This is a message to all of you would be dog owners and current owners. Please.... carefully consider whether you need a new dog and remember all puppies become dogs.
My first owners were very nice, they brought me home as a puppy and gave me lots of attention, but soon after my first birthday they forgot me in some dirty cage, where I waited for them to come get me.. They never came back. I'm not sure what I did to make them abandon me. I only tried to love and be happy to see them, I guess I just wasn't as cute anymore, maybe to much trouble, to expensive, maybe they had to move and I couldn't go, I barked to much, made to many mistakes, I will never know why?? They never told me how to act, you know us dogs just need some guidance for what's expected of us.
Well anyway.. back to that smelly cage.. I must of stayed there waiting for weeks and finally new people came for me. I really liked these new owners they trained me and played with me, took me for walks and it looked like I was finally part of a family-pack, and I was.. for about six years. But for some reason all of my attention had slowly stopped, but that was ok I was still part of a family and belonged. One day they took me to a new kennel, they had all my stuff, toys, bed etc., I was a little worried and soon became terrified when I realized they didn't want me anymore..?. They left me at a place called Operation Kindness, even though this place wasn't as bad as that one from long ago, it was horrible waiting, listening, smelling and hoping for my family to come back..Why would they leave me here? I thought they loved me? I loved them and hoped they would come back for me.. They never did.......
My current mom adopted me their and things are much better for me now. I'm now part of a family-pack and belong. I just want to make a plea to potential dog owners to be very sure you want a dog. A dog is a life long commitment, not a whim, or "isn't that puppy cute", or "I think" I'd like a dog. I know my story sounds bad, but actually I was one of the lucky ones. A lot of places, like the first one I was in, don't give homeless dogs very long to find family-packs. Thousands of dogs are put to death each year, just because someone thought they wanted a dog. This is so sad to me, because all dogs just want to belong and be part of a family-pack, to love one of you humans unconditionally. So many of you humans are so vain and are only concerned about superficial things like money, looks, big houses and impressing your friends. Us dogs don't understand all of that, we don't care what you look like, how much money you have or any of that non-important stuff, we only want to love and be loved and be cared-for and to belong in a family pack.
So please..... only get a dog if you truly want a companion for life. Please keep us spayed or neutered, and do not breed us, just for profit or even just to "have the experience". Get your future pet from a reputable breeder or better yet, get one from one of the many shelters, with puppy's and dogs of all ages just waiting for families.
