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+1 for mutts. I have a sweet baby aka pitbull mix named Scout who stopped growing and weighs 20 pounds. She developed a love for sticks at a young age. This is when she was 9 weeks and weighed 6 pounds.  She also liked stuffed animals the same size as her.  And giant balls.  And giant dogs.  She quickly mastered the art of hearing but not listening.  She finds sticks everywhere.  Now she passed her CGC and is a certified Good Dog. Small dogs are the best.
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That's crazy... they adopt out dogs who are unfixed? Seems completely counter to the mission of reducing pet overpopulation.
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That's ridiculous. I have gotten into multiple arguments with people who want to breed their pets because they're "cute". I can't believe a rescue would risk causing more dogs to need their services to save $30 on a neuter surgery.
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Apr 18, 2016 18:40
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a life less posted:There are some adverse health effects associated with pediatric spays & neuters. It's not a bad idea if people actually follow through or abstain from breeding (intentionally or accidentally) but... I'm not sure I have a lot of faith in that. I waited to spay my puppy until she was 5.5 months old for that reason but I'm not a shithead who sees my dog as a way to make a quick buck. I just don't see how a shelter can trust people to follow through. I adopted my puppy from a private rescue and in addition to being thoroughly vetted, I had to sign a contract promising to get her spayed. Shelters generally let nearly anyone take a dog.
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Apr 18, 2016 22:55
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"Cross-breeds" are fancy mutts. Unless you have seen AKC paperwork from their parents I would be skeptical that the parents weren't also mutts.
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