Even if you want a purebred puppy, you can usually find what you want at a shelter/rescue.

Many of these animals at rescue organizations and shelters did start out as purchases from a pet store or breeder, but were surrendered due to lack of time, or the owners moving, lack of money, having a baby, children allergic, developing allergies, dog jumps up on children and they take the easy way out of giving the. Some of the southern states are high kill shelters that euthanize if not claimed within 3 days; some still use the gas chamber and heart stick as methods of euthanization which are extremely inhumane. Even if a pet store says the puppies available dont come from a puppy mill; 99% of the time they do; no reputable breeder would put their puppies in a pet store to be caged all day. I am sure you have heard this before, but in the United States and Canada, every year there are millions of unwanted dogs and cats put to sleep because of lack of room at shelters, and not enough available homes for these animals.

Just go to , you can search by specific breed, age, region, etc.