adopt a dog from a shelter.

Archibold is from a shelter and apparently he is in good company as the Presdient Elect has declared that the First Family is seeking a shelter dog as well.

I am sure that after all these years of advocating for shelter pets, we’ll all see a significant change in our cultural attitude toward our best friends!

My family did this five years ago and we have the most wonderful dog. He’s a lab-chow mix and right from the beginning sensed that we rescued him and done nothing but try to please us. Wherever we are, he wants to be with us. He senses when we’re sick or sad. He smiles. He loves our attention. He’s the best thing that ever happened to us!

I love dogs, but I’ve never actually owned one since my parents never wanted one. I visited an animal shelter a couple times and I am determined to adopt a dog once I move out and have proper living situation for a dog.

i amd a loveing person who can care for a dog like no other my name is ashley and im looking to adopt a pug

is a wolfhound mix. You can see how cute he looks when he’s had his hair cut (left). He looks like he used to ride-the-rails and cook cans of beans over an open fire. The folks at the shelter had nicknamed him Cornelius… which is also an ‘old’ sounding name, but we named him after my husband’s grandfather’s banjo : )

They told me he was going to be put to sleep the next day. Maybe they say that to everyone. Still, he’s been a good dog, going into our 12th year together now. “I sound my barbaric yawp over the rooftops of the world” and little Whitty comes running.

There are too many dogs in shelters! I adpoted my first dog last year. She was labeled “aggressive” and “special needs”. She’D been adopted by an elderly couple, kept for several months and then brought back because they couldn’t control her. She was days away from being put to sleep, and although the shelter actually discouraged me, I took my chances. I took her home for the weekend to see if we were a match. She never went back. I got her for $50, and she’s the best dog! I guess they never walked her, because as long as she gets lots of love and a daily walk, she’s perfect! We adopted our second (and last) dog yesterday after fostering for a month- a little beagle. If you’re unsure about the cost or the commitment, foster a dog and see what it’s like! There’s nothing like the love of a grateful shelter pet!

But realisticly, this just isn’t possible in my current living situation. For this me to get a dog, one of three things would have to happen 1. I have to move, 2. Boyfriend has to move or 3. Boyfriend and I break up.
Given that #3 is just a horrid thing to even consider, I’m left with #1 and #2 and since we’re both homeowners neither of these are likely any time soon.

When I adopted this goal it was something that I had already done, but after realizing how many people subscribe to me, and how many view my list of goals regularly, it just made sense to keep this goal active to promote the idea of adopting shelter dogs.

Today this goal finally hit my cheer leader board (that list of the seven goals that receive the most cheers that is shown at the bottom of the “cheers” page) It’s finally time to retire this goal.

She is our new dog. Karly is a lab/terrier mix and she is wonderful. They think that she is about 2 years old. We got her about three weeks ago. She has this funny habit of everytime someone pets her, she will just lay down and roll onto her back. It is so cute – like she just melts and wants someone to pet her. She originally was in a shelter in North Carolina and then was sent to CT where we got her from the Humane Society.