A Warm and Fuzzy Story

If you know me, you know that I am quite vocal about adopting an animal in need of a home rather than buying a dog from a unscrupulous breeder (there are many bad ones out there) or worse yet, supporting a puppy mill – you know the stores. They’ll have a “puppy 4 sale” out front and they have a million puppies in little cubes or running around in a little pen. Impulse items that frequently get discarded. So, instead of ranting about the problem areas (we'll save this for a future post), I decided to focus on a positive story. Yes, in keeping with the Keep Wagging philosophy, we’ll focus on a good thing. But first we must look at a recent phenomenom, that of the “foreclosure” pet. A pet left behind when a family could no longer afford to take care of it.

Dante

My husband works with someone who noticed a Rottweiler running around the neighborhood for months – animal care and control could not catch the illusive lad after multiple attempts. So he decided he’d try to befriend the dog by walking his dog, making it sit, and see if the dog would come over. It took weeks but the dog finally came over to say hello. This was followed by a few treats and before you know it, this large intimidating dog turned out to be a large lump of sugar. He didn’t want to leave the home but Dave had just recently adopted a dog and could not afford a new member to the family so he did what most people will do. He brought him to the pound. After doing so, he realized he may have made a mistake. There was a very real possibility that the dog would be euthanized after five days if they could not find a home.  Long story short, a co-worker of Dave has a 14 year old and was possibly looking to bring in a new member, younger, that could possibly play with his Senior.

Dave was able to rescue the 80 lb Rottwieller and he and his coworker met up so the dogs could meet. The dogs hit it off and there hasn’t been a hiccup since – the Rottweiller is extremely well trained and is respectful of the other dog, his territory and his food.

It is so heartwarming to hear this story – a breed that is typically shunned due to fear about their behavior finding his forever home. 

If you're thinking of buying a dog, please consider adopting first. 

We found our bulldog, Bishop on www.petfinder.com. They're waiting for you!

Keep Wagging everyone!

Monique