My own dogs are all acquired from animal shelters. I troll them looking for pit bulls mostly. I train them and put them to work for me in various ways such as competition, foster surrogacy, pet therapy, get adopted. I do not support breeding.

Little Known Animal Shelter Statistics in 2022

• Around 3.2 million shelter animals are adopted each year.
• Annually, 6.5 million animals enter US shelters.
• About three million shelter animals are euthanized in the US every year.
• Five states are responsible for 50% of shelter euthanasia. 
• The US boasts more than 2,000 no-kill shelters.
• In 2019, Delaware became the first no-kill shelter state.
• There are around 70 million stray animals in the US.
• Only one out of every ten dogs will find a permanent home.
• 88% of pets living in underserved communities aren’t spayed or neutered.
• In 2015, 36% of abandoned animals were taken to a shelter.