| If you're considering adoption of an English mastiff | | | | by providing a required "donation", and it's a bargain |
| through a rescue organization then you're on the right | | | | (for lack of a better word)! Because you can pick up |
| track. If you're still weighing the pros and cons, then | | | | a quality purebred that has been rehabilitated back to |
| let me tip the scales by giving you three more | | | | heath for a mere fraction of the cost that it would |
| positives on why you should get your English mastiff | | | | have been, if you have bought from a breeder; or |
| from a rescue effort. | | | | God forbid a pet-shop (Gasp!) |
| 1. Feel Great about Giving a Mastiff a Second Chance | | | | 3. Supporting Something Amazing |
| at Life | | | | Hard to believe, but each year literally hundreds of |
| Think about how good you'll feel knowing that saved | | | | Mastiffs are brought into rescue organizations. These |
| a mastiff from certain death. This beautiful breed | | | | mastiffs can be abandoned, discarded, mistreated, |
| deserves a loving and caring master and you could | | | | underfed and wounded. Members of the rescue act |
| be that hero that give that dog another shot at life; | | | | as foster parents; nurse and train these mastiffs |
| a good life. | | | | back to a proper domesticated and healthy state, so |
| That being said, the one who really benefits is you. | | | | the dogs are ready for adoption. |
| You gain friendship, companionship, and endless | | | | By obtaining you next English mastiff from rescue |
| supply of fun memories. | | | | you help the entire operation by providing a |
| 2. Lower Initial Cost | | | | contribution and a home for a mastiff that otherwise |
| Buying from a breeder can be very pricy, but don't | | | | would be retained (costing the organization money). |
| get me wrong; buying from a reputable breeder is | | | | Rehabilitation can easily go into the thousands of |
| the choice for high quality puppies, complete with | | | | dollars for a mastiff in poor condition. So you can see |
| solid pedigree and heath guarantees. So in this case | | | | why adoption from a rescue can really support the |
| you do get what you pay for. | | | | people that passionately operate this organization and |
| On the other hand, you obtain a mastiff from rescue | | | | how your contribution really keeps it ongoing. |