Please Rescue A Dog- If You Can

Why would anyone want to rescue a dog?-Any dog? Well I suppose you need to delve a little deeper and ask the question - why does any dog need rescuing? Many people think of rescue dogs as being “damaged goods”. An example of this thought is children not eating bananas with the black bits on their skins. The bananas are fine but try telling this to children.

Some people may feel that a rescue dog is a second rate dog, one that nobody wants anymore. Well there are many reasons why a dog may need rescuing and may need help from a thoughtful and caring person/family. Many rescue dogs may have strayed and may not have collars/microchips, maybe some of the original dog owners cannot afford to keep their loved ones anymore (i.e. pensioners with over the top, mounting bills or owners who have lost their jobs or their place of residence). Some dog owners cannot deal with their dogs anymore after they realize the ‘full grown size’. They started out as cute little puppies, and then ended up huge Rotttweilers, German Shepherds or even massive Huskies. These larger breeds need constant challenges and exercise-which some dog owners simply cannot provide. This could be due to time or disability. So, not all Rescue dogs are second rate cross-breeds or mongrels. Rescue Centers and Shelters go a long way to make sure each rescued dog is healthy, well fed, and up to date with their shots, as well as helping each dog to be as socially well adjusted as can be, before they are ready to be adopted out by new Dog Owners and/or Families.

So what I am trying to say, is that before you go out and look for a New born

Puppy from a ‘puppy mill or pet store’, perhaps you could give your local Rescue Centers/Shelters a go. You would be saving a dog’s life and you could be making your life fulfilled at the same time.

As for Rescue dogs being out of control and needing extra Dog Training once they are taken home, well I can say that I have had both rescue dogs and new Puppies- fresh from their litters, and the only difference would have to be the Dollar figure I paid for them. Sure some dogs may need more training than others, and some Rescue Dogs may need more comforting but this is more to do with each individual dog’s temperament and its previous circumstance.

I am a self confessed dog lover-you should know that by now, and if I can help rescue any dog, given the opportunity, I would not hesitate.

Take care.