n0t_a_flying_toy

The claim that all shelter dogs have behavioral issues or are surrendered due to behavior problems is patently false. You can’t possibly believe that. We get dogs surrendered due to a HUGE variety of reasons that have nothing to do with the animal at all - the owner’s housing insecurity or change in housing that does not allow pets, death of an owner, owner’s health, divorce, caring for an ill family member, need to work a second job so not enough time at home, accidentally had a litter and don’t have space for 7 puppies, the list is truly endless. C’mon, there is no need to paint all shelter dogs with the same brush.

It’s not my belief that there are a huge number of reasons outside of behavior that animals end up at an animal shelter, it’s fact. I completely agree with you that dogs with behavior problems are more likely to be surrendered to a shelter than dogs without behavior problems, that doesn’t disprove my point. Most animals are not in a shelter due to behavior, most of them are strays. Check ASPCA - about twice as many animals enter shelters as strays compared to owner relinquishment. Even if EVERY owner surrender was due to behavior, which isn’t the case, that would still be a maximum of 1/3 of shelter animals surrendered due to behavior. It’s fine if you don’t want to adopt from shelters but don’t try to act like it’s because every shelter pet is a behavioral nightmare.