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I strongly believe in adoption. The humane society has good deserving pets. I have four dogs now and have had dozens at one time or another. I never bought one. I really get ill to see dogs sold for ridiculous prices when there are so many homeless mutts around. There are two major pet stores in town. PetSmart doesn't sell dogs or cats but works with the Humane society to arrange adoptions. Pet Lover's sells dogs for $400 to $1000.
My latest acquisition is a Sharpei (almost). A wire haired snuck into the wood pile and I have one of the only 4 wire haired Sharpeis in the world. The mother and her litter were dumped on the side of the road on Halloween night three years ago. Luckily, it was near a kennel and the lady picked them up and gave them to people who could offer a good home.
I have seen several retired grey hounds up for adoption. They are great pets but need room to run.
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