Monday, September 7, 2009
I'm such a staunch advocate of adopting our pet family members. Whether it's from a private party or an organization like the Humane Society or various other animal rescues. We adopted both of our dogs and we haven't been happier with our choices.
The above is Emily. She's a flat-coated retriever. We adopted her shortly after her first birthday from the local humane society. We'd showed up there looking for a small to medium size dog and found her. I still remember walking the aisles and seeing all those dogs with the sad eyes...and she was cowering in the corner looking so sad. We both fell instantly in love with her. We almost didn't get to adopt her, though, because when the HS called our landlady to see if we could bring her home with us she told them no and that she didn't want a dog that big at our home. We were so sad. We had to say goodbye to her...and it ws such a terrible feeling because we KNEW she was supposed to be a member of our family. You see...she'd already had three homes before us. She'd been abused and was very shy and skittish around people. Nothing breaks our heart more than a dog with an abusive background. But say goodbye we did. When we got home we had a message from the HS saying that our landlady had called them back and said that it was ok. Apparently she's a sucker for a homeless doggy, too! It was already too late to return that same day so we had to wait overnight. By the time we got there after work the next day we were so excited! We've had Emily since late 2001 and our lives have been completely blessed by having her in our lives.
This is Peaches. She's the newest edition to our family and I adopted her last December from a private party. She was 11 months old and had already had a litter of pups. Needless to say shortly after I brought her home I had her spayed. I don't want to build the pet population when there are plenty of pets who already need homes. She's a Chix (Chihuahua mix). I adopted her when I was still living out of state and really needed a lap dog to help me get through my extreme depression. She did the trick. She's always so happy and bouncy and funny. She makes me laugh so much. We're so much better with her in our lives.
Adopt...don't buy. Please! You won't regret it!
The above is Emily. She's a flat-coated retriever. We adopted her shortly after her first birthday from the local humane society. We'd showed up there looking for a small to medium size dog and found her. I still remember walking the aisles and seeing all those dogs with the sad eyes...and she was cowering in the corner looking so sad. We both fell instantly in love with her. We almost didn't get to adopt her, though, because when the HS called our landlady to see if we could bring her home with us she told them no and that she didn't want a dog that big at our home. We were so sad. We had to say goodbye to her...and it ws such a terrible feeling because we KNEW she was supposed to be a member of our family. You see...she'd already had three homes before us. She'd been abused and was very shy and skittish around people. Nothing breaks our heart more than a dog with an abusive background. But say goodbye we did. When we got home we had a message from the HS saying that our landlady had called them back and said that it was ok. Apparently she's a sucker for a homeless doggy, too! It was already too late to return that same day so we had to wait overnight. By the time we got there after work the next day we were so excited! We've had Emily since late 2001 and our lives have been completely blessed by having her in our lives.
This is Peaches. She's the newest edition to our family and I adopted her last December from a private party. She was 11 months old and had already had a litter of pups. Needless to say shortly after I brought her home I had her spayed. I don't want to build the pet population when there are plenty of pets who already need homes. She's a Chix (Chihuahua mix). I adopted her when I was still living out of state and really needed a lap dog to help me get through my extreme depression. She did the trick. She's always so happy and bouncy and funny. She makes me laugh so much. We're so much better with her in our lives.
Adopt...don't buy. Please! You won't regret it!
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