Comments on: Voices from the Flats – A Forever Home For Christmas

By: Democrat G

Democrat G — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:23:12 +0000

YEAH! Great post!
I rescued a gorgeous puppy 7 months ago with my boyfriend from an amazing shelter! My puppy has changed my world and I love him with all my heart.
Breeding should be illegal as should selling animals for a profit! I wish I could stop eating meat, especially after seeing horrible videos of how it is “provided” to us, but I have not been able to stop YET!!

By: Anon In Palmer

Anon In Palmer — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:45:23 +0000

Thank so much for posting this information!

And everyone, please remember to spay and neuter your pets. The number of animals euthanized (killed) simply because no one wants them is disturbing.

By: Verbose

Verbose — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:31:05 +0000

I live in a tiny townhouse with my parents and five cats and two dogs. The cats are all “rescues” in that they showed up on our doorstep or at work and eventually came home.

The dogs are both mutts from shelters, and were each 9 and 5 when we got them. You’re right, CR46, adopt adults!!

By: ValleyIndependent

ValleyIndependent — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:53:44 +0000

The much loved, furry, four-legged family members at my house are all rescues. They are sweet, smart, funny, and great for adding perspective to life.

I love this little video and the way the artist has captured the dog’s expressions:

http://www.godanddog.org/

By: Hannah

Hannah — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:05:32 +0000

We just adopted a 2-year-old mixed breed dog from our local Humane Society. We’d been thinking about getting a second dog, but wanted a smaller one and those are hard to come by in our shelter. I just happened to visit just after this dog was brought in… so now we have a sweet 11 lb (we’re guessing) Pomeranian/Papillon/Chihuahua/? bundle of adorable gracing our house. All of the cats we’ve had were either strays or from a shelter. Our older dog we got from a reputable breeder because I wanted that particular breed, and she is delightful.

The photos are beautiful – how great to have them to entice people to adopt them!

By: CR46

CR46 — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 04:37:50 +0000

Thank you for using this forum to promote pet adoption. And for all mudpups out there considering adding a new family member, petfinder.com is a great site. plug in the type of animal you are searching for and plug in your zip code and PAGES of furry friends waiting to be adopted will appear ( the magic of the intertubes LOL)
If you are considering adding a new member, here’s a good hint for kids…give them a stuffed dog or cat and then take them to select a pet after christmas when things are calmer.
Another hint, worried about “puppy” training? Adopt an adult instead–the pups always go first, but with adults you can better tell their personalities and the “adjustment” time is usually less.
We just “adopted” 2 new horses that we were going to foster but after judging their age and health ( underfed and hoof issues) they really are unadoptable so they will live out their lives with us
What beautiful portraits those are of those shelter pets, they certainly do stand out.

Merry Christmas to all and that includes the furry members of your families

By: Star

Star — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 04:01:17 +0000

mommom~ i feel your pain…sooo hard to let go of these special animals…I’ve lost 2 pugs…adopted 2 more..Can not imagine my life without them..They are my best friends..My last Pug that i rescued was due to be put down within the wk..When they took me in to see her she was standing up on the cage door , standing in water…I almost started crying…She looked so pitiful..Long story short she is the most loving and happy little girl….I’m like you i do believe they are here for a reason…Have a wonderful Christmas..

By: justafarmer

justafarmer — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:17:21 +0000

PepperzMom!!! Post a pic at
http://www.themudflats.net/forum/index.php/topic,7251.0.html

By: PepperzMom (GA)

PepperzMom (GA) — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:07:13 +0000

My leetle furry lady, Pepper, is a Petfinder adoption success story. Found her there in October 2003, 2.5 months after losing my furry fella, Sailor, who actually was just a bit of a bigger version of Pepper (black cocker spaniel with white stripe down chest area from right at the neck).

Wish we could post a picture in a message area here…

By: kejia

kejia — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:55:04 +0000

Our five cats and one dog are all rescue pets. And I can say, on a cold winter’s night, there is nothing like having furry hot water bottles sprawled around you. (Doggy is snug in his crate, since unlike the indoor cats, he romps in the park and the upstairs is a dog-free zone).