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A Puppy Poem
Thoughts To Think About While Holding The Cutest Puppy In The World.....
How much do
I love thee? Let me count the ways:
Will I love you when you puddle for nineteen continuous days on
that
gorgeous Indian blanket that my friends have all admired?
Will I love you when I find you on my pillow when you're tired?
Will I love
your muddy paw prints when you chase a butterfly
from the garden through the kitchen when the floor wax isn't dry?
Will I love you when you're shedding and all day I vacuum hair?
When in digging you demolish ten begonias raised with care?
Will I love you just past midnight when I let you out and then
I let you in...then let you out.... then let you in again?
Will I love you when you're lunching on a twenty dollar shoe ?
(True you didn't touch the other, but I sort'a needed two.)
Will I love you as I pay the vet for binding that nasty little
gash
you got while decorating the lawn with all our trash?
Will I love you when you're sandy, dripping water from the beach
as I chase you 'cross the carpet and you stay just out of reach?
At these times let me remember how cute you look today
and sigh and tell myself ---- I love you anyway.
Author Unknown
Adopting
a pet is a life long commitment - you are, from that point on
----- Responsible
-----
PLEASE.....SPAY AND NEUTER YOUR PETS !!
Consider
this:
- In 6 years, 1 female dog and its offspriing can be the source of
67,000
puppies.
- In 7 years, 1 female cat and its young ccan produce 420,000
cats.
- 70,000 puppies and kittens are born everry day in the USA alone.
Compared to only 10,000 human births, it's clear that there will
never
be enough homes for all these pets.
- Almost 8 million pets are euthanized eacch year because there
are no
homes for them.
Letting your pet have just 1 litter does cause pet
overpopulation. All
euthanized pets came from just one litter.
Did you know this?
- Spayed and neutered pets are better, morre affectionate
companions.
- Spayed and neutered pets live longer, heealthier lives.
- Spaying eliminates the possibility of utterine or ovarian
cancer.
- Spaying before the first heat cycle greaatly reduces the chance
of
breast cancer.
- Neutering reduces the incidence of prosttate cancer and
disorders.
Think it's okay because your pet is a purebred? So is 1 out of 4
animals
brought to shelters. There are simply too many cats and dogs --
mixed
AND
purebred.
Why
not make your next pet a shelter rescue???????
Shelters
seeking to place pets
Michigan Humane Society-Adopt a Pet
Cherry Land Humane Society
(Traverse City, MI)
Cleveland Animal Shelter-Just Pets
Hunane Society of Southern Arizona
Locate a
shelther you.
Pet Finder
Ah,
but your heart set on a particular purebred and your shelter
doesn't seem to get in any of that particular breed. Before
you head down to a pet store to adopt the pet of your dreams
-STOP-
The
majority of pet store puppies and kittens come form puppy mills,
some from back yard breeders, none from reputable breeders.
Reputable breeders care about the dogs or cats they breed.
They breed only the best of the best, the best in health, the
best in temperament, the best in standards. Prior to
breeding their furbabies they have them checked by a vet to be
certain they are free of disease and genetic defects. They
care about the homes their puppies and kitten go
to. None of this is true with puppy mills nor the back
yard breeders that sell to pet stores.
What is a puppy mill REALLY like???
Check out the following.
Dying for Love
Puppy Mill nightmare - Dog Owner's Guide by
Natures Recipe
NoPuppyMills.com - The History of
Puppy Mills
Dog Owner's Guide - Just What is a Puppy
Mill
National Puppy Mill Rescue
If you buy that puppy or kitten from a pet store, not only do you run a greater risk of it being in ill health or having genetic defects that will effect it's health later in life - you help to condemn it's parents and others just as sweet as it is to a life of pain and suffering.
Still want a particular breed? Seek out a reputable breeder. It is likely that the price will be equal or less than a pet store and you will have a far greater chance of getting a puppy or kitten that is healthy, free of genetic defects, and well socialized.
How to Find a Quality Puppy and
Reputable Breeder
If
you have a really big heart and lots of love to
give…………
How about contacting a animal rescue group.
Rescue groups take in puppies and kittens to senior adults.
They obtain these furbabies for many different reasons, from the
well bred, well cared for, much loved little guy who's
owner has passed away to the puppy mill rescue, who is in
desperate need of being loved. Most rescue worker will work
with you to help you find the perfect furbaby for you.
Breed
Rescue Groups
Furever Shih Tzu Rescue
Michigan Border Collie Rescue
Yorkshire Terrier Rescue
Chesapeake Bay Retriever Relief and
Rescue
CRT-Chihuahua Rescue and Transport
Willing Hearts Dal Rescue, Inc.
More
Breed Rescue Links
Non-specific Pet Rescue Groups
Furbaby Rescue (Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso plus
other small breeds)
Puppymill Rescue
K-9 Stray Rescue League of Michigan
Senior Dog Rescue Society
Second Chance Dog Rescue
Rescue Workers Adoption
Webpage
Pet Finders
More
Pet Rescue Links
Cat Rescue
Groups
Cat Rescue Links
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