How did you get your pets?

I prefer to get a pet from an animal shelter. After all, I want a companion, nto a show quality animal.

I had a few dogs and cats,from different sources.My first dog a small mix I got when I i was still at home, from some people I did not know. Then when my daughters were 8 and 12, we got our first Rottweiler,a female from a breeder.Since then,we rescued an other Rotti from the vet,3 cats from shelters,and the most recent pet,was our retirement present from my stepson,an other Rotti(my avatar)that he got from a friend.All were loved and cared for.

Most of the time I have my pets from the pet shop. As sometimes it will be embarrassing to have it from a friend because he/she may want to sell for it for some money rather than giving away free of charge. Besides, if you have a pet from a friend, sometimes you have to report to him/her that his/her pet is well. It will become to be a force in my opinion.

Hello Porco I´m so glad to read you. My father always bought his dogs from the breeder. But my grandfather and I, recue dogs. And my husband loves to rescue cats. We just bought 15 years ago one cocker spaniel because I always wanted a cocker. But before and after her (mimie) we always rescue animals from streets. Blessings Porco... dainy

I have numerous different pets and they all came from a variety of different places. I have a bearded dragon, savannah monitor, bald python, two rats, and a dog. I got the bearded dragon from these people that put up a flyer for selling him in this natural foods store that I go to. My ex-girlfriend bought him for me and it ended up being from one of the people that she works with. My savannah monitor came from a pet store in Petoskey, Michigan and it's called Tropic Cove. That pet store has a lot of awesome pets in it and I'm always tempted to get more pets whenever I happen to go there. My mom bought my dog and I think that she got it from a breeder somewhere. My girlfriend had the rats and the snake so I just kind of inherited them. I love all sorts of pets and I can't wait to own more in the future when I can afford more.

I haven't ever had any pets due to allergies. But if I am gonna decide to get one/could have one, I would take it from a shelter, I think. Or from a friend. Maybe from a pet store, if I wanted to get a bunny or a kind of animal which is not that common at the shelters at my place. But I think, for me, getting pets from a breeder is just a waste of money, because I'm not insisting on a certain breed.

2 came from a friend,1 i inheirited from my uncle,and the other 3 were rescues. i haven't bought a cat in years.it seems whenever i have one pass,another waif shows up or a friend has an emergency.

I would never buy an animal. All of mine were rescues. It's better to give a good home to an unwanted pet than to buy one creating more unwanted pets. You don't have to just find them at shelters, you can find them on Craigslist also.

Hubby likes pure bred dogs, so we have gotten ours from the breeders. But I always had mixbreed dogs as a kid and really like them better, they seemed more healthy also. So I prevailed and the last dog we got was Sadie a mixed breed hound. We got her from a free add in the paper, but a shelter dog would be fine. Cats usually come to us, so many people go into the country and turn out their unwanted cats. This is a terrible thing to do, most starve and are eaten by wild dogs or other preditors. But we have had good luck with the ones we have saved.

I don't have any pets in my house. I don't like them much. Because I don't have enough time to care them. In my local, we don't have many pet shops, too. Normally, everyone buy them from a friend or at the market.

2 years ago, my cat came to my house as stray cat. She like to hang around at my house, and since all in my family like cat, she became pet in my house. I used to call her "Kucing kecil" (little cat), but after she had her kitten I call her "Mbok" (mother), but my neighbor call her "Pichi". Now, she is live at one of my neighbor's house, while I have 2 of her kids as my pet, their name is Poki and Picha.

Hello My first dog, Princess, was a pure Shetland sheepdog which my ex-husband purchased for my birthday from a certified breeder. She was and still remains in my heart even though I had to have her euthanized at the ripe old age of 15 years and 9 months old. Even though she lived a happy and long life, she was always a little bit sickly and very difficult when it came to feeding time. My second dog, Tasha, is a mix breed Siberian Husky and German Shepherd. Her right eye is blue, her left one is brown. She is now almost 15 years old. Unlike Princess, Tasha is much healthier and much more active. I think it is because she is a mixed breed. I have often heard that mixed breed are healthier in general compared to pure bred dogs. I got her from a friend of a friend. She was the smallest of the litter and also the palest. Her fur is sand coloured with some brown and black on her back. She was supposed to be my own security officer but she is really a softie and a wuss. Anyway, as you might surmise I just love dogs of any type except maybe for pitbulls and rottweiller. I find these breeds too dominant and too strong for me. It is nice to see such discussions on one of favourite subject of dogs. I really understand the saying: "dogs are a man's best friend". Tasha is my best friend, my confidente, my morale picker-upper etc.

My dog was gifted to me. She's the best gift ever and I treasure her a lot.

I have had the best experience getting my pets from the animal shelter. With the satin bunny rabbit I got from a shelter, I got a ton of helpful information about her. They explained why she was there/why the previous owner had given her up, also told me her age and breed which I have found it's hard to get that information from local pet stores. I do not oppose to getting pets from a pet shop, I actually have 2 guinea pigs I bought from a pet store. What I wasn't thrilled with about the pet store is they couldn't tell me how old my piggies were, and also one of them was clearly malnutritioned; practically skin and bones! Another reason I prefer animal shelters is they often make sure you go to the vet within a few days of purchasing your new pet; sometimes even give you a free vet visit! Overall it's better that any pet is in a loving home vs. anywhere else.

I have a friend who gets all her guinea pigs and pets from local rescue organizations, which is pretty awesome. Most of the people I know seem to get their pets from rescue organizations. You can also go to petfinder.com to find some.

I have a small boy and girl dog, i got them from my friend . A stray female dog had wondered into his yard and well it had puppies so we took 2. Their names are fudge and springer. they 10 years old and we still not sure what they are. they all mixed breed.