Pet Adoption Tips!

October is Adopt-A-Pet-Month and is a great way to help save a life and even improve yours as well! There are a few things to know before you go out and choose your forever furry one. Here are some of my personal tips I hope may help you with your search.

1) Financial Responsibility

First, before you even decide on adding a furry addition to your life, please make sure you are financially able and ready. Medical bills, unexpected events, food, toys, treats, all add up so quick and can be a huge financial responsibility. Just make sure you are prepared for all the expenses that come along in owning a pet.

2) Choosing The Right Kind Of Pet

Do you know if you are more of a cat, dog, hamster, or even rabbit person? Do you want a pet that is low maintenance or are you willing to take on a high maintenance animal. If you are looking more on the low maintenance side, then a hamster, guinea pig, rabbit or even a cat would be very suitable! However, if that is not the case, then a dog would be a great fit for you.  Click here to take a test to find out which pet matches your personality the most!

3) Willing To Give All Your Attention And Love!

Last but not least, make sure you are ready to give your undivided attention. Lots of it! Especially to help your pet transition to their new home. It can also help lower any anxiety they may have. Pets are a great addition to our lives and can bring so much joy. We just need to be responsible and ready to give the appropriate care, time, and attention. 

Click here to find a local animal shelter near you!

Bully Breeds: Adopt Dont Shop!

As I was walking one of my clients dog, a beautiful American Pit Bull, I was approached with the question, "Would you like to breed him?"

Um.....of course NOT! 

People fail to realize that pitbulls are the majority breed In shelters! 

It saddens / angers me that there are many people that are like minded like this individual who approached me. 

Especially since Bully Breeds get a lot of negative attention. It irks me.

According to an article on the Examiner.com, Pit Bulls and euthanasia rates, it states:

"Pit Bulls and Pit Bull mixes average about 33% of shelter intakes nationally, but in large cities the numbers are as high as 40%-65%. About 75% of municipal shelters euthanize Pit Bulls immediatelyupon intake, without them ever having any chance at adoption. Those that are offered for adoption are usually the first chosen for euthanasia when overcrowding forces the shelter's hand and decisions have to be made."

Also, very recently of this month, City of Stockton Animal Shelter in California were giving away FREE pits/pit mixes due to shelter being completely full. 

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In response to this, Candace, (Click to view her instagram page) a beautiful woman inside and out who has over 100,000 followers on her instagram page, and is a Pit Bull advocate, awesome foster mom, AND had rescued/adopted 6 dogs stated: 

"This shelter is completely full. Maxed out brimming with pit bulls. Giving them away is terrible and scary, but it is the lesser of 2 evils as they will be put down if not adopted. All at the fault of humans ****Friends I have tears in my eyes as I write this. This is the very REAL problem in our pit bull community. I completely understand why the shelter needs to do this as they've decreased the number of dogs they put down to try to save more, but at the same time it breaks my heart. That a breed would be specifically given away for free. Because there are too many. BECAUSE PEOPLE KEEP BREEDING THEM. Please just STOP! It is the most unfair and selfish thing you can do, both to the animals and the people who cannot rescue them."

Need I say more?

Go to your local shelter and save a life!!!!!
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Enjoy the below pics of some Pit/Pit mixes of my beautiful clients :)

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