?? Dude. Rescue dogs are the best dogs. 99% of them are so grateful and eager to please... Of 9 dogs I've had in my life, 3 were raised from puppies. Yes, they were better behaved from the very start, but they weren't ever as attached to us as the rescues were after they realized we were keeping them. I'm sad you have 7 upvotes for this bullshit. Hopefully people were just upvoting your stepdad hate and don't actually share your retarded thoughts on rescuing dogs.