Link: We've Taken A Dog From The Pound

[koalathebear]

We’ve Taken A Dog From An Animal Shelter (Personal Experience)

Anyone seen this? Super cute and also so accurate in terms of poundies we've rescued in the past :)

[Two Best Dogs!]

That is really sweet and I can really understand a lot of that. One less dog alone in the pound, one more bit of light in my life and all the adventures it brings

[Little Gifts]

I still remember an adopter of one of Michael Vick's pitbulls saying her dog didn't need time to be rehabilitated - she needed time to recover from what had happened to her. I like to think about most rescue's in that way now. They don't need to be fixed, they just need time to find themselves again after what they have been through. Many rescue dogs (even puppies) have passed through half a dozen sets of hands before they find a forever home. They might be caring hands but they still belong to strangers.

And whilst I do have a couple of breeds on my wish list I haven't been owned by anything other than homeless and rescue animals since I was a teenager. So many healthy, beautiful animals are out there needing their own person to love.