I am pleased to announce I will be adopting another Sheltie puppy!

Male / female? Color?

 

Yeah! I hope your wait doesn't seem too long.

I put my name in for a pup from my breeder not even a month ago knowing it may be 6 months to a year, or more to get what I want, and I'm already getting nervous and excited about it.

 

Ohh, you'll get early pick!!

 

Maybe I am just hung up on semantics, but aren't you buying a puppy, rather than "adopting"?

There is nothing wrong with buying a puppy from a reputable breeder . . . but it isn't the same as adopting a rescue dog.

 

First of all, congrats! Shelties really are like potato chips, lol.

As for the above post, IMO, you're still adopting a puppy/dog/whatever regardless of whether it's from a breeder or a shelter. You are giving that animal a forever home and because it's a dog and not a human there is absolutely no biological relationship to it either way. Plus, money is exchanged in both cases. It's even exchanged with human adoptions. If the word "rescue"had been used, I'd question it, but you are "adopting" a pet regardless of where it comes from.

 

In my state, dogs are considered property, and you don't "adopt" property, you buy/sell/own property. No different than a car, and the legal distinction is a good thing that protects everyone.

Anyway, semantics aside, yay puppy!

 

Woho! PUPPIES! Congradulations! Can't wait to see pix.

I saw your thread and was thinking, "Oh no, hope she's not about to make the same misstake I did and adopt a puppy before Shay is grown." Glad I was wrong! Potty training two very young puppies at slightly different stages of growth (one with bowel issues I might add) is not something I would wish to do again any time soon!