[RockysMom]

Originally Posted by granma_ota

Three of mine were rescued from the pound on the day they were going to be euthanized. {My vet was also the vet for the pound and she would call me.} One was rescued from a box, another was starving to death, and the last one was going to be sent to the pound, but I took her instead - owner said she was untrainable. Six in all.

That's wonderful!

[barbiedoll1973_tn]

My dog kinda is she was going to taken to the shelter but we got her just before the man took her plus we think that he was mean to her.

[Peabug]

2 of my dogs are from a rescue. One was dumped off in a field when it was a baby, we got our other one from the pound.

[moparmindy]

three of my girls (dogs) came from rescues .one was beatin very bad by her other owner .she has brain damage she stays to her self does not play with toys just wants a warm bed to sleep on food and water i can live with that .i have tryed endlessly to get her to play with my other dogs and toys .it breaks my hart to see her this way if you pick at her she will scream this sound like she is being killed .if you toss her a ball she crowers down like its gana hit her in the head and kill her i have had her 8 years now and she hasnt changed but she is so sweet and gental i wouldnt trade her for any thing i tell her all the time i love her and she is safe .my other two were puppies when i got them from a rescue they are normal ,,,,,i think!!!!!!!!! you can get very good dogs from rescues but let me say rescues have alot of special needs dogs dont over look them they can be some of the best dogs you will ever own .take care

[kelly6785]

We rescued our dog, Homer, from the pound. He's such an energetic and loving dog. We're so lucky to have him.

[doggie_docious]

I have four dogs. One of them was adopted from a home that was getting rid of her, and the other three all came from animal control. I have strong feelings about adopting dogs vs. breeding them, and I would never purchase a dog from a breeder or a pet store.

[PitBullLvr]

None of my dogs are from a shelter. I got 2 from a good breeder. The other one was going to be given to the pound, so I offered to give him a home.

[doggiebloggie]

One of our dogs, Maizie is from the Pound, which I consider a rescue. She is the best dog. She is sweet, gentle, affectionate and obedient. She was six months old when we got her. She was found wandering (and I believe that, because she got out of the house, despite our best efforts 9 times in the first two weeks we had her.) Probably a Border Collie. The other came from a pet store, and is older. My son's dog is from the dog pound, too. She is a great dog (10 or 12 weeks when we got her).
We know someone who works for a rescue group. The dogs are just great, and they are very appreciative of the homes they acquire. I was apprehensive about getting a dog from the pound or a rescue dog, because I thought they were dogs that would be difficult to train, or had behavior issues. I have come to learn that is most often not the case, rather, the owners did not have the understanding to own a dog, or were unwilling to devote the time or energy, which amounts to the same thing. For those who are reluctant to go to the dog pound - you could save a great dog, and there are a lot of 4 or 5 month old puppies who have ended up there due to absolutely no misconduct or bad deed.