There are so many animals in shelters that need a home already. Please,don't pay a breeder to bring more into this world when there's a critter that would love to go home with you and be your companion. Edited to tell the author that they made an old fart cry this morning.

When I was dumber, I wanted a full blood Golden Retriever. My dream dog since boyhood. So after our 1st was born, when she got about 2, we decided to get a dog. Oh boy, here's my chance. Decided to go the adopted route. Good God you would think we were trying to adopt a child. EVERY SINGLE ONE was just ignorant. We called probably 10 different places that adopted dogs out. They were all $1000 or more bucks. They wanted an extensive interview process and home visits and see if your yard is big enough to accommodate a dog and is properly fenced and then they do monthly visits for 6 months then every 6 months visit then yearly for 2 years. We said EFF that and bought one from a breeder for $500. I loved that baby. She was my sidekick for so long but sadly passed. So now, our last one was a pound dog. She's annoying AF but I love her.