| They maybe abandoned dogs but they are not | | | | already very old and dying. Another wrong |
| problematic dogs... | | | | connotation I must say! Why? Dogs in the rescue |
| When we say Chihuahua rescue, the first thing | | | | are older but not very old. They usually range |
| that comes into our minds is a pitiful dog | | | | from one to three years of age. |
| abandoned because of sickness, behavior problem | | | | The rescue don't just give out Chihuahuas just like |
| or old age. But that is not the truth. Dogs in a | | | | giving out of freebies or food samples in the |
| rescue are not necessarily problem dogs. Some of | | | | grocery stores. Before anyone can get a rescue, |
| them were abandoned because of their owner's | | | | they make sure you can provide proper care for |
| incapability to provide proper care, either they can | | | | the Chihuahua. Dogs at a rescue may sometimes |
| not afford to procure the dog's needs or they | | | | need medical services, so they will make sure |
| find the breed unfit to their way of living. | | | | that you are aware of that and you are willing to |
| Nevertheless, there are more reasons why a | | | | provide care the best way you can. |
| rescue Chihuahua can still be a good household | | | | While it is true that the rescue shelter requires |
| pet. Most dogs in the rescue are older dogs and | | | | adoption fee, it is not true however that they are |
| are already housebroken so you will never have | | | | doing it for a profit. The fee is to cover up the |
| to go through ardurous task of housebreaking. | | | | expenses spent for the dog while in the shelter. |
| They will less likely commit accidents and the | | | | Whether it's spent for the basic needs or the |
| possibility of you cleaning their dirt and urine stain | | | | medical needs, the rescue shelter has the right to |
| is minimal. | | | | require adoption fee so that they can continue |
| When they are turned over to the rescue, the | | | | helping more abandoned dogs. They earn their |
| rescue staff gathers as much information as | | | | money to take care of their animals through |
| possible from the previous owner. This | | | | donations and adoption fees. |
| information includes the temperament, whether its | | | | Getting a rescue dog will not only benefit you. |
| good with children or other dogs and animals, how | | | | Rescue shelters can accommodate limited number |
| much it barks and other important information. | | | | of dogs. By getting a dog from the rescue, you |
| Most of them are already vaccinated so you will | | | | help the community by freeing one space for |
| never have to worry about the vaccination | | | | another dog that needs the care of the rescue |
| procedure and the possible side effects of it to | | | | shelter. Thus you help minimize the number of |
| the dog. | | | | stray dogs in the community. You will also save |
| Some people think that rescue dogs are turned | | | | the dog from possible death on the pound. |
| over to ther rescue because they are sick or are | | | | |