tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69084423516150771.post7447902891192972277..comments2024-03-16T22:09:24.279-04:00Comments on 24 PAWS OF LOVE: The Rant at the Shelter24 Paws of Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06574070591449171093noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69084423516150771.post-88311024783981740052012-03-22T21:59:30.444-04:002012-03-22T21:59:30.444-04:00I know that feeling, too. :-( ((hugs))I know that feeling, too. :-( ((hugs))Rama's Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034742849934370442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69084423516150771.post-55697324763255118422012-03-22T15:01:06.708-04:002012-03-22T15:01:06.708-04:00Having been there I can tell you first paw that sh...Having been there I can tell you first paw that shelter isn't always the correct word.Brian's Home Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809631273441407139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69084423516150771.post-8320976616068476152012-03-22T03:17:09.411-04:002012-03-22T03:17:09.411-04:00Thank you for sharing this beautiful post with us!...Thank you for sharing this beautiful post with us!<br />Mom's all teary eyed again..but she's smiling too with the thought that there are people who care too!!<br /><br />Cheers,<br />MaxxYashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00744039273509674034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69084423516150771.post-61103890204314561182012-03-21T22:59:40.848-04:002012-03-21T22:59:40.848-04:00To me the biggest heroes on the planet are a group...To me the biggest heroes on the planet are a group in New York City who go and spend the night with dogs that are slated to be euthanized the next morning. Then sleep with the pup, holding and listening and loving, in hopes that at least they are gving the dogs a sense that SOMEBODY cared and was with them at the end.<br /><br />Quinn came from the worst shelter in Los Angeles county. His eyes were nearly hopeless and his body sagged with defeat. We understand...I still cry when I see photos of dogs in tat facility.White Dog Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11355498124092406748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69084423516150771.post-76023226049538213672012-03-21T18:27:21.583-04:002012-03-21T18:27:21.583-04:00OK, tears here, too. It's so sad when you real...OK, tears here, too. It's so sad when you realize how many times dogs and cats in all shelters go through the look over by humans and are rejected time after time. It's not fair and all of them deserve so much better.Lindahttp://canidaepetfood.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69084423516150771.post-19696783290448569692012-03-21T14:54:51.295-04:002012-03-21T14:54:51.295-04:00My boyfriend and I have been warned not to touch t...My boyfriend and I have been warned not to touch the dogs through the bars at the county shelters too, but we always did. We used to to look when we just had Hades but now that I can't leave with another dog I can't go. Volunteering is spent with a no-kill rescue... I just can't step foot into those places. I know it's so hard.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02650445910092342851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69084423516150771.post-91159561256259658622012-03-21T14:21:27.527-04:002012-03-21T14:21:27.527-04:00This is so heartbreaking... Thank you for sharing ...This is so heartbreaking... Thank you for sharing your experience. I make blankets for sheltered animals and you encouraged me to make more.Samhttp://snugglesheena.blog.fc2.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69084423516150771.post-60776031755323077272012-03-21T14:19:40.998-04:002012-03-21T14:19:40.998-04:00I had tears in my eyes as I read your post today. ...I had tears in my eyes as I read your post today. You just want to love every one of these poor dogs. They don't understand why they're there and can express it in so many ways. <br /><br />Our Toby is one of those dogs Kobipup talked about. Brought back after a couple of weeks by a family that said "he didn't obey". He's been with us ever since and couldn't be a more loveable and sweet companion.Sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248505284633390568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69084423516150771.post-18403707631699957842012-03-21T12:32:22.672-04:002012-03-21T12:32:22.672-04:00Its very sad. I cant bring myself to go to a shelt...Its very sad. I cant bring myself to go to a shelter, I can help by donating money. I cant take a dog on a walk knowing that it might be its last walk and so forth. I am way too emotional when it comes to animals and a shelter would traumatize me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18391464160245615097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69084423516150771.post-30488737464400016542012-03-21T11:22:34.361-04:002012-03-21T11:22:34.361-04:00That