What dogs are most common in your local shelter?
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Mostly pit bulls and labs here as well (I am not sure if the pit issue happened before or after the pit bull ban in ontario, but they are flooding the shelters)
Its very sad that these dogs end up in shelters. We just have to many breeders breeding dogs that are not only common, but also can have temperament and health issues due to no health testing being done on the parents.
I honestly frown on someone breeding labs when there are way to many already. Even a good breeder with all the registrations still have many dogs returned because families unfortunatly do not always place a high value on the breed beause of how common they are (and of course other issues as well) . At least a good breeder will take the dog back though, but I wonder how many people are to embarassed and drop the dog off at the shelter instead? No way to know unless you chip each dog.
Its very sad that these dogs end up in shelters. We just have to many breeders breeding dogs that are not only common, but also can have temperament and health issues due to no health testing being done on the parents.
I honestly frown on someone breeding labs when there are way to many already. Even a good breeder with all the registrations still have many dogs returned because families unfortunatly do not always place a high value on the breed beause of how common they are (and of course other issues as well) . At least a good breeder will take the dog back though, but I wonder how many people are to embarassed and drop the dog off at the shelter instead? No way to know unless you chip each dog.
The most common dogs in shelters around here are labs/mixes, shepherds/mixes, golden retreivers/mixes, and hounds, since its legal to use hounds to hunt deer in Central VA. Not many pitbulls because a lot of shelters kill them just because they are pits, even though there are no bans except in one county around here.
Lab mixes and shepherd mixes mostly (like crazy overflowing with shep&lab mixes), and many pits.
It makes me sooo sad to see all the dogs on Petfinder that don't even have names and their pictures are all through chainlink fencing. Every dog deserves to have a life of being loved. I've become SO passionate about reputable breeding vs. backyard breeding. Bit some people refuse to learn. Sorry to get OT.
It makes me sooo sad to see all the dogs on Petfinder that don't even have names and their pictures are all through chainlink fencing. Every dog deserves to have a life of being loved. I've become SO passionate about reputable breeding vs. backyard breeding. Bit some people refuse to learn. Sorry to get OT.
Everything from "designer" mixes (especially poodle mixes) to pitties.
Pits, rotties and labs are numerous, often Akitas are available too, but here in Southern California there are even a lot of smaller dogs in the shelters, predominantly Chihuahuas, Lhasas, Shih Tzu's and pugs/pug mixes.
I always say no matter what kind of dog someone is looking for, chances are high you'll find one in the L.A. area shelters. Rare breeds obviously excluded, but anything you can find in a freaking pet store, you'll find at the shelters.
If you go to this site and select "all shelters", "dog" and "all", you will get a good representation, even though it's only from the 6 L.A. county shelters and doesn't include dogs in the 6 city shelters and those of cities that operate their own shelters (e.g. Santa Monica) or the Humane Societies.
http://animalcontrol.co.la.ca.us/html/pages/adoptions/adptSearch.asp
If anyone sees one they like and can arrange for transport, I'll be happy to go and bail 'em out!
Pits, rotties and labs are numerous, often Akitas are available too, but here in Southern California there are even a lot of smaller dogs in the shelters, predominantly Chihuahuas, Lhasas, Shih Tzu's and pugs/pug mixes.
I always say no matter what kind of dog someone is looking for, chances are high you'll find one in the L.A. area shelters. Rare breeds obviously excluded, but anything you can find in a freaking pet store, you'll find at the shelters.
If you go to this site and select "all shelters", "dog" and "all", you will get a good representation, even though it's only from the 6 L.A. county shelters and doesn't include dogs in the 6 city shelters and those of cities that operate their own shelters (e.g. Santa Monica) or the Humane Societies.
http://animalcontrol.co.la.ca.us/html/pages/adoptions/adptSearch.asp
If anyone sees one they like and can arrange for transport, I'll be happy to go and bail 'em out!
Take a look at your local shelters and notice how many of the dogs are unaltered, both males and females.
I just took a quick at both our humane society and animal services and the percentage is staggering.
I wish that more people truly understood this "other" risk of leaving their dogs intact.
Most here are lab mixes, and other herding breed mixes.
I just took a quick at both our humane society and animal services and the percentage is staggering.
I wish that more people truly understood this "other" risk of leaving their dogs intact.
Most here are lab mixes, and other herding breed mixes.
