The Christmas Dogs

If your heart is set on getting a puppy for Christmas please don’t let the calendar decide on their fate. A puppy is not for Christmas but for life. Letting the calendar dictate when to add a pet to your family often leads to disastrous results. If you are thinking about bringing a puppy home then please do your research on what it means to own a puppy that ends up an adult dog. Big or small mean a lot of reasonability.

Once you have decided on owning a dog then the next step is where to look. Think about what sort of dog you are looking for, a rescue or a breed. If you decide on a rescuaued then check out all re-homing places like Battersea or BlueCross. If it’s a breed then you need to decided what breed of dog that you want, once you have decided, then get in contact with breeders. Go to dog shows, these are a great place to connect breeders

Remember you have to understand that setting foot into any pet shops that sell live dogs mean that these establishments obtain their dogs from puppy mills and/or, at best, from uninformed backyard breeders. Although that adorable, warm orb of fur that tugs at your heartstrings is indeed irresistible, “saving” this one puppy only encourages the suppliers to churn out puppies as cash crops, in deplorable conditions, to take this one's place.
The pet shop clerk will take your cash, check, or credit card and ask no questions. These impulse-buys provide public and private shelters and rescue organizations with more than enough work year-round. This applies to both mixed breed and purebred dog because pet stores often sell hybrids and so-called designer dogs that have become so au courant.
The concept of having a dog appeals to many people, but not everyone is in a suitable place in his or her life to take on the jumbo commitment of caring for a living creature with as many needs as a dog. It’s not a character flaw; it just is.