Oct
10
Adopt A Dog Month
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October is American Humane Association’s Adopt-A-Dog Month®, to help get the word out, Affurmation is having a blog carnival. The topic is stories about adopted dogs, or pets.
This is a topic that is near and dear to my heart. About two years ago we had to say goodbye to our beloved Australian Shepherd who we adopted about 14 years earlier. She was a wonderful member of our family, and I was never sorry she came to live with us.
A year and a half ago we adopted Emily, a beautiful Border Collie from Buckeye Border Collie Rescue. Emily is a wonderful dog, and tries very hard to please us. She doesn’t like to be scolded. You usually only have to tell her she’s doing something wrong once, and she won’t do it again. Her only vice is her fear of thunderstorms. She knows when one is coming before you can see it or hear it. She’s a very good weather dog.
I can’t imagine why anyone would give her up. But I want to say thank you to whoever did. She is a wonderful member of our family and we feel blessed to have her.
Our latest family addition is a Shih-tzu named Lilly, we adopted her this summer from a relative. She is barely a year old, and very ornery, but we love her fun attitude. Nothing upsets her she’s always happy (unfortunately even after you scold her for doing something wrong)!
I have to say puppies are overrated, adopting an older dog has many great perks.
1. Most are already house trained.
2. Many puppies go through a destructive chewing stage (this is when many cute little puppies lose their home). If you adopt an older dog, it will save your furniture.
3. They sleep through the night without accidents.
4. There are many older dogs out there who desperately need a home.
Instead of encouraging people to breed their dogs and have more puppies, adopt an older dog. They’ll be glad you did, and so will you.
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All my dogs, all my life, have been shelter dogs. I currently have 3: CJ, a Border/Aussie mix, Rowdy, a Heeler/Terrier mix and Annie, a Collie/Husky mix. We just lost our beautiful Husky, Walker, in May, just 2 weeks after we adopted Annie. CJ and Annie were pups when we got them; Walker and Rowdy were around a year old. They all bring us much joy and amusement - doggie politics! Ain’t they great?