Since Susie died, I find myself sitting on the dogs home website more often than not, looking at the imploring eyes of the dogs there. When we first moved in here and wanted a dog, that’s where we went. We came home with a 7 week old wiggling puppy, Seven.
When we wanted a second dog, we looked at the dogs home again, but there wasn’t anything really suitable – then Susie sort of fell into our laps and then we were done.
But I couldn’t stop thinking about the dogs there, the friendly happy dogs who pressed themselves against the edges of their cages hoping for some love, or the dogs out walking who were just so happy to see people and be walked.
The dogs home is actually brilliantly set up, with runs and play areas, and with volunteers who walk dogs all day.
Doesn’t mean it’s a place that you would want to live there, however.
So, Susie died and I can’t stop thinking about another dog.
We’ll get there eventually, I know this. Nathan isn’t ready for another dog yet and my common sense is kicking in, knowing that if we’re going to bring home a new dog, then Spring is a better time to be doing it than Winter.
And I keep watching the photos of the dogs, seeing most disappear and new ones appear and I’m happy that someone out there has adopted a dog that I feel so sorry for.
When we’re ready, we’ll be bringing home a dog and giving them a second chance. A new life with property to play on and children to run with.
Seven needs a new playmate and my heart aches for all the abandoned dogs out there.
Susie as a puppy. I still miss her.
Seven, our happy dog. She would love a playmate.
Pedigree are currently running an adoption drive, raising awareness about the thousands of dogs stuck in dogs homes and RSPCA’s across the country. All this wonderful family potential, going to waste, pining up against a cage door, hoping for someone to pat them as they walk past.
It’s no life for a dog.
Pedigree have also offered to donate 1 bowl of dogfood for every person who ‘Likes’ their page on Facebook. I did. And then I made Nathan like it too.
Because until I can bring home another dog from the dogs home, I’m going to continue to watch the website, seeing the photos come and go and feeling bad the whole time.
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Pedigree are currently running a campaign and I was invited to take part, however this is not a sponsored post and I was not paid.
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