Well, I promised an in-depth, investigative report on the plight of dogs in our fair city and it's coming but I don't want to rant without reason.I have many friends who found their pets via a pet store or a breeder and I can't judge them for their choices - my dearly departed beagle was "rescued" from Petland, thus continuing their profits from selling dogs.
All I know is that there are a lot of dogs in this city looking for a home. Try surfing the dog category on kijiji - I stopped counting at 120 and the posts were only 8 hours old and still going!
Then add all the puppies in the windows of petstores and then add the dogs on the rescue websites. I confess to trolling all the rescue websites in the Calgary area and there are hundreds of dogs there too! How many new dog owners can there be out there?!
It makes my head spin and of course I want to save one or all! But I can't because I currently don't have a complete fence and my hubby is mildly allergic and "we" are enjoying our freedom without the responsibility of dog guardianship.
And that's another thing... all these dog owners trying to find new homes for their dogs because they "aren't giving their dog the amount of attention they deserve"... then why did you get a dog? Excuses, excuses... but I can't keep ranting about this or I won't sleep tonight.
On the bright side I will be spending the weekend in Creston with a whole herd of dogs; Chasey, Jake, Chief, Godfree and Jasper. This should help ease my dog-starved heart.
Do you want to save a dog? Here's where I found my list... and it's only a start:
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