So Sad!
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Dangerdoll
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oh Kayla.... things like this solidify my stance in adopting shelter dogs more than anything. My sister got a 9 year old german shephard 6 years ago who was said to have had the dreaded hip displasia. 6 years later, although he is a little gingerly and not in pain because of meds, the vet says he's as healthy as a horse. You wouldn't ever think this boy is 15..... but he led a hard 9 years before my sister. I think she actually brought him back to life.
That had me sobbing. We lost our dog Sam in November. He had been my dad's dog until my father passed away and left Sam to us. We have recently started talking of adopting another dog..not a puppy. You just sealed my decision to adopt from our local shelter. Thank You.
Dangerdoll
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mkml, please check the link in my signature. It's a list of countrywide shelters and rescue groups and the available adoptees.
That was soo hard to read. I just lost my bestfriend (cat) named Buddy is October, he was 15 and we had had him since I was 8years old. My first ever "real" pet. Since then we have thrown around the idea of adopting from the local shelter but still are not to a place where we feel comfortable bringing another animal home. When the time is right we will contact the local humane society.
When will people ever get the idea a pet is not a disposable item? You take one into your live, they depend on you for everything. you can't just throw them away like a piece of trash. WHen you adopt a pet, it's a lifelong contract. Honor it.
If you can't, don't get a pet.
If you don't, I don't want to know you.
If you can't, don't get a pet.
If you don't, I don't want to know you.
That story makes me want to stay even more true to the beloved souls I've been privelaged to spend my life with before and others to come. I can't even imagine doing that, I'd try damned hard to find a place that allowed pets, or I wouldn't move, dammit. Animals often have hearts so true that it still amazes me anyone could throw a rarity like this away.
I've been wanting a doberman for more than 2 years now, doing research and lots of reading on the breed. I found rescue shelters for them in my state and keep an eye on them for new dobes and their stories of being found and then adopted by people who will truly love them.
It may be a little while from now, but I decided when I have my own place that I really want to help one of these rescues out and give them a second chance. Honestly, raising a pup in an apartment would be tough, and with an older dog you have a clearer picture of the personality and temperment. Originally, I wanted to try and find a dog that was between the ages of 1-3 years, but if see one that happens to come along that is right for me and is a little older, I don't think I'll mind.
You know, I thought about working at my local humane society, but I couldn't. It's a no kill shelter which is nice to an extent, but walking through those isles is painful for me. I guess what I'm feeling is fear and hopelessness. I can't stand to see any animal suffer, and these dogs and cats ARE emotionally and psychologically. I hate that the human world treats such loyalty with indifference and inequality. I wish to god that every one of them was valued and individually undertaken to find loving homes for every soul.
Never in my life do I want to abandon any creature I take in, unless I can no longer properly care for them moneywise or physically. Every time I take in an animal of any kind now, I feel strongly as though I'm making a promise to that one to care and provide in every possible way for its well being. I just couldn't live with myself if I did nothing less. When I haven't had any friends, they've always been there, and I won't live my life without repaying that dept. ~Angela
I've been wanting a doberman for more than 2 years now, doing research and lots of reading on the breed. I found rescue shelters for them in my state and keep an eye on them for new dobes and their stories of being found and then adopted by people who will truly love them.
It may be a little while from now, but I decided when I have my own place that I really want to help one of these rescues out and give them a second chance. Honestly, raising a pup in an apartment would be tough, and with an older dog you have a clearer picture of the personality and temperment. Originally, I wanted to try and find a dog that was between the ages of 1-3 years, but if see one that happens to come along that is right for me and is a little older, I don't think I'll mind.
You know, I thought about working at my local humane society, but I couldn't. It's a no kill shelter which is nice to an extent, but walking through those isles is painful for me. I guess what I'm feeling is fear and hopelessness. I can't stand to see any animal suffer, and these dogs and cats ARE emotionally and psychologically. I hate that the human world treats such loyalty with indifference and inequality. I wish to god that every one of them was valued and individually undertaken to find loving homes for every soul.
Never in my life do I want to abandon any creature I take in, unless I can no longer properly care for them moneywise or physically. Every time I take in an animal of any kind now, I feel strongly as though I'm making a promise to that one to care and provide in every possible way for its well being. I just couldn't live with myself if I did nothing less. When I haven't had any friends, they've always been there, and I won't live my life without repaying that dept. ~Angela
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Adopting an older dog is a great thing (puppies too, of course) We have a puppy and an older dog that we adopted when he was seven years old. The bonding process is a little bit different - sometimes you have to work a little to get them to trust you but it is so worth the effort. And of course an obedience class is a good idea, as always.
Dangerdoll said:
Yes, I have actually found and adopted pets thru petfinder. Chickens to be exact! LOL. Last spring a shelter in a town not too far away had 14 White Leghorn chicks that a pre-school had hatched and then just dropped at the shelter when the "project" was over. Broke my heart and I brought them home...got them big and healthy. Kept two (Betty and Wilma) and found fantastic homes for the others. I live in Indiana and found two homes for the remaining in TN and drove them down when I visited family. I get updates on them every few months.
I think we will wait just a bit longer until we welcome a new dog. I really don't want a puppy and would prefer an older dog...but with the chickens in the yard, kitties and parrots in the house it will take a special guy or gal to fit in our home. No bird dogs! LOL I have a call in to our local Humane Society and they have my name and know that if someone special comes in to give me a call.
I just wish before people adopt/purchase a pet that they would take a course on pet ownership and realize that they aren't just a possesion or status symbol (often seen with expensive breed dogs and parrots) but are living, loving, creatures who need forever homes. Our pets want what everyone wants-security, understanding and above all love. They give back ten-fold whatever you give.