| We've all seen stray dogs roaming the street looking | | | | dogs aren't just mutts, but come from breeders (as |
| scared, hungry, and frazzled. It tears your heart out. | | | | mentioned earlier) or pet stores, and are pedigrees. |
| It always makes me wonder how they ended up | | | | Either way rescued dogs can make great pets and |
| that way. | | | | can, with your compassion and patience adapt to |
| Some slightly luckier strays might end up in shelters | | | | your lifestyle and family members. You`ll then be |
| or getting rescued by a compassionate person. Not all | | | | rewarded with their loyalty and affection. An |
| dogs end up in shelters because they | | | | abandoned dog is usually eager to become part of a |
| werenecessarily "bad" or had behavioral problems. A | | | | loving pack where they feel safe and loved - since |
| lot of them end up in shelters because people buy | | | | they are by nature pack animals. Many who adopt |
| dogs without considering the effort and expense of | | | | these rescued dogs describe their new family |
| dogownership. Some end up there because an owner | | | | members as eager to please and form strong bonds |
| dies or goes into a nursing home. Some are also are | | | | with their human "pack". |
| either given or simply dropped off there because | | | | Should you go to a shelter or rescue society (usually |
| ofdivorces and neither person wants or can care for | | | | for a specific breed such as greyhounds), there's |
| the dog by themselves. But there's many dogs end | | | | usually a fee which covers a medical exam, spaying |
| up discarded because they were used by breeders | | | | or neutering, and any necessary shots. It also |
| or puppy millsas sort of breeding machines. Then | | | | contributes to the cause of the shelter which is after |
| when they no longer serve that purpose, they are | | | | all to keep doing what they do. You will likely meet |
| given up | | | | with a volunteer worker at the shelter so you can |
| Rescued dogs who have been neglected or | | | | meet the dog before you adopt and to see if it`s a |
| abandoned need training and gentle to be a good | | | | good match. If the dog chooses you too with a |
| member of your household. However, they most | | | | loving gaze, then that`s a good sign that you've been |
| likely will need less training than a puppy would. | | | | approved to receive their friendship hopefully for |
| People don't know that a good percentage of rescue | | | | many years to come. |