This site is a MUST read for anyone thinking about adopting a dog. A report is being circulated that states only 50% of people who aquire pets keep them for longer than two years. UNBELIEVABLE.... pets aren't disposable!  

Here at Pet Pals we have potential adoptors research the breed they are thinking about adopting before their adoption is approved. Some stories for getting rid of pets are just amazing. The stories would be laughable if a life wasn't on the line. *** The dog grew too large--it's a Saint Bernard!***The dogs no longer match my furniture!***The dog doesn't bark enough!***

MANY other stupid reasons too numerous to mention.

There are also many great ideas even if you've had your dog for years.

Compliments come in all sorts of ways! Confetti was a nine year old cat when I adopted her through Pet Pals, Inc. She came from a Pound.  The paperwork from her previous owner said the reason for her surrender was because she was a habitual biter guilty of biting her granddaughter repeatedly. 

Confetti loved me from the first moment I picked her up in my arms.  She'd obviously been badly teased because she didn't tolerate being petted for more than a stroke or two anywhere behind her shoulders before becoming defensive and nipping (though she never bit hard). She longed to possess me and to show all others in the household that I was solely hers. The likely reason for Confetti being surrendered