#adopt or shop

[ibizan-hound]

adopt or shop responsibly

for this, any breeding I talk about is ethical breeding and leaving out BYB dogs - that's a topic for a different day

breeding dogs preserves ancient breeds and improves new ones

breeding gives us reliable working dogs, don't expect a shelter dog to do good work

most dogs that come from shelters will be mixed and when your mixing breeds, your mixing temperaments and not everyone wants that

ethical breeders have contracts saying if the dog is unwanted or it doesn't work out that you need to bring the dog back, an ethical breeder will always take the dog back and do not contribute to shelter population

[beardedmrbean]

[stinkybrowndogs]

I mean I get that’s it’s not the only contributing factor, but I’m curious exactly how much of the shelter dog over-population problem is actually due to poor dog ownership/management vs the housing crisis and economical stress. I’d be willing to bet by investing in social programs that give people the resources they need to care for their pets (cough cough affordable and free housing cough cough) that the amount of pets in shelters would dramatically drop. We can all sit here pointing fingers and screaming at each other until we are blue in the face, but if the owners basic needs are not being met, how can we hold them to a basic standard for their pets?

[fluffysheeps]

Watermelon whale shark plushies 🍉🦈

AfternoonFika

[frogs-in3-hills]

hi does anyone else think about april throwing herself over leo to shield him in the shredder strikes back despite having no weapons no way to defend herself and probably assuming she was going to die. does anyone think about that all the time. every day. uncontrollably

[ID: Digital fanart of Ninja Turtles 2003 depicting a scene from The Shredder Strikes Back part 2. April kneels over an injured Leo, cradling his head and looking back over her shoulder to snarl viciously at the camera, though there is obvious fear in her eyes. Her hair has partially fallen out of her bun, the loose strands sticking to her face with sweat. She has a cut on her cheek. Only a portion of Leo’s face can be seen from behind her shoulder. He looks up at her with a sad, pained expression. He has a swollen, bloody shiner on his cheek in addition to other cuts and bruises on the rest of his body. They are on the wooden floor of a dark attic. End ID.]

[catsbeaversandducks]

Enoki would like to ask a question.

By u/StruggleSnuggled

[cavyfinder]

Costco Hot Dog

[puppetmaster13u]

Prompt 339

So erm, Danny might’ve fallen through a portal. And might have no clue where he is right now. 

He fell into an alleyway! Right into a dumpster! Which isn’t the worst thing he’s fallen into but still. Ew. Well, Dad should be able to find him and bring him back home! …Right? 

He shakes out his itchy fur and scales, already impatient and bored in the single alley despite it only being a few minutes. What’s a realms hatchling to do but explore? Well, besides taking care of his shed, but it’s too dry where he is anyway. Maybe he’ll find a lake! 

Hm. He can’t understand what anyone is shouting or freaking out about. It’s like they’ve never seen a dragon or something, geeze! Oh well, he’s on his way to find water, he’s not built for the desert…

[captainmartin20]

the cutest thing in the world and a puppy

[lotus-pear]

NEW MAYOI CARDDDDS MADE ME SILLY THEY CANONICALLY HAVE GIRLS NIGHT SLEEPOVERS IM SOBBING UEUEUUEUEUE

[maple-and-pie]

Seasonal Shaymins!

[bebx]

everybody’s obligated to reblog this photo of my cat’s paws now

[merelygifted]

Atsuko Sato with Shiba Inu dog Kabosu at the Sakura Furusato riverside park, where a commemorative bronze statue was erected last year

Such Sad! Kabosu, Dog Who Inspired Doge Meme, Dies at 18

[bleachgirl]

[whiskeyandcigarsmoke]

Their adoption listing

"Logan and Wade, sometimes called Wolverine and Deadpool, are a bonded pair of male cats. Not much is known about their past history, other then they were found fighting in a dumpster. Adopters tried separating them as it seems sometimes Wade( younger male), can he a bit too rambunctious for older cat Logan. But when placed in different kennels, Logan destroyed his and somehow got into Wade's kennel. Logan seems to become distressed when he can't see Wade, becoming aggressive with handlers when Wade was taken for his vet exam. We decided these two boys need to be adopted together.

Must go to a home with no other pets or children

[cupidslackey]

If there are sun beams coming through the the windows, trust Missy WILL find them