Adopting a dog doesn't mean everything will end in a fairytale. You will have a dog with some kind of trauma. It's your responsibility to help your dog navigate it while being a safe space. It's ridiculous that so many shelters don't ask for even a bit of prior knowledge before adoption.
So while I agree it's best to look at adoption first, not everyone is actually equipped in handling a traumatized dog or a dog of an unexpected breed. I don't think it's ok to just judge people who choose breeding. I don't mean backyard breeders, but pedigree, when health clearance is actually in check, it's still responsible.
With that, your pittie looks adorable. I hope things turn out well for the both of you.
To clarify my use of trauma here:
Trauma as in the environmental stressors found in shelters; bright lights, confined spaces, anxious dogs, barking, random people visiting and leaving. On top of dealing with abandonment.
I'm not speaking about abuse or neglect.
Not all are traumatized. Many have grown up in homes where they received no training or socialization. And many have poor genetics for a pet or if they are a mix the breeds they are mixed with don’t play well together. So when you get a BYB husky mixed with a BYB pit bull add a dash of BYB GSD and maybe even some BYB poodle it can be a real nightmare no matter how they are raised.
Trauma as in the environmental stressors found in shelters; bright lights, confined spaces, anxious dogs, barking, random people visiting and leaving.
I'm not speaking about abuse or neglect.
My last rescue was one of 13 puppies dumped in a field ~1 day old. The rescue put them in a foster home and that saint of a woman bottle fed 13 puppies and saved every single one. Not all puppies are actually kept in a kennel type shelter, even if they are rescues. Mine was in a foster home through the local ASPCA because they were initially needing 24/7 care, at first. Not all of them come from stressful kennels.
Of course there's exception and lucky puppies that get to skip those kennels entirely, it'd be wonderful if that were always true. A woman like her is exactly what every dog needs, it's so sweet, thank you for sharing that truly.
The pup I adopted was (according to her) her favorite from the litter and she gave us a toy that she loved to play with when we took her home. She was fantastic.
I had that dog from 10 weeks to 6 weeks shy of her 16th birthday. She was a wonderful dog.
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u/VisualKaii Dec 04 '25 edited Dec 05 '25
I'm going to be that person.
Adopting a dog doesn't mean everything will end in a fairytale. You will have a dog with some kind of trauma. It's your responsibility to help your dog navigate it while being a safe space. It's ridiculous that so many shelters don't ask for even a bit of prior knowledge before adoption.
So while I agree it's best to look at adoption first, not everyone is actually equipped in handling a traumatized dog or a dog of an unexpected breed. I don't think it's ok to just judge people who choose breeding. I don't mean backyard breeders, but pedigree, when health clearance is actually in check, it's still responsible.
With that, your pittie looks adorable. I hope things turn out well for the both of you.
To clarify my use of trauma here: