Adopting a Dog: Things to Consider

Help unwanted animals and adopt a pet...



I have a real soft spot for unwanted pets being kept in animal shelters. It just really tears at my heart to think of all these great pets sitting in a cage waiting for someone who will adopt a pet. I am a strong advocate of using these animal shelters as a place to find and adopt a pet. Most of these dogs and cats have never really known a good home or owner, and if you adopt a pet from a shelter, you can be assured this animal will give you their unconditional love and bring great joy into you and your families lives. Pets bring so many positive joy to the person who owns them and this is especially true of a animal that has been taken in by an animal shelter and given food, water and love for the first time in their life. This animal will return all this love and so much more to the person or family who will take a chance and adopt a pet from the shelter. Try it, just once, and you will be greatly rewarded with a loving pet for many years to come.

There are so many reasons to adopt a pet. I thought I would list some of the obvious but also some of the more out there reasons to bring home a furry friend.

Why adopt a pet:

• Animals are great companions and offer an escape from loneliness.
• Animals picked up from the Humane Society are saved from euthanization.
• Puppies are a great way to pick up girls.
• Keeping up with your animals especially dogs will force you to exercise.
• Choosing to adopt a pet before having a child is a good way to see if you are ready for the responsibility of another life.
• A cat can be a great way to exterminate mice and other vermin.
• Security offered by the watchful eyes of animals.
• Breeding can offer great financial returns.
• Your pet may be the next animal acting star.
• All animals need a place to live.
• Helping the homeless does not stop with people.
• Pets can cure the boredom of not working.
• Adopting a pet can give you a sense of purpose.
• You may just find your new best friend.
• How could you say no to a face like the one seen in the picture above?