I’ve always felt that the word “rescue” when applied to dogs (it’s almost always applied to dogs as pets vs other animals) comes across as self-serving. I used

I’ve always felt that the word “rescue” when applied to dogs (it’s almost always applied to dogs as pets vs other animals) comes across as self-serving. I used to think it meant the owner was busting down doors with animal rescue police to take an abused animal out of a bad home, but more likely than not it just means someone got their dog at a shelter.