[J_9]

I do see your point WG, but I did take offense. It seemed that the OP did not think that someone with a Russian background was capable of taking care of pets as family members.

I respect the fact that he/she wants to do a background check on anyone who is purchasing his/her puppies. That is admirable as many people just want to get the pups out of the house. At least this OP is caring enough to make sure that his/her pups get a loving home and live long healthy lives. I have gone through similar background checks when adopting my fur babies, and I would not have it any other way. One of the ladies I adopted my lab/aussie from still calls me every so often. She was adopted 9 years ago. She calls because she cares about the dogs she adopts out.

However, I was not required to list my genealogy on my background checks.

Again, it is admirable that the OP does care enough to make sure that the dogs go to good loving homes.

[Wondergirl]

I do see your point WG, but I did take offense. It seemed that the OP did not think that someone with a Russian background was capable of taking care of pets as family members.

I know virtually nothing of Russian culture, so for all I know they eat a roasted AKC dog every Easter. My farmer ancestors/relatives on both sides refused/refuse to allow any animal inside the house and never neuter dogs and cats. So if a farmer's wife wanted to buy one of my kittens, I would have immediately wondered where that kitten would live and if it would become a reproduction machine.

I don't believe the OP has any grudge against Russians per se, but is very unfamiliar with the culture and trusted us to give her a fair answer.

[Aurora_Bell]

My grandmother came over from Russia when she was 12 or so. They have always had animals and have always treated them excellent in my opinion. They were a part of the family. They allways had small dogs that were treated better then their kids. Although I am not from Russian, I guess you could consider me part Russian. I adore animals, I have 2 rescue dogs, I volunteer at an animal shelter, I have fostered dogs, my mother bred german Shepards, and as I got older I played a huge part in helping take care of the dogs and puppies. I am helping with an organization that assists bringing dogs who are slated to be euthanized in certain States and Provences due to their breed (BSL) over to safe homes in states and provences that do not support the BSL.
Speaking for Russians, from a sort of Russian, you can't generalize people. There are bad Britts, Canadian, Americans, Scottish, German, Polish, ECT and there are good ones. As far as your posts go, they seem like they would be good pet owners.

[J_9]

My in-laws are just like your relatives... over 20 cats outside and they've never seen a vet and are not spayed/neutered. The dogs roam all over, if they run off or get run over by a car their thinking is "oh, well, it's just an animal, we'll get another one."

With my personal heritage, I have been ridiculed all my life, so things like this just naturally offend me. I've had to deal with it all my life so I become defensive.

[twinkiedooter]

For your peace of mind OP I have many Russian friends who live in Russia and YES my friends treat their dogs very well. They also like to keep wild animals such as wolves and foxes. The wolves and foxes are kept as pets and kept indoors with their loving owners. They are tame coming from full blooded wolf breeders and full blooded fox breeders.

[J_9]

For your peace of mind OP I have many Russian friends who live in Russia and YES my friends treat their dogs very well. They also like to keep wild animals such as wolves and foxes. The wolves and foxes are kept as pets and kept indoors with their loving owners. They are tame coming from full blooded wolf breeders and full blooded fox breeders.

Maybe that explains why we had to have a wolf hybrid when we lived in Alaska!

[Wondergirl]

With my personal heritage, I have been ridiculed all my life, so things like this just naturally offend me. I've had to deal with it all my life so I become defensive.

Despite our personal experiences, when we deal with questions on this site, we have to take a step back, temporarily put aside judgment, and remain neutral, meaning not immediately take offense. I'll watch your back, J9, if you watch mine (which I know you do).

[twinkiedooter]

Maybe that explains why we had to have a wolf hybrid when we lived in Alaska!!

In US you can't buy the full blooded wolves but the hybrid variety.

Only in Russia are the full blooded wolves bred in captivity or if you find a wolf cub you are allowed to keep it, Their laws are much different than here. In some parts of Russia you can keep them unpermitted and in other parts of Russia you have to get the permits. Over there their laws say basically if you can tame it you can own it. A Russian friend of mine has a full blooded female Russian Timber/Russian Siberian wolf (weighing in around the 200 lb mark) and a full blooded female white fox (weighing in around the 15 lb mark) that she keeps indoors as pets. And no, the wolf hasn't made a snack out of the little fox either! She easily could though.

[jmjoseph]

How can you be so sure that ANYONE from ANYWHERE is going to be a better adoptive parent for your beloved canines? You can't. Not by their country of residence, their bank account balance, or the size of the house that they live in.

Rich people can kick dogs just as well as poor.

This question was bound to kick a hornet's nest, and it did.

I took offense in it and all I did was have Russian dressing last week. It had a cat hair in it. So I guess they like cats. I hope that helps.

But never sell a chipmunk to an Eskimo. ( Sorry to all you Eskimos out there, they just don't do well in your clime)