Why You Shouldn’t Re-home your Dog Yourself:

It is unfortunate that we live in a cruel world.  Iowa is in the top four for several undesirable things.  A few of these are puppymills, meth labs, and dog fighting.

These are real!  Humane organizations are sincere when they say stay away from advertising your pet on the internet.   There are many undesirables lurking there and many will lie and even bring children to meet you and your pet in an effort to   make you comfortable giving them your pet.

Puppymillers (or backyard breeders) do not need your AKC papers to breed your dog, there are plenty of internet based registries that will draft “fake’ papers.  If you re-home your pet not spayed or neutered, you could be sentencing your pet to a lifetime in a crate,  small kennel, or a lifetime on a chain, cranking out pups several times a year, year after year.

Dog fighting rings are very real and are sadly abundant in Iowa.  They need dogs and cats for their fighting dogs to practice on.  This is sickening reality, and it is very real.

Lastly, re-homing your pet without a contractual agreement holds no safety net for your pet.  All dogs should be microchipped and re-homed with a contractual agreement. If the adopter can not keep the dog and a contract is in place, they must work with the contract holder, to ensure the dog goes to another approved home, and is not dumped at a high-volume/ or euthanizing shelter.  Dobermans do not fair well in shelter environments for long periods of time.  They get bored easily with little to do, and may end up being put down due to undesired behaviors.