Atlanta Bully Rescue
Good Dog
I answered a call today from a man that was extremely distraught. He was so frantic on the phone, it took a minute for me to understand his story. Long story short, he got a female pit bull puppy. He has become very attached to her. He decided to breed her to make some extra money despite several people warning him against it. She went into labor on Saturday and she couldn't get the puppies out so he had to pull them out. All 4 puppies were stillborn. Now he's convinced there's a puppy still inside her. I told him to take her to a full service vet immediately. He told me he couldn't afford to take her to a vet. I asked if he could take her temperature and he said he didn't know how to do that. Atlanta Bully Rescue is going to help cover the cost for her to have an emergency spay tomorrow just in case there is a puppy stuck. Over and over again he kept telling me he wished he had listened to people that warned him of this and breeding her was the dumbest thing he's ever done. I asked if she was up to date on rabies and of course he said he hadn't been able to afford to keep her up to date on vaccines, It blows my mind that people can't afford basic care for their pets but they think they can afford to breed them.
The craziest part is that people are dumb enough to buy puppies from backyard breeders when they could adopt the same quality puppies fully vetted from a shelter for a fraction of what backyard breeders charge. People actually spend money on puppies that aren't registered and they take the word of backyard breeder that the puppy is up to date on vaccines and dewormer. Some people try to justify buying puppies from these jerks by saying "they were getting the puppy out of a bad situation" or "who knows where the puppy would have ended up if I didn't buy it." If you buy a puppy from a backyard breeder, you share in some of the responsibility of innocent puppies being euthanized at animal controls for sheer space, you are just encouraging them to breed their dogs again.
Just because you think your dog is awesome doesn't mean for a second you should breed them. Do you know how many awesome dogs there are that are going to be euthanized tomorrow because there is simply no room for them??? And if you think you're going to make money think again. Especially with pit bulls, so many people have no idea how common C-sections are becoming in these dogs because like this guy, people are breeding 40 lbs bitches with 80+ lbs males trying to get the biggest puppies possible. A pregnant bitch needs constant vet care and there's a chance complications could end her life. Before you even think about breeding your dog spend a day at animal control. Look the hundreds of dogs that will most likely have to be euthanized in the eyes and try to explain why your dog deserves to be bred but they deserve to die.
The craziest part is that people are dumb enough to buy puppies from backyard breeders when they could adopt the same quality puppies fully vetted from a shelter for a fraction of what backyard breeders charge. People actually spend money on puppies that aren't registered and they take the word of backyard breeder that the puppy is up to date on vaccines and dewormer. Some people try to justify buying puppies from these jerks by saying "they were getting the puppy out of a bad situation" or "who knows where the puppy would have ended up if I didn't buy it." If you buy a puppy from a backyard breeder, you share in some of the responsibility of innocent puppies being euthanized at animal controls for sheer space, you are just encouraging them to breed their dogs again.
Just because you think your dog is awesome doesn't mean for a second you should breed them. Do you know how many awesome dogs there are that are going to be euthanized tomorrow because there is simply no room for them??? And if you think you're going to make money think again. Especially with pit bulls, so many people have no idea how common C-sections are becoming in these dogs because like this guy, people are breeding 40 lbs bitches with 80+ lbs males trying to get the biggest puppies possible. A pregnant bitch needs constant vet care and there's a chance complications could end her life. Before you even think about breeding your dog spend a day at animal control. Look the hundreds of dogs that will most likely have to be euthanized in the eyes and try to explain why your dog deserves to be bred but they deserve to die.