best place to get a pet

[JRDman]

I am in the market to get a dog. I have an idea of what I want and I am wanting to start out with a puppy and let him / her grow instead of going to adopt an older dog.

so im lookin to see if anyone knows someone or some place that would be a good place to look for a puppy.

im a real big fan of a boxer or that type of dog.


CJ

ps- i dont really want to spend 1k on a dog.

[demarsjcd]

go to the shelter in your town or atlanta... i use to work for a non-profit non-kill shelter in chicago and boxers and pit bulls are the most sheltered dogs there is... dont go to a pet store bc if you do your only supporting puppy mills http://www.narn.org/video/PuppyMill.mov (dont watch if you care about animals)

[demarsjcd]

petfinder.com is a website that has MANY shelters around the US put on this site

[JRDman]

I appreciate the response. I guess now i just need to find some around the area.

[Joe Dirt]

X3 on the shelters

[demarsjcd]

I appreciate the response. I guess now i just need to find some around the area.
no problem... lemme know if you have any questions on health or anything... dont listen to vets about nutrition... most of them no nothing about nutrition, they take one class on it, i know this bc im thinking about getting my degree

[JRDman]

i appreciate the offer. I found a place very close to me that does nothing but dogs and from there website it looks like theres a good bit of dogs that i might like. id go tom. but im heading out of town so ill make my way over there next week


CJ

[priestsgt]

go to the pound. as your writing a check to buy a dog, many others are getting put to sleep. i have a 9 year old dog from the pound and she has been the best dog ever. i got her as a small puppy and have had her since i was 21. shes great, and no dog that i could have bought would have been any better.

[YR1Stangt]

hey man, we breed boxers!! Champ. blood line. i dont have any right now but i can check with some of the others i know to see if they have any pups.

[JRDman]

sent a pm to ya yr1stangt

[YR1Stangt]

pm sent back

[BeScurred]

My 2 year old english bulldog is for sale...shes fixed, champion blood line, and house trained lemme know if yer interested.

[KCoppola]

I have a pure bred champion pedigree, akc registered doberman with a history going back ten generations that i bought from a breeder in atlanta for $450. I also have a Bullmastiff/Pitbull mix that i got from a dog rescue place for $150. Then i have a mini dachshund that my dumbass wife bought at the mall for $900. Go figure....... Check the AJC classifieds, thats where i found that Dobie

[hoover112]

i agree about the dogs from the pound or a shelter. they CAN be great tempered dogs. it all depends on how they were treated previously.

[YR1Stangt]

My 2 year old english bulldog is for sale...shes fixed, champion blood line, and house trained lemme know if yer interested.


how much my gf's aunt is looking for one??

[noslowharley]

my brother in law has 3 boxer pups there not full blooded ,they are brindle and look like a boxer just need there tails docked , they are a few weeks old and he has 3 left 2 boys and a girl , he gave 5 away already , they are free , mother is on the property, she is akc reg ,she went into heat and got out of her pin and well that is what happened

[JRDman]

Americanbadass I am interested. are they all brindle? have any pics of the female

CJ

[noslowharley]

no pics but he can send u some , they are all brindle , with a small white patch on there chest but it may get dark the older they get, 770-317-4305 brian is his name , give him a ring tell him u want a pic of the pups , he can shoot u one off his cell of email u one

[JRDman]

Ill call him in the morning!

CJ

[pizza man]

Definatley go to the pound. They have a lot of really good looking dogs, but I know at eh Cobb county shelter, you have to ask to see the Pit Bulls and other "Dangerous" Breeds, like boxers, dobies, and rotts.

[88StangGT]

I dont know if you would be interested but we just had a liter of pitbull pups drop sunday they will be ready in 4 to 5 weeks there gonne be ADBA registered so if your interested or anybody else interested call 678-445-0925 ask for Ashley

[JRDman]

depending on what your asking for them i might be. id love one just dont have the tons of money most people ask for em


CJ

[YR1Stangt]

JRDman - still looking for you

[GSTurbo]

Good place to look is on Craigslist. There are a lot of shelters that post dogs on there along with other people trying to adopt their dogs out that they do not have time to spend with them that the animals deserve.

[88StangGT]

well looking in atlanta advertisement seen a add free pitbull pupps 6 blue ones for free you cant beat that

[demarsjcd]

petfinder.com is the best place to look for... also if you dont mind driving for a bit

[JuicedCpe]

Definatley go to the pound. They have a lot of really good looking dogs, but I know at eh Cobb county shelter, you have to ask to see the Pit Bulls and other "Dangerous" Breeds, like boxers, dobies, and rotts.

Why do they consider the boxer a dangerous breed? I have had 3 of them- 2 had to be put to sleep due to cancer and they were great- even when my kids were real little. I never had a worry in the world about them hurting one of my kids.

[demarsjcd]

its just an insurance issue most shelter have to do... if your stuck with a dog that is great with your kids but the kids have friends over and the dog nips one of the friends the shelter is in deep shit... i got bit by many dogs when i trained them bc they were trying to protect the family

[JRDman]

im hopen to do some looking tom. I really appreciate all of the good insight as to wear to look.

hope everyone has a good weekend

CJ