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The other side to this issue , is that many people think that the ONLY place you should ever get a pet is from a dog pound or rescue shelter. This is like saying you should adopt rather than having your own children.
Whichever way you adopt your pet is your personal choice, and the main thing is that, regardless of where or how you adopt your pet, once you do adopt one, you need to care for and train the pet properly.
Many times, the pets that end up in the dog pound had simply strayed out of their yard, and been picked up by animal control; so they are apt to be well-trained housepets. Sometimes, people have to move to a place where pets are not allowed, and can't find a home for their dog or cat, and it ends up at a shelter.
If you do not have a lot of time to train a puppy, then adopting an adult dog is a very good plan. You do not have to go through house-training, chewing shoes up, and the yowling all night that many puppies do. Personally, although a puppy is adorable; I would definitely adopt an adult dog rather than a puppy, if I were getting another dog.
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