I just made an interesting observation about the amount of dogs needing homes. In that section of this forum, there is a poster who found two small terrier crosses that seem like wonderful dogs. It was recommened that she contact the ASPCA or perhaps a rescue group. She stated that the groups she has contacted have no room for these two dogs, their own waiting lists are full.
I KNOW that those two dogs would be adopted very quickly in my hometown.
I live in Western NY (Buffalo). I only know of ONE petstore that sells puppies in this entire area. When I was looking for a small mix it took me months to find one. There are often multiple empty cages at the ASPCA. (unfortunaly the ones available seem to be pitx and shepx).
I admit I complained how hard it was to rescue a mix dog in my area ( I didn't want a purebred).
Now that I think about how awsome that is, that there are so few dogs needed homes in my area.
And I wonder how much that has to do with the fact that there are so few pet stores selling puppies.....