tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438680005944241920.post825783455202563243..comments2023-12-20T02:17:30.482-05:00Comments on Dogs Deserve Freedom: Rescue Numbers - Update 3DogsDeserveFreedomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619788290016287585noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438680005944241920.post-29792680560211973572009-04-27T09:51:00.000-04:002009-04-27T09:51:00.000-04:00GSC - You're right, they are just numbers. And I a...GSC - You're right, they are just numbers. And I agree that they are still a way to understand what is going on in the rescue world. I think any statistics and numbers can be fuddled - doesn't matter what they're for.<br /><br />mytwh - I almost choked on my coffee when I saw the numbers were up so much higher. <br /><br />Remember though, that there is a normal ebb and flow of dogs going in and DogsDeserveFreedomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01619788290016287585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438680005944241920.post-11625981648858551792009-04-25T17:57:00.000-04:002009-04-25T17:57:00.000-04:00Sorry for not recommenting! I visit your blog onl...Sorry for not recommenting! I visit your blog only periodically and answered quickly while I was at work! I'm busy most times and don't get an often chance to check blogs ^_^ i forgot to turn on comment notification!<br /><br />I'm not sure how to get a better estimate, but my experience is that much of the dogs listed on petfinder are misclassified.<br /><br />I wonder if it's possible to do Stormslegacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10145762120856490034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438680005944241920.post-62932109960107956592009-04-24T17:54:00.000-04:002009-04-24T17:54:00.000-04:00One contribution to the uptick could be a shift in...One contribution to the uptick could be a shift in users--perhaps more Shelters and rescues have developed on-line programs and are now using Petfinder. As more and more groups/shelters get web-savvy, the numbers will go up.<br /><br />Our Shelter uses "Pet Harbor," which I hate because it feels clunky and doesn't offer much. If I ran the world, our Shelter would switch over to Petfinder.Calsidyrosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12556720235543035084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438680005944241920.post-83141427059464494192009-04-24T17:15:00.000-04:002009-04-24T17:15:00.000-04:00Before Petfinder, there was no way to track what w...Before Petfinder, there was no way to track what was up for adoption. Before Petfinder, it was more difficult to find one to adopt. <br /><br />But seeing the numbers going up is depressing. Seeing just how many there are available is depressing. And the breeders keep breeding. <br /><br />On the positive side, it looks like my neighbor finally speutered his dogs. I haven't seen any puppies for OldMorganshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03468535860419630648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438680005944241920.post-77752317618978437592009-04-24T16:06:00.000-04:002009-04-24T16:06:00.000-04:00"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-pos..."He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts, for support, rather than illumination."<br />Andrew Lang (1844-1912)<br />(credit kestrel for supplying the quote.)<br /><br />The numbers don't lie. Some people have a hard time believing the bad news.<br /><br />What saddens me is how many ACD's are there. Such great, but very challenging dogs!<br />Not for novice owners!!<br />Oh, hell, fewGoLightlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18283690734019490983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438680005944241920.post-38559082252495373492009-04-24T10:40:00.000-04:002009-04-24T10:40:00.000-04:00This is so depressing. I know you didn't post it t...This is so depressing. I know you didn't post it to bedepressing, but it is all the same. To see the numbers increase that dramatically...WOW. <br /><br />But you're right "As long as people are out there volunteering, fostering or working for rescues and as long as there are others adopting then we havn't lost the fight."<br /><br />God, I wish I could do more. I wish instead of the one I mytwhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774804443344998569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438680005944241920.post-1942330242179037012009-04-24T10:31:00.000-04:002009-04-24T10:31:00.000-04:00Anyone who knows anything about statistics knows t...Anyone who knows anything about statistics knows they are just that: numbers...still they give us a basic understanding and somewhat of a tangible grasp of something that is totally overwhelming.<br /><br />those numbers are staffering and mindboggling.Cyndi and Stumpyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15945219976457829612noreply@blogger.com