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Seems in these tough times folks are forgetting the responsibilities associated with owning a pet. My grandson has now lost two pets, a cat and his dog all in the same year. This to me is way more than an 11 year old boy needs to deal with. He has saved almost $400 and has decided he wants a dog. He wants a small dog he can keep in the house so the search began today. My daughter took him to her favorite puppy store to look and the pure bread pups and they were all around that $400 range. Well, he called grandpa and asked what I thought. I told him this was a big responsibility and suggested he go on-line to look at the local shelters. The reason for this was simple, why not save a life. Tanner came over to our house and went to five shelters in our area. This turned out to be so sad. Apparently they have what are known as owner turn ins where the owners can no longer care for their pets. The list is long and in one case a beagle female with five days old pups was dropped off on some folks lawn. Another dog was seen being thrown out the window of a vehicle and the driver that saw this occur stopped and then brought the dog to the shelter. So, Tanner is now convinced his money will be better spent saving the life of an animal that was treated badly. He has a list of the dogs he wants to look at and tomorrow we are off to get him a new friend.
Folks, to me, pets are like kids and I starve before they do. I just couldn't allow a pet to suffer. That said, I am in wait for a beautiful grey Persian cat that is now 3 weeks old. In 5 more weeks the cat comes into our home because the woman that owns the mother has not been able to find a good home for it. I guess I am just an old softy when it comes to pets. In any event Tanner has learned a great deal in this experience and sadly he has learned the bad side of things too.
Folks, to me, pets are like kids and I starve before they do. I just couldn't allow a pet to suffer. That said, I am in wait for a beautiful grey Persian cat that is now 3 weeks old. In 5 more weeks the cat comes into our home because the woman that owns the mother has not been able to find a good home for it. I guess I am just an old softy when it comes to pets. In any event Tanner has learned a great deal in this experience and sadly he has learned the bad side of things too.