| The shelter dog comes with a lot of perks, for one, | | | | Creating a bond with your dog is essential when |
| they get spayed or neutered, they get all the | | | | training. |
| required vaccinations, they get checked over by the | | | | Another benefit of adopting a shelter dog, is being |
| vet, making sure they don't have any diseases, and | | | | able to call the shelter first, this way, we could give a |
| we don't have to put up a lot of money to bring | | | | little insight on our background, for instance, if we |
| them home. We would probably need to make a | | | | have a family, live in an apartment, maybe a house |
| donation, or pay a minimal fee. | | | | with a yard, or if there are children or other pets. We |
| The majority of the dogs in these shelters are of | | | | could also call to see if they have any puppies, or |
| mixed breed, or mutts, making them less likely to | | | | maybe the size of a dog that we may have in mind. |
| have any underlying health problems that would | | | | They would then refer a dog that would most likely |
| affect them as they get older, keeping any future | | | | fit our needs, and we can make an appointment to |
| costs at the vets down to a minimal. Then again, | | | | see that dog without going into the shelter. Having to |
| there should be no problem in adopting a dog with a | | | | look at all the dogs in a shelter may sometimes be |
| blind eye, or one that walks with a limp, as these | | | | difficult. They all give that TAKE ME HOME look, |
| dogs could be in good health despite their disability. All | | | | making it harder to decide on which one. |
| dogs at the shelter want a home, where they can | | | | Adopting a dog from a shelter is saving a dogs' life. |
| spend the rest of their lives at. | | | | There is no better benefit than that. We come away |
| One might want to adopt a puppy and start training | | | | feeling good about ourselves. We not only save a |
| at an early age, or get an older dog, that maybe is | | | | dogs' life, but maybe we save a little of ourselves. |
| already house broken and knows the basic | | | | The adopted dog, as stated before, will be forever |
| commands of sit, stay, down, or fetch. Training an | | | | grateful and loyal for the rest of his life when treated |
| older adopted dog to ones individual lifestyle or | | | | with respect as a dog. When we adopt a dog, it's |
| desires would not be that difficult, especially when | | | | almost as if we are asking them to give us another |
| they will be forever grateful to the one that rescued | | | | chance. |
| them from the shelter, and believe it, they know. | | | | |