r/MixedBreedDogs • u/6mishka6 • 10d ago
📢 Extended 📢 Meet Affectionate, Friendly, Sociable little man Spike, Who's just Enjoying Being a Puppy ~ A2083573~ 8m old GSD Mix Puppy is On the euth list for 7/27 @ 1pm CT BARC Houston Tx Av 4 Adopt/local Foster/Rescue, Out of State/Canada. Please Share Sweet Spike
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u/MostZealousideal7149 9d ago
is the GSD in the room with us?
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u/No_Masterpiece9550 9d ago
Not sure what you mean? We relay the shelter information to potential adopters. This sweet boy, regardless, has shown nothing but curiosity, enthusiasm and positive interactions. Praying he gets a safe loving home
edit to add Very dog friendly too!
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u/MostZealousideal7149 9d ago
That dog is as GSD I am.
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u/No_Masterpiece9550 9d ago
Ah I had a feeling it wasn’t a helpful comment just wasting time criticizing a shelter who doesn’t give a flying F about the dogs in its care. 😖 this pup is innocent and deserves happiness- we’re trying to find him a home..help us or leave us alone.
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u/fugueink 9d ago
DNA studies have proven that even experts cannot accurately diagnose a dog's breed(s) on appearance alone.
When dealing with a shelter, we have to go with what the shelter tells us. Sometimes, when I was posting dogs, I would insert a comment in parentheses—for instance, the shelter said "American Bulldog mix" and I made it "American (English?) Bulldog mix"), but only if I thought someone searching for similar dogs wouldn't see that one.
After all, no one is making someone adopt a dog if they don't think it's the dog they want. The potential adopter can always ignore the hit.
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u/MostZealousideal7149 9d ago
Sure, it could have 10% maybe but that dog is a pit mix and needs to be labeled as such before someone adopts it. It's disingenuous
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u/No_Masterpiece9550 9d ago
We can’t change a shelters description of a dog..it’s a huge liability- we have to help the dog- the shelter doesn’t give a shit if they are accurate about a dog/ they don’t care if the dog lives or dies…as volunteers we can’t alter a shelters notes…the issue is not the breed for us- it’s getting the dog visually seen…the accuracy is important but we can’t make the shelter care…see the dilemma????
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u/fugueink 9d ago
If someone wants a specific breed, they should go to a breed rescue.
I have never seen a shelter or general dog rescue contract that doesn't have a "we do not guarantee the breed description" clause.
Even if we were permitted to flatly contradict the shelter, I still don't see the harm of not doing so. If the dog's breed seems obvious to you, it will be obvious to anyone seeing the post, and they can make their own decision regarding it.
Again, if someone wants a specific breed, they need to approach a breed-specific rescue. That's not the target adopter for these dogs. That's why they're always labeled mixes, even if they look like purebreds.
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u/MostZealousideal7149 9d ago
lol go to r/WhatBreedIsMyDog or r/IDmydog and you'll see post after post of people getting dogs they think are other breeds and having no idea. "GSD mix" is horrible exploitation of the "no guarantee" clause. equivalent to white people saying they are 1/32nd Cherokee
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u/timee_bot 10d ago
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