in and give him a hug and maybe steal him. hehe
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Very sweet looking dog!
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oooh nice looking dog! Glad you chose to rescue.
In response to the high cost of adoption, please consider this:
About Dogs - Dog Adoption Fees
I'm very glad you chose to adopt, despite the price, and it was wise of you to look outside the inner city shelter which probably has a lot more expensive overhead than a shelter elsewhere.
He's such a beauty!LDR
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OMG how adorable!! I'd love to have a Chihuahua but dad is anti-pet and well with his health failing him slowly, this isnt the right timing THOUGH I do think pets do make others happy and relieve stress. Also, DF doesn't want a Chihuahua, he want's a Great Dane. All in due time - we will have both dogs....can you imagine them snuggling together? ROFL
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Can see why you fell in love with him.
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Congrats on your new family member !!
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