Chin are small, quiet, affectionate
dogs, originally from Japan. Their faces are flat like Pekingese, but their legs are straight,
their bodies are much thinner, and their 'single' coats are easy to brush.
For their own safety, Chin should generally not live with dogs over
20 lb. or children under 5 years old. They are very sensitive, affectionate, and playful.
Adult neutered Chin available to adopt in Georgia.
Please email Sande at:
bskys1@bellsouth.net.
Many dog pounds across the U.S. list their animals on
http://www.petharbor.com. Most have only a week to be rescued or adopted. At the end of the week they will be euthanized.
Join
Toy Dog Rescue SE free
email newsgroup if interested in helping rescue small dogs in the South-eastern U.S.
Lonely?
Long to be needed?
Adopt a pair of homeless dogs. They will love you unconditionally
(and they will keep each other company when you're busy or away). Most dogs and puppies
left alone all day are miserable. Please give your pet a compatible (same size & personality)
companion.
Donate to rescues.
Most small rescues don't have the resources to do the paperwork to get IRS 501(c)3 status for tax-deductible donations. Larger rescue organizations do. All have huge vet bills, because they rescue dogs that most people don't want -- the elderly, sick, or injured ones.
Join the thousands of people every weekend relay-driving country pound puppies
to metro rescuers who can find them
good homes. There are no commitments; You choose each trip. Typical driver 'legs' are 60 miles. Trips are posted on dog rescue transport newsgroups. I've listed some on my Links page.
If you
must have a pure-bred puppy, never buy one from a pet
store! Pet stores usually buy puppies in lots from brokers,
who buy them from puppy mills. Puppy millers keep dogs in small, stacked, wire-floored cages,
like rabbits, spending just enough money on them to keep them alive. Pet store employees
may tell you they only buy from good local breeders; it's not true!
No decent person will sell their puppies to pet stores, to spend who knows how long
sitting in small cages under bright lights, or sold to anyone who can pay the price,
regardless of character or home environment. For more info
see The Dog Owner's Guide online article:
"Just What Is A Puppy Mill?" by Norma Bennett Woolf.
Both "millers" and responsible breeders
advertise puppies on the Internet. Ask how many dogs they have. Ask if their dogs are
kept in their home or outside. Ask if they have tested their breeding
stock for common defects such as eye and heart disease.
Ask for and check vet and customer
references. Ask if you can see where all the dogs live and sleep.
Don't expect a breeder to spend much time talking to you unless you demonstrate
both the ability to buy and the desire to take great care of a puppy.
Myra Savant Harris teaches seminars
on how to save more newborn puppies and have fewer C-sections as well.
She is an RN with many years of obstetrical intensive care experience in humans as well as canines. I've been to her
seminar and bought her books and kit and highly recommend them. Read more on her website:
http://www.myrasavantharris.com
Above Right: Randalet Colorful
Dragon, my tri-color puppy bred by Bill and Peggy Schnarrenberger. He is being
shown in the Southeast by Peggy Wilson (PHA). As of 3/24/2008 he has 7 AKC points.
