LETTER TO ADOPTERS

LETTER TO ADOPTERS

Wasabi and Malachy (below)  don’t show up in rescue.    We don’t usually get the elegantly coiffed, classically beautiful, completely trained, perfectly behaved dog.  

We get the leftovers.  Dogs that other people have incompetently bred, inadequately socialized, ineffectively “trained,” and badly treated.   

Most rescue dogs have had it.  They’ve been pushed from one lousy situation to another.  They’ve never had proper veterinary care, kind and consistent training, or sufficient company.  (Rocky went through several homes-- and wasn't always treated well.  So, he has some reactive issues.  He needs a very patient owner.)

 They’ve lived outside, in a crate, or in the basement.  They’re scared, depressed and anxious.  Some are angry.  Some are sick.  Some have given up.   (Some are lucky-- their owner may have died, but they've been loved and cared for.)

But we are Rescue and we don’t give up.    We know that a dog is a living being, with a spirit and a heart and feelings.  

Our dogs are not commodities, things, or garbage.  

 They are part of sacred creation and they deserve as much love and care and respect as the next Westminster champion.  (Fluffy was probably a back yard breeding dog.  She wasn't cared for or about.  She was in serious medical condition.   Now, she is just being cared for and loved.)

So please, please don’t come to rescue in the hopes of getting a “bargain,” or indeed of “getting” anything. 

   Come to Rescue to give, to love, to save a life – and to mend your own spirit.  For Rescue will reward you in ways you never thought possible. 

 I can promise you this – a rescue dog will make you a better person.  💜

(Author unknown)