Did you know that 25-30% of all homeless pets are purebreeds?
If you have your heart set on a particular breed, you can
still choose the adoption option! Below are several ways to locate
the breed of your dreams.
Its easy to
find a particular breed by browsing Petfinder.com.
Simply enter in the breed you are looking for and Petfinder.com
will search all the local shelters and rescue groups in the area.
You can also enter specific criteria such as age and gender. Petfinder
rates each pet and lists characteristics such as whether the pet
is good with kids, compatible with other pets, etc.
Not
all shelter animals are posted on Petfinder.com, however, so you
should consider calling or visiting shelters directly if you don't
find what you are looking for. Remember, at least one of every
four shelter pets is a purebreed, so it's just a matter of time
until you find what you are looking for!
Another option
is to call a local rescue group. (See the list to the right.)
The benefit of working with a rescue group is that each animal
lives in a foster home and its behavior and health history is
completely known. They also come with complete veterinary records.
Best of all, rescues are experts at making excellent matches!
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• Persians
• Siamese
• Airdale
Terriers
• Bassett
Hounds
• Bichon
Frises
• Border
Collies
• Chesapeake
Bay Retrievers
• Chihuahuas
• Dalmatians
• Doberman
Pinschers
• German
Shepherds
• Golden
Retrievers
• Great
Pyrenees
• Great Danes;
Great Danes(2)
• Greyhounds
• Maltese
• Mastiffs
• Pugs
• Shar-Peis;
Shar-Peis(2)
• Shelties
• Shibas
• Siberian
Huskies
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