October is Adopt a Dog Month and Adopt a Shelter Dog Month. You know how I feel about this subject. I don’t know how people exist without a dog in their lives but that’s just me. 🙂
This is Jed. He was a shelter dog in Ohio before he came to live with us in January of this year. We found him on www.petfinder.com , a terrific website that helps animals find new homes.
This beautiful white shepherd was Miss Boo. She came to us from the Julia Wagner Animal Shelter here in Front Royal several years ago. She was an old girl (12 years old) when we got her and while she didn’t live forever, we know her last two years of life were great. And that makes us feel good to know that we did something good for her.
Rosie was a rescue that we adopted from Col. Potter Cairn Rescue, www.cairnrescue.com , another great organization doing wonderful things for these babies. She was a puppymill rescue and it took her quite a long time to get used to living the good life. But once she did she was such a joy to be around.
Col Potter Rescue’s motto is “Rescuing one dog won’t change the entire world but it will chance the entire world for that one dog.” I love that!
And Jeffie was a beautiful rescue that came from Second Chance Rescue in Raleigh, NC. www.secondchancenc.com
He was the sweetest dog I have ever had and was a great buddy to Truman.
I am posting these photos because 1) I love all of these babies, and 2) I hope that someone will be inspired to rescue a dog during Adopt a Dog month.
There are so many animals out there in need of good homes. The next time you are looking to add a pet to your family I hope you will go to Petfinder and adopt an animal in need instead of going to a pet store and buying one that was bred in a puppymill. The rescue dog will repay you many times over with love, loyalty and devotion.
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