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Why Adopt?

"Delightful Unpredictability"
"...when you adopt a dog, the whole experience is fraught with delightful unpredictability.  Very little is certain -- except, of course, that you will be giving him a better life.  And he will be doing the same for you."
                              
                                   -- Peter Mayle
                                   In Praise of Lost and Found Dogs

Most people, when thinking about getting a dog, start by thinking small ... as in "puppy."  Puppies are irresistibly cute, playful, and "new."   You also get the chance to bond with it as it grows into adulthood.  So why adopt a shelter dog?

Dogs in a shelter have, by definition, been abandoned by someone.  Someone who decided they didn't have the time to care for a dog, or decided the new apartment's location was more important than whether the landlord allowed pets.  Sometimes human tragedy makes the dog a victim:  The owner dies suddenly, or loses a job and simply can't afford to care for it.  Sometimes a dog gets lost and is never reunited with its owner.  And sometimes a mean person simply grows tired of abusing a dog and kicks it out of the house.  For whatever reason, a dog in a shelter needs a home.

What do you get in return for this "found dog"?   To start with, you can see what you're getting:  It's size, coloring, length of coat, and personality.  But most important is what you can't see:  These are dogs that are, above all, willing to please.  They want to be loved, and they want to love in return.  And they will.

Author Peter Mayle said it best:  "A found dog never takes anyone or anything for granted.  Somewhere in the deep recesses of the orphan psyche, never entirely forgotten even after years of good living and kindly, obedient owners, memories of hard times linger.  And this ... tends to give lost and found dogs a special appreciation of what the world can offer."

A dog in a shelter needs you ... and not too long after taking it home, you'll realize that you needed this dog for all the joy it brings you.

Here are the "true stories" of a few lucky dogs adopted from Adopt-A-Pet, Maggie, Snickers, Chevron, Kota and Wally... CLICK HERE TO VIEW MORE SUCCESS PHOTO'S!

"Dax and Dahlia"

"Ernie"

"Dexter"

"Brutus"

 Maggie Mae

   "Chevron"

  "BO"

"Wally"

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