Adopting from a Purebred Rescue Group

RESCUE GROUPS Purebred Rescue groups are breed-specific organizations or networks of caring dog-loving people and caring breeders who save pedigree dogs that need to find a new permanent home. These organizations developed as an alternative to shelter surrender for purebred dogs and as a source of healthy, well-mannered, spayed or neutered pets for families. Purebred Rescue Groups have undoubtedly saved thousands of animals from death and provided thousands of families with beloved pets. They are typically managed by people with a great knowledge of and experience with a specific dog breed.

The first organized attempts to save abandoned purebred dogs from shelters and to place them in homes began some 12 to 15 years ago. Nowadays, hundreds, if not thousands, of people are somehow involved in the rescue of nearly every breed, cooperating with shelters and providing dogs with another chance at family life. About a quarter of the dogs left or received at shelters are purebred and they are usually the first ones to be adopted. When shelters receive a purebred dog, they immediately call the Rescue Group of that particular breed, which will temporarily take care of them. These organizations would usually place rescued dogs in foster homes until they can find a loving family and a new place for the dog. Dogs placed by Rescue Group organizations have been well take care of and thoroughly checked by a competent veterinarian.

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