If you don't care about a pedigree, consider adopting a dog from your local animal shelter or a breed-specific rescue organization. Rescue groups restore ill animals to good health before adoption, screen for temperament, and work with dogs on any potential behavioral issues in order to make them better pets.
In selecting an animal for adoption, don't limit your choice to the perfect pup. Puppies are usually the first and fastest to be adopted from shelters, leaving behind many wonderful adult dogs in need of good homes. Also, some dogs may have disabilities which, while limiting their chances for adoption, in no way limit their abilities to make excellent pets.
For an animal lover, few things are quite as fulfilling as giving an unwanted pet a second chance at a safe home and loving family!
IF YOU NEED TO RE-HOME A DOG, PLEASE READ: BAD PRESS is a humane education organization which advocates, encourages, and educates about canine rescue, as well as provides assistance to rescue groups in our local vicinity. We are not a rescue group; we do not have a shelter facility, nor do we have foster homes available. If you are in need of assistance in rehoming a dog, please visit the links below to locate an appropriate rescue organization.
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