We have... we even drove a while just to see what other shelters have... I have a heart for animals but that heart has a limit. I cant come home to see a dog that already has needs (maybe im just speaking for the dogs I seen at the Several shelters we have been to)... thats to heavy for me (flame me for being blunt and not saying what people want to hear).
Am I closing the door on shelters, NOPE... if I see something that just gets all of us, consider another dog saved... till then we want a Pup (He will need a friend so shelters are not ever out of the Q)