| You've decided you, or you and your family, should | | | | sure parvo, heartworm or other common puppy |
| adopt a puppy as your next family pet. When you | | | | diseases aren't present? Does he or she even have a |
| check with local dog breeders, you're dismayed to | | | | flea collar? Not all puppy diseases are evident to the |
| hear what they charge. You know enough to avoid | | | | untrained eye, or even to a professional without |
| pet store adoptions when the dogs may come from | | | | standard lab tests, etc. |
| puppy mills, but then someone says they know of | | | | Another concern when adopting a puppy is what |
| someone getting rid of puppies for free...Let's face it - | | | | training, if any, has been given and what socialization |
| we all love a great deal. And compared to what they | | | | has been given? Are they used to being held by and |
| want for pure bred dogs, especially any popular puppy | | | | playing with children? Have you ever been involved in |
| breed, at first glance this sounds like the perfect | | | | training puppies or house-breaking them? Are you sure |
| solution for your next family pet - but is it? | | | | an older dog might not be a better choice for your |
| In some cases getting puppies for free is a smart | | | | family - at least one old enough to already be trained? |
| move, and you'll be happy with your decision for years | | | | And if you don't know the puppy breed, it's had to be |
| and years to come. But you could be haunted by the | | | | sure of the puppy temperament - or what it will |
| decision for some time too if you're not careful about it. | | | | develop into as the dog matures. Do you have young |
| So many people are looking for small dogs for | | | | children in the house, or plan to one day? If so, you |
| adoption that you have to wonder why someone | | | | need to ensure that the family pets and the entire |
| would be giving away spitz, pugs or shitzu dogs. Most | | | | household will be able to cohabitate successfully! |
| people adopting a puppy aren't necessarily looking for | | | | Yes, on the surface free dog adoption - especially |
| purebred dogs, so even those with mixed lineage still | | | | getting puppies for free - seems like an ideal situation. |
| command a fair dollar. And the same goes for medium | | | | But in truth, paying out what it takes for a dog shelter |
| size dogs like beagles, although the biggest demand is | | | | adoption or a dog society like an ASPCA adoption or |
| for the smallest dogs. So why give puppies for free? | | | | an RSPCA adoption may turn out to cost a lot less in |
| Your first concern is for the animal's health - and if you | | | | terms of money, grief and time. So think twice when |
| can't find out it's lineage you don't know what medical | | | | offered when someone is giving puppies for free and |
| traits and concerns are endemic to the dog breeds in | | | | consider whether you wouldn't be better with a |
| your prospective adoptee. Further, has the dog been | | | | humane society adoption - and whether a puppy |
| neutered or spayed? Has a qualified, licensed | | | | adoption is right for your situation or if you should be |
| Veterinarian examined this cute little canine to make | | | | adopting an older dog. |