(04-21-2015, 12:42 AM)Happyflowerlady Wrote: I think that there will always be behavior issue with any pet that you get from anywhere, not just from a shelter. All puppies and kittens have to be housetrained, and then learn manners, and other necessary things, and a shelter dog or cat is no different.
I love what you said here, about there being behavior issues with any pet - whether that's a pet from a pet store, or from a shelter or rescue. It's a very important thing to remember -- pet ownership presents challenges no matter how you look at it, and knowing that you will have to dedicate a lot of time to things like training and having them learn appropriate behavior is a big consideration when getting a pet from anywhere!
I think sometimes people tend to have that idea in their heads that pet store animals are a "clean slate" for a lack of a better term, so they can start from scratch with any training -- but this can be just as hard, if not more so, than working on training an animal who already knows some basics!
