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. :furious:
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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I looked long and hard to find him, as our closest shelter is a high kill shelter with not much to offer. :furious:
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.
What a sweet face.
