The top reasons that most dogs are surrendered to shelters are ‘no time’, we are moving’ ‘allergies’& ‘new baby’ These are usually thinly veiled answers for other underlying reasons. Whether your cat is pooping on your bed, or your rabbit has chewed through PVC pipe flooding your bathroom, or your guinea pig is waking the kids from their naps, pets don’t always behave perfectly, especially in the early stages of a new relationship.

When adopting man best friend you must consider whether you wasn’t a dog that stays in the house which most people do. Next step is what size it is and how you are going to care for it. Adopting a dog is the best thing and the best place to go to if you are looking too take a dog with you.

I feel a little bad about that because the people here treat me very nice and try to be my friend, but I’m just too upset to allow it. I’m a senior cat, so it’s much harder for us to find homes but hopefully there will be someone who will rescue me and see that I do have a lot of love to give and it’s just my situation that’s holding me back.

Also, in contradiction to popular belief, many pets who have been placed in shelters have not been mistreated or “done something wrong.” Many pets have been taken there because of people problems, such as divorce, a big move, or they are simply too busy to adequately provide care for a pet.

Beyond the medical care, shelters provide education about how to care for pets, how to introduce your new pet to your other animals, how to deal with behavioral problems, etc., so you also get an entire support system for free. The shelter staff are usually very knowledgeable about the animals in the shelter and willing to help you make a good selection.

By Hathor