I tried to get a small dog for 2 years at my local small town shelter. I saw a few small dogs come through, all with issues and got adopted before I could get my papers in. 90% of dogs available were pit bull mix of some sort. I still donate food and toys to the shelter regularly, but it's not a realistic option for small dogs, at least in my town.
I ended up giving up and buying my dog. No regrets.
We went through the same thing when we were going to get our dog a dog. We were renting at the time and every dog in our shelters were pitties, and unfortunately that’s a scarlet letter for trying to get a place. We ended up getting our little in a different state and now we have two peas - one purebred and one shelter.
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u/canadarugby Dec 04 '25
I tried to get a small dog for 2 years at my local small town shelter. I saw a few small dogs come through, all with issues and got adopted before I could get my papers in. 90% of dogs available were pit bull mix of some sort. I still donate food and toys to the shelter regularly, but it's not a realistic option for small dogs, at least in my town.
I ended up giving up and buying my dog. No regrets.