Does anyone have a good pet adoption story?

Question

I adopted my "Max" a day before they were gonna get rid of him and It's is definetly one of the best decisions i ever made.!!!!

Answer 1

Yeah I've got lots of them. But the one that stands out is Scruffy, our flat-coated retriever..she was in the pound. We had lost our other black dog...on Chrstmas eve of 2002, we got a call from the pound & said they may have our dog. We went to look & it wasn't ours but we couldn't leave her there to die. So, being the holidays, we had to wait til after Christmas day to adopt her. We took her a blanket & chew bones & a stuffed animal to her for Christmas. That was 4 years ago & we love her so much, she has been a real joy to us. It was one of the best decisions we ever made too. Animals that are adopted seem to be the most grateful for that warm or cool place to sleep & room to play & the love they get. I will always go to a shelter for a dog...there are so many out there who need & deserve good, loving homes. Good for you for adopting. Wish more people were like you.

Answer 2

I just adopted a Redbone Coonhound named "redbone".

His past life is a horror story. He was nothing short of a puppy mill dog and he's horrible owner would use a horse whip if the dogs even made a sound. Redbone would like to go visit the neighbors and the owner threatened to shoot him if he got out. The neighbor ended up taking Redbone the next day when he came over to visit.

He had an embedded collar that had to be removed, he was 15 pounds underweight. He's teeth were in horrible shape and his nails were severely overgrown.

He's 15months old and still scared to play like a normal dog and even more scared to make a sound. I've had him for almost a month and he's slowly learning that he won't get in trouble for being a dog.

Answer 3

Here's one. A guy brought a little white schauzer into the vet hospital where I work. He wanted the dog euthinized because he just didn't want the dog anymore. The dog was 8 years old and as sweet and friendly as could be....just a matted dirty little mess. Although the doc charged the guy for the euthination and by law the doc has to obey the mans wishes....he decided to cross legal lines and not put the dog down. He did an exam on the dog and found him to be as healthy as could be. I cleaned him up real good and gave him a cute little schnauzer haircut. One of the vet techs shipped him to another state to life with her parents. This way the original owner would never cross paths. The little guy is happy as can be. He even comes to visit us from time to time. In the meantime....the idiot that tried to issue an inoccent creature a death penalty thinks the dog is dead to this day.....he he he. There's nothing more rewarding than saving a poor little innocent creatures life.

Answer 4

I knew a man that had recently had his dog die. He asked me to help him find a new companion. After about two months of looking, I found a dog that I thought would be suitable for the elderly gentleman. I adopted a beautiful Catahoula Hound. Early the next morning we called him to see if we could come by and visit, intending to suprise him with the six month old pup. He said sure we could come by. That way we could see the new dog he had just gotten. He had found a "last day before euthanasia" dog at his vets office the day before. Well, we told him about the Catahoula, but he could not keep them both. We ended up keeping the dog for ourselves. Sundae, as she came to be called, has been a wonderful addition to our menagerie of pets. She has some asthma type problems from having an embedded collar. She was forcibly removed from her previous owner due to cruelty and neglect. Other than occasional wheezing, she is a super pet.

Answer 5

Hubby & I were in the pet store buying cat food and noticed a sign "free dog to a good home". We went to check it out as the dog was supposed to be a sheltie cross and I love shelties. Well, we're not sure what breed mix she is but we took Hallie anyway..certainly not a sheltie. The people were taking her back to the Humane Society to have her put down as she nipped their very young children when they pulled her tail. The lady dropped by to see her the following week and Hallie was not the least bit interested in this woman at all. You would have thought that she'd never seen her before in her life by the reaction or lack there of. We've been carelful over the years letting her near children as she tried to nip kids a few times but now she is fine. She just needed lots of love and a bit of training. Almost 8 years later and Hallie is still our little girl. We wouldn't part with her for the world.

Answer 6

15 years ago, my parents went to look at a home for sale. The basement door was locked and the realtor thought that was odd b/c she did not have a key. My mother had a bad feeling and broke down the door. Downstairs, in the basement, she found a doberman who had been left by the owners to starve. No food, no water and only small basement windows to let the sun in. My parents have raised dobies since they were first married, so my mother took the dog and brought her straight to the vet. The vet estimated her age to be 4 or 5 years old and said she had been locked in the basement for approx 2 weeks. He said it was a miracle she was still alive, having lost about 30lbs... My parents brought her home and we had her until she passed away at the age of 12. The owners of the home were contacted and said that they had hired a neighbor to care for the dog until the house sold- they didn't even care that she had almost died and told my family to keep her. She was an amazing dog named Pandora who became a part of our family. I'm so thankful that my mom discovered her- she had a great life with us...

Answer 7

We adopted a puppy after I had a very disapointing pregnancy loss. That dog was akita/boxer cross and had a personality unique to her! She house trained pretty well and grew to be a medium large dog. She had a deep growl but a high pitched yelpy bark that annoyed some neighbours. She was good company for me in my grieving time as when I was down she would nuzzle her nose on my lap and look up at me with those big eyes.

Answer 8

My doberman Killian was thrown out of a car and then hit by the car. The people abandonded him. A vet took him in and then placed him with Doberman Rescue. I took him in as a foster dog to train him as he was only 12 weeks old.
He was only at my house for training and well I fell in love with him. He was so cute and such a rowdy pup.
He has lived with me ever since.
I have a cat who was going to be eutahnized the next day as his "time" at the shelter was up and I adopted him the day before.
He is a great cat and we love him very much.

Answer 9

I adopted a Siberian Husky. She was for free. I got her at Petco adoption day thing with a rescue called Homefurever. On that day her owners decided that they did not want her any more so they dropped her off there. Isnt that sad? So she was my B-day present. And it was the best one I ever had.

Answer 10

My dog, Angel, was tied to someone's front porch and left there for a couple hours. She was in heat and just a plain old mess. Her "rescuers" placed an add in the paper and online and we found her. She came over to our house and loved it. She is the Angel and heart of our lives. Last summer we bought a puppy and they get along great!
Adopting is the way to go-trust me!