MindBomber | 07-18-2012 10:22 PM | Quote:
Originally Posted by Bonestock also interested.
the gf was looking at a husky cross both at van / west van spca | Huskies are VERY common in shelters; as such beautiful animals, they're often adopted on that basis by negligent owners who don't consider or choose to ignore that they've been breed to be one of the most intensely worked of all breeds. A townhouse, apartment, home with a small backyard is no place for a Husky, they need exercise throughout the day as well as a good 1 hour walk minimum. Quote:
Originally Posted by godwin
(Post 7979047)
SPCA background search is all show and honestly toothless.. They take everything on the form face value.. if anyone with grade school level education can fake and adopt any animal.
Private organisation like VOKRA etc do a much better job, at least they follow up.
In the end, SPCA sees animals as stats.. private group volunteers at least pay a bit more attention. | Truth. It's very unfortunate really, but I also understand the perspective of trying to get the most dogs into homes as possible. Quote:
Originally Posted by Pooface55
(Post 7979205)
Please don't give them away to the first guys who apply. So many people think its easy to have a pet and end up taking them to the spca. | Hopefully whoever adopts these dogs learns from the mistake of the mother's owner and the father's owner and has them spayed or neutered ASAP. Irresponsible accidental breeding is a huge factor in why shelters are so overpopulated. Quote:
Originally Posted by Renxo
(Post 7979214)
how big is the mother? I'm really thinking about it :O | No offense, but based on this question I can say with 95% confidence a Husky is not the right dog breed for you to consider adopting. Owners concerned about size almost always do not have the resources to care for such a demanding animal.
There's a reason why large dogs are very common in shelters and small dogs (read: easy to care for) are rare. |