Six hundred animals without homes and
families to care from them!
It went on to say how Joplin and surrounding shelters were busting at the seems trying to help and care for all of these pets. After trying for over a month to reunite families with their pets the time had come to find forever homes for these animals, so they had an Adopt-a-thon event. For one weekend only they would waive all adoption fees in the hopes that people would open their hearts and their homes and adopt one of these displaced pets.
And they did! 745 pets found homes in two days!
Joplin adoption site; Day 2--Photo courtsy of Parallel Perspectives--Photography and Videography |
Including this one.
Please welcome __________ the dog to the Mommy Household. He is a 2-3 year old Bagel (a Beagle/Basset Hound mix). He's a very sweet and loving dog. He's also a very fat, lazy dog
__________ the dog is the first shelter dog the Hubby or I has ever adopted. The boxer came from a reputable breeder and my weenie dog came from a friend of a friend. I always thought that shelter dogs were unwanted mutts (see Disney's Lady and the Tramp) or worse, abused, damaged dogs unsuitable for homes with children. I had no idea that that not only are there wonderful, child loving pups in the shelter system, they also have pure-breeds and even designer dogs like our Bagel.
So for the past couple of days we've been sitting around playing with our dogs (in case you lost count we now have 3
The only thing left for us to do, is decide on a name for our newest doggie. Porter came up with Snort and the Hubby's vote is for Mongo but we gotta decide something soon because "Hey, You" isn't really effective. If you have any better suggestions (PLEASE come up with some better suggestions!) leave a comment or drop me an email at
bcIMthemommy{at}yahoo{dot}com
And if you are looking to add to your family maybe a shelter dog (or cat) would be right for you. Check out this website and it will help you find the perfect pet in a shelter near you.