BAD DOG – The Sunday Funnies

Sometimes it’s very hard to keep your dog from going bad. And when it happens, the authorities have to step in.

Death Row Dogs

I was going to write an article about the things my dog and I did this past weekend … and we had a great weekend!!! That is, until I read an alarming article about the amount of dogs and other family pets being euthinized across the county each and every day.

I can not stress strong enough, how very important it is, that when you begin the search for a dog, that you choose the correct dog for your lifestyle and skill level.

8,767 dogs and cats died TODAY in shelters across the land. This isn’t an isolated incident, this happens EVERY DAY. This works out to 3.2 million pets every year or one every 10 seconds. 1 dog and 1 cat have died since you have read this far into this article. And they were killed ONLY because they didn’t have a home to go to.

Most all of these great pets were dumped by the side of the road and captured by local animal control officers, or turned in to a shelter by owners who were overwhelmed or unable to correct a variety of behaivor issues. On the other hand, some owners just got tired of them and were simply unwilling to take care of them any more.

Would they still be in a home if they hadn’t chewed on a shoe? They didn’t know what it was, but it was leather, and it was on the floor. They were just playing and no one told taught them not to chew on it. Someone just yelled at them in a language they didn’t understand. The real problem was that someone forgot to buy a few puppy toys and then teach the dog not to play with certain thing. Or better yet, keep the items out of the dog’s reach so it couldn’t even get near them.

Would they still be at home if they had been housebroken properly? Rubbing the dog’s nose in what it did only made the dog afraid and ashamed that it had to go potty in the first place. There are some really good books, videos and obedience trainers that would have been able to teach that wonderful dog how to go to the door.

Would these dogs still be at home if they didn’t bring fleas into the house? Without anti-flea medicine, they couldn’t get them off of themselves after the owner had left them in the unmowed yard for days on end.

Would they still be at home if they hadn’t continuely barked for hours? It really wasn’t the dogs falt! They were only saying, “Help, I’m scared, Hey, I’m lonely, I’m here, I’m here! I want to be your best friend, come out and play with me.”

Would they still be at home if they would have tried harder to make their owners happy? Hitting them and throwing things at them didn’t make them learn.

Would they still be at home if their owner would have taken a few minute everyday to care for them, play with them and to teach them a few social skills and manners?

After a few weeks, the newness wore off. So they stopped paying any attention to them. But it wasn’t because the dog didn’t try!  They spent all day, every day waiting for their owners to love them again. But it didn’t happen … now,

Dear Human,
“I died today”.

Love Always,
    Your Puppy …