What are reasons I can give to rescue over new puppy?

2 millions dogs are put down every year because people choose to buy a puppy from a breeder or pet store. Innocent animals in shelters are waiting for a home a 2nd chance and they cant get that cause someone would rather have one from a breeder. You can always find a puppy at a shelter or a young dog. I got mine and she was just a puppy. Their isnt a reason why you should buy a dog from a breeder. I would rather save a life then make one. You can teach yours shelter pet just as much as any other dog. They want the 2nd chance to have a loving home. Most people say shelters pet are more lovable because they have been through hell and back and they want the chance to live and be loved.

There are Golden pups available from rescue all the time, just look on PetFinder.com. Besides doing rescue and showing I am also a breeder and I think that the ONLY reasons to buy from a REPUTABLE breeder would be if you wanted to show or if you wanted a full health guarantee. Other than that, even though many rescues come with "baggage", rescue pups usually don't and are just as easy to train as a breeder dog and a lot cheaper AND you will be saving a life!

One of the downsides to breeders is that you REALLY have to do your homework on them. Is the breeder a member in good standing of a pure breed club with a code of ethics? Does the breeder have a contract? Do the pups come with a health guarantee? Does the breeder have the right of first refusal? Are the parents available and will the breeder let you see them?

Here is a great article on why a rescue from the great Pyrenees Rescue Website library... http://sonic.net/~cdlcruz/GPCC/library/WhyARescueD...

Tell them about Foster parents. A foster parent will train a dog while they show the dog to potential buyers. A rescue team like Roger's Rescues, takes the dogs from way overcrowded shelters. Take me for example. my mom was going to foster a dog (my dad didn't want another. HA!) and so my mom contacted Roger's Rescues. Eloise (Originally named Blaze 339) was a spaniel mix, who was 6 months old, and was on the kill list *gasp* in an overcrowded shelter in Kentucky. We got her off of a truck and took her home and was immediately training her. We had quite a few offers for her, but eventually my mom fell in love with her, and we bought her (for only $200!). Suggest Foster parenting a dog for your brother. They can request sizes (not breeds or anything really specific) and age, and have a chance at training it. If they think that it would be too difficult, they can follow through with the fostering, and give it away to someone who wants it. More than likely, they will fall in love and refuse to give it away and buy it (for real cheap!). Yes, they probably won't be able to foster again (Rescue teams don't usually like people who buy their fosters) but they will have found a dog basically without knowing it. Good Luck!

Other Reasons to buy a rescue:

*can be older and already trained

*Cheaper!

*Breeders are sometimes neglected

*Saving a life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*Can get mutts (the best of two kinds of dogs!)

*easier to get it, no waiting lists or anything

Well, it's ultimately their choice. BUT, perhaps if you do some research and locate a few dogs in rescue, you may find one that steals their hearts. A young adult would be perfect.... find some good info, show them pics, give them a nudge....but don't be pushy. It's their dog, their choice.