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Shelter pets vs breeder: A personal letter to a friend…
I thought I would share this all with you….Please do not get upset.
A few days ago a good friend I went to high school IMed me on Facebook.
“Hey Bella, do you sell dogs too?”
“What are you looking for?” I replied.
“A husky,” he replied.
“Oh ok.” I typed. “Let me work on it this weekend and see what I can come up with.” I typed.
“Great. Any idea how much it will cost me?” he asked.
“I will research and email you soon.” I responded.
I pondered this for a day or two…deciding what the right way was to approach the matter. My personal opinion (and it is ok if yours differ) is that to adopt a pet in need is to save a life. I carfully thought about it and here was my response:
Dear friend,
Breeders – although some may be good, you are literally taking a life from the 11million pets that are sitting in the shelters. Do you know 11 million pets were put to sleep last year. UGH.
The life of a shelter pet could have been….A pet could have been from a breeder, and a house could have been foreclosed on, family couldn’t afford it or take it to their next home, and the pet ended up in the shelter. Just because it is in a shelter does not mean they are bad. In fact in the over 350 clients we have serviced, the sheltered pets have ALWAYS had the best personalities. These (what were PETS, now animals) have three days there, and then they die. It is a very sad truth.
So what I am proposing is to go to a shelter. Not a pet store (puppy mills), not a breeder (taking away from the lives that could be saved in the shelter). It is the morally right thing to do. We can find you the perfect Husky at a shelter or the county pound. The statistics prove that. It is just a matter of speaking with the right people and can assist in the facilitation of that happening. Okay?
Do you have any questions or objections? I would be happy to answer anything.
Please let me know you agree and I will begin making calls to help find you the perfect pup!
How would you have handled this? What are your thoughts?
A sweet story that we are happy to be a part of!
Lars is such a sweet spirit. Our heart goes out to him and we just adore loving pet parents like his mom and dad.
Lars story goes like this… He became a stray (for what reason is unknown). Lars now mama goes bike ridding with a group and would see him running around. Very long story short, she ended up scooping him up one day to come home to her beautiful home in Scottsdale. Seeing her laying on the floor with this pup and all the love and attention he is given is such a blessing!
“When you rescue a life, you save a life.”
Now Lars’ new mom and dad have to work during the day. With his hind legs being as weak as they are, and he being as skinny as he is, not used to being indoors…. We have had the honor of becoming apart of their family to help our with Lars’ during the day. Here are some pictures and video of our first few visits with this angle.
He is the most loving and affectionate dog. I am beside myself wondering how anyone could ever give him up!
Want to go for a CAR RIDE?
Almost every time you ask a dog this, their ears perk up and tails begin to wag. Cats, well that is a different story. In a prior blog ( http://www.scottsdalepetexpert.com/articles/driving-safe-with-your-pets/ ) I mentioned tips for driving safe with your pet. These are some good helpful and useful tips to keep in mind for your pets safety.
This week we had a client that we were doing overnights for. Since he works very long hours and just moved to the area he used Bella’s Concierge Program to assist him in finding a groomer, vet, and getting his pets transported. (www.Bellashouseandpets.com/extras)
We were able to recommend Dr. Casey at McDowell Mountain Animal Hospital for all his needs. (www.mcdowellmtnvet.com) We dropped off Max and Buddha at her office first thing in the morning for an examination, shots, and grooming appointments. We even facilitated getting the records from their prior home in a different state to Dr. Casey’s office.
Bella, Pack Leader for Bella's House and Pet Sitting at Dr. Casey's with the kids!
We picked up the happy pups from her office in the early afternoon and returned them happy and healthy to their home in Scottsdale. How cute are they???
We are happy to be able to have personal relationships with excellent service providers so that we can pass those benefits onto all of our clients. Our client will now come home to his pets being slept with, fed, exercised, groomed, and brought to the vet! How convenient is that? (We also can have your refrigerator stocked with fresh food to your liking, but our client was only gone for 4 nights)
For more information on Bella’s House & Pet Sitting in Scottsdale AZ please view our website at: http://www.Bellashouseandpets.com or call 480.330.4552
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