is a beautiful post. I happened to read it a...That is a beautiful post. I happened to read it at work and now I'm sure my eyeliner has run down my face. I don't know whether to feel worse for the dogs that have given up hope or the ones that still have some and are dashed down everytime.Angela J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06524863071938143619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69084423516150771.post-49273599747321547482012-03-21T11:13:13.964-04:002012-03-21T11:13:13.964-04:00This post was beautiful. I recently started volunt...This post was beautiful. I recently started volunteering at an animal shelter, and I know what it's like to want to bring home each of them, give them a good home and the love they really deserve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69084423516150771.post-84434057249577142622012-03-21T10:55:08.535-04:002012-03-21T10:55:08.535-04:00It's sad to see what humans have done to them....It's sad to see what humans have done to them... <br />-CorbinCorbinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17099985133525531865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69084423516150771.post-4420297234743748422012-03-21T09:00:50.906-04:002012-03-21T09:00:50.906-04:00Oh this tugged at my heart strings!Oh this tugged at my heart strings!Bassetmommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15016708510665819531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69084423516150771.post-18359941575462351042012-03-21T08:42:05.217-04:002012-03-21T08:42:05.217-04:00It's true how emotional and sad the shelter ca...It's true how emotional and sad the shelter can be. I volunteer at our local SPCA (on a break from breaking my collar bone), but it was hard. None of the dogs deserved to be there. Very few were actual strays or seizures, most were turned in by people who just didn't want to put up with it anymore. I think what I find the saddest are the dogs that get adopted by a family, and for one reason or another are sent back within a week for stupid reasons like "he barks to much, or she jumps on everyone". I'm sorry, but dogs are forever, not just because you feel like it. When you buy or adopt a dog, it's a commitment. I took my time choosing to adopt Kobi thinking I got a puppy that would be easy. Boy was I wrong. He is one of the most challenging things I have ever done, but I'm committed to him. Just because he's scared and reactive doesn't mean I send him back to the shelter, it means I work harder to figure out how to help him. It's taken me almost a year to start making progress, but it's showing.<br />I know first hand how hard it is for the dogs in the shelter, and some days I leave feeling like I didn't do enough because I couldn't spend time with all of them. There is no way around the shelter environment, but the volunteers and staff usually are trying their best to make them feel some sense of love and companionship and to give them the basics that every dog needs.Kobipuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831290529619429366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69084423516150771.post-41250105028067976842012-03-21T08:09:22.971-04:002012-03-21T08:09:22.971-04:00You can only give the gift you have to give. Yes, ...You can only give the gift you have to give. Yes, you listened. And you shared what you heard. Thank you.<br /><br />Old fashioned shelters are so hard. They create an atmosphere that makes it difficult and unlikely someone will find a friend to both with and take home. And the stress of being there changes many dogs.<br /><br />I hope your community is someday able to change their shelter system to a more humane place. It's not the final answer. But it's a start.Pamelahttp://www.somethingwagging.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69084423516150771.post-18868805668023052812012-03-21T06:39:31.935-04:002012-03-21T06:39:31.935-04:00A very sad place to visit indeed. And oh, to be ab...A very sad place to visit indeed. And oh, to be able to bring them all home:(<br /><br />Woos - Phantom, Thunder, Ciara, and Lightning♥♥ The OP Pack ♥♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/07539957828544908415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69084423516150771.post-7773424849653807002012-03-21T05:26:21.233-04:002012-03-21T05:26:21.233-04:00;___________;;___________;zeeFMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05023521096022648061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69084423516150771.post-49176891645285553462012-03-21T05:13:06.947-04:002012-03-21T05:13:06.947-04:00I'm still here:) You made me cry for those po...I'm still here:) You made me cry for those poor dogs! I don't think I've ever been in a shelter, I couldn't stand it. Just reading about what it's like is heartbreaking.Greyhounds CAN Sithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03178195107110286989noreply@blogger.com