You’d like to get a dog but aren’t sure if you should buy or adopt one. Which option is better for you?
Differences between adopting and buying a dog
Buying a dog is the exchange of a dog for money. You pay to get the particular dog you want. The dog has a price.
Adopting a dog means accepting a dog as part of your family out of love or help. The dog is from a shelter or rescue center. You want a dog to have a better life.
You pay in small pennies as a token of thanksgiving and to support the activities at the shelter. NB: The money is not the price of a dog, so the dog is given out for free.
Advantages of adopting vs. buying a dog
| Advantages of adopting a dog over buying a dog | Advantages of buying a dog over adopting a dog |
| It’s free of charge, or you pay small pennies. | You get the exact breed, sex, and age of the dog you want. |
| You reduce the burden of shelter and create space for new rescues. | There is enough history about dogs’ lineage. |
| You end the suffering of the adopted dog. | It’s easy to get a dog with the desired traits, e.g., show dogs. |
| Increases the lifespan of the adopted dog | You start training from scratch. (The dog is trained the way you want.) |
| You contribute positively to animal welfare. | |
| It creates a lot of personal satisfaction or joy to see an unhealthy dog turn into an adorable dog. | |
| The bond or love between you and your dog increases with time. | |
| Everybody wants to belong to a family where they are loved and cared for, and so do dogs in shelters. | |
| The dog is often fully vaccinated and fixed. |
Disadvantages of buying over adopting a dog
| Disadvantages of buying a dog over adopting | Disadvantages of adopting a dog over buying |
| Dogs are expensive to buy. The price of dogs in Uganda | Getting the precise breed, sex, and age that you desire is difficult. |
| A dog is a family member; it is awkward to buy or sell a family member. | There is little or no history about the lineage of a dog. |
| Why spend a lot of money to buy one dog when the same amount can help many rescue dogs? | Some dogs are traumatized; they have no trust in humans. |
| Dogs are not commodities that are exchanged whenever you feel like it. | Shelter dogs need patience and training to learn new behaviors that will fit your personalities. |
| The bond, or love, diminishes with time. |
You have read the comparison between adopting and buying a dog, but you have failed to make a final decision.
Take this
- If you can get the dog you want from a shelter, then why buy a dog? Donate that money to the shelter where you have picked the dog to take of other rescues as they wait their turn to be adopted.
- If you do not get the dog you want from a shelter, buy one, but first, adopt one from the nearby shelter.Â
One common thing about dog lovers is that they love seeing happy, healthy dogs.
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