And if you want a specific breed, there are rescues. One of my best friends loves collies. She's one of those people who spoil their dogs rotten-- we joke that the reward for living a very good life is that you come back as one of her dogs. She's had seven collies, every single one a rescue. And she can afford to spend a couple of thousand dollars on a dog.angelfire89 wrote:Agreed. My dog’s mom was a lab and we’re almost certain the dad was a Westie (lord only knows how but that’s what she looks likes.) A) everyone tells me she’s the most adorable dog ever, not bragging just happens B)she’s super healthy, other than just having a tooth removed (my fault). People don’t believe when I tell them she’s almost 10. C)I paid about $100 from the San Diego SPCA including a bag of food, a leash, and a collar. Pretty sure it was only that much because she was a puppy and it was a fundraiser/telethon type weekend.lmmomSD wrote:I guess. But I think paying a couple of thousand dollars for a dog is pretty ridiculous. I understand the appeal of golden doodles is that if you have allergies, they're better. But when there are so many perfectly good dogs being euthanized in shelters, spending that kind of money on a "designer dog", which again is a glorified mutt, is just ridiculous. In my opinion only. My old dog's sire was a purebred Lab who got out and knocked up the neighbor's mutt. He was the best dog ever-- gentle with the kids, sweet, a great watch dog, just all around an awesome pet. And he was free.natalka81 wrote:But aren't people paying thousands of dollars for mixed breeds these days normally? Here the popular breeds are all doodle-somethings: golden doodles, bernedoodles, cockapoos, labradoodles, etc. and I think they're around $1000 and I've not really thought of them as "mutts". I wouldn't particularly want the kind of dog Bonnie got because I'm much more partial to bigger breeds, but I don't think the price for a two-breed dog is completely ridiculous. Maybe I'm wrong...
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I’ll never understand buying from breeders. Especially since someone told me that at some shelters you can put your name down for a certain breed and if one comes in/a mix they’ll call you.
I'll get down off my soapbox now. Sorry for lecturing. I know it's probably obvious to you all, but "adopt don't shop" is something I'm passionate about.
Back to your regularly scheduled snarking.
How is Joel's head healing? He and Bonnie sharing pain meds? It certainly looks painful to me.
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