Adopting and fostering dogs from shelters save lives.
In the past couple years being involved in animal rescue, I have seen that quite often the highly adoptable, great dogs get overlooked for months at a pound. They are simply unlucky. So then they get put on the euthenasia list. This is where we at Save The Pets come in, we need to find foster homes to put these dogs in before they are euthenized. One foster home can save many lives over time!
DOGS DESERVE A CHANCE: THEY ARE A DIFFERENT DOG IN A DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT
At a pound the amount of stress that dogs endure is extremely high. The dogs bark continuously around the clock and they don't get enough sleep. Some of dogs (that were friendly with dogs before they came to the pound) become protective of their kennel so they bark at other dogs when they walk by. And puting the dogs on gaurd even when they are out of their kennel. When a dog is labeled dog aggressive then that means they will have an extremely hard time finding a home. Dogs also lack excersize at shelters so when people take them out of their kennel they run around like crazy and seem hyper, which doesn't look good to potential adopters. But people need to imagine what they will be like when they are in IN A DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT. Quite often when dogs are put into a home then they calm down dramatically, get along with other dogs, and are easier to train and handle. They are like a DIFFERENT DOG. It is amazing.
*****The dogs that were dog aggressive before they came to the shelter are probably going to be dog aggressive when they leave. Most dogs at the pound were strays so they don't know their history.
Watch videos of adoptable/fosterable pets locally:
http://www.youtube.com/user/mollynicole16
Visit the Save The Pets website:
Savethepets.net
Pictured below: Example: Tyson and Meli had similar stories. Both acted like they didn't like other dogs because of the stressful environment at the pound. They were there for 3 months. They had been kenneled with another dog before, so I had hope that they would change once they got into a home. Now that they are in homes, they get along with other dogs. And are so well behaved by the way! Their owners are so happy with them.
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Left is Meli. New name Tanna. Right is her new friend, the neighbor dog.