Yesterday morning, there was a small dog - perhaps four months old - waiting at the main door to our church. Someone had dropped her off. A church is a good place to drop a dog you don't want, I suppose. She was really precious and was turning on her charm for all who walked up the path in hopes of someone taking a shine to her.I suspect that one family with two young girls took her home as the girls were very taken with this lost little one. If she did not go home with them, then I imagine our Pastor and his wife took her to their place where they have a Schnauzer and lots of running room.
A lot of dogs are being dropped off these days and a lot are being taken to shelters. In these tough times, many people cannot afford to feed a dog and certainly cannot afford medical care and shots.
Since it is summertime and children are home, perhaps it is a good time to consider checking out the dogs waiting for homes.
They used to say that dogs teach children responsibility. Well, I am not sure about that. I think they often teach parents more responsibility. Children are busy doing something else and parents are the ones who let the dogs out in the garden and put out the food. If you can teach your children to do this . . . well, you have done a really good thing!
Dogs teach children and adults to love more, play more and realize that someone else can be dependent on them.
If is pretty common to see a young child talking quietly to his or her dog. Dogs are very good listeners.
Dogs tend to put smiles on faces and light up people's lives.
If you are older or living by yourself, a dog will be happy to be your friend. He does not ever judge you and is always waiting for you to come back home, wagging his tail and never complaining. Never have seen a dog complain! A dog loves you unconditionally!
So, if you have it in your heart to make room for a dog someone could not care for, please go down to your local shelter/humane society and take a look at who is hoping you'll stop by!
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