text: The day after last Christmas, I had to take my 13 year old Lab for her last visit to the vet. The time has come to find a new best friend. Can anyone recommend a Labrador breeder in the area or maybe have some pups yourself?
  
  I started trolling petfinder.com a couple months ago, and holy ^!$% do they have a lot of dogs listed there. I put in what I thought were some pretty narrow criteria, and there were still like 80 dogs that matched within 100 miles of here.
  
  petfinder is a great resouce and most rescues post dogs there. If you are looking for a puppy then many rescues will be from puppy mill surrenders which will come with their own set of challenges - such a poor nutrician and lack of exercise. This can be worked through fairly easily with a little time and effort. Rescue dogs are wonderful and unfortunately the economy has made many available now
  
  Dave Don't do it! Don't buy; adopt! There are too many wonderful dogs in need of your help! Contact Aaron, Michigan Humane Society, Dearborn Animal Shelter, Royal Oak Animal Shelter, Almost Home and/or Pet Finder. Many of these organizations will give you an application to fill out and if they do not have the breedish type that you are looking for they will call you the minute they have a dog that can be adopted. Doug and I will personally never turn back to buying, adopted pets appreciate what they have allot more than kennel babes. They like many of us; have seen hard times and are more thankful than you could ever imagine. Let the real bond begin by meeting your faithful friend at the pound, please adopt. Regards, Kassie & Laura