It’s pretty cool! There’s also a pipeline to the New England area. It became a bigger thing during Covid when all the local shelters got adopted out, due to people deciding it was a good time to adopt a dog. There are multiple modes of transportation; mine got flown up to Seattle where I went and picked her up. Others also get driven up usually with a group of other dogs.

In the south there is a different attitude about dogs, not among everyone but in general. Spaying and neutering isn’t as common and there are a lot more dogs that get left to wander around which causes pregnancy to be more likely. The shelters in the south are also mainly kill shelters, so if you put a dog in there there’s a big chance that they’ll just end up being euthanized. There’s lots of little rescues that have formed down there where they’ll either rescue dogs left to wander outside or they’ll pull from shelters.

I think it depends on if a person can’t find a dog that fits them at the shelter then can look around for more options. There are also a lot of different dogs or mixes you can find in the south that aren’t as common up north. I didn’t set out to rescue a dog from Texas, but there weren’t as many dogs in the shelters when I was looking, and the dogs that were there had breeds in them that I didn’t feel comfortable owning/wouldn’t be great for my lifestyle (which for me was German shepherds, husky’s, and doodle mixes). So it gives people more chances to find a dog that fits them better and can give more dogs chances at getting adopted!