Table of contents
1.
What is
adoption? What is buying a dog?
2.
Reasons to
adopt a dog
3.
Reasons to buy
a dog
4.
Taking care of
an adopted dog vs. a bought dog
Dogs definitely are a human’s best friend. If you
haven’t got one, get one and if you do have one, the more the merrier. There’s
2 ways to get a dog-Adopting or buying, and you have to know which way you’re
going to go. But what is adoption? Want to find out the answer? Read on…
Adopting a dog is not just getting a dog for free,
there will be breeders who will give out dogs for free, but true adoption is
getting a rescued or an unwanted dog. It is very important to adopt dogs rather
than buy them. Did you know that 4-5 million dogs are killed every year simply
because no one wants them. If I asked you to put a price on your child, would you? Could you? Why is it that
when it comes to our own lives we believe them to be priceless, but when it
comes to another species we don’t even have to think twice? Why is it illegal
to make a business off of human lives but perfectly fine to do it off of dogs
lives? Are dog’s really worth anything less than us? If anything they’re worth
a lot more. These are the philosophical reasons to adopt, continue reading for
the scientific ones…
Adopting a dog has multiple advantages and now I’m
going to tell you about them. Since adopted dogs are mostly rescued, they’ve
lived on the streets even if it is for a short period of time. This actually gives
them a better immunity to common dog diseases like stomach twist and heart
worm. They also adapt to different weather and diets more easily. These are
just the health benefits, since street dogs are more used to hunting they have
a better body proportion compared to other exotic breeds. Have you ever come across
2 Golden Retrievers and not been able to tell them apart? You will never face
this problem with adopted dogs as very few of them are taken from the same
litter and are mostly never pure-bred. Most rescued dogs are rescued from
abusive home or streets where they are found injured and most of these injuries
are caused by humans, so yes they are a little shy an take some time , but as
an owner of an adopted dog I can tell you there is no love greater than theirs.
After this I’ll talk to you about buying dogs
Buying a dog isn’t all bad, it has its perks. If
you’re buying a dog you can ask for a specific exotic breeds and most breeders
genetically modify dogs to make them look cuter. If a breeder has enough
requests, which most breeders will hold at 5-7 (so they can do one full litter)
the breeders will cross breed 2 specific breeds of your choice in order to
create a mix breed for you.
Now you know why you should adopt or buy a dog, but
now I will talk to you about the difference in caring for them. Since most shelters
keep rescued dogs, they are either abused or injured. If the dog has been
injured they may require surgery and/or physiotherapy. However abused dogs
require EXTREME love for at least 3
weeks after you get them. This means that they should not be left at home with
no one there for more than 40-60 minutes. Most adopted dogs are malnourished
due to living on the streets so they often require a specific diet and/or
supplements for at least a month. Whereas bought dogs are more prone to developing
anxiety because most breeders separate them from the litter too early. Some
breeders even give up puppies at just 10 days old. The recommended age for
puppies to be separated is 6-8 weeks. NEVER
EVER GET A PUPPY LESS THAN 5 WEEKS OLD. These weeks are crucial for the puppy
to develop social skills amongst its siblings.
Well that’s it for now, but if you have any more
questions or want to know more feel free to visit https://positively.com/dog-behavior/new-dogs/shelter-vs-breeder/.
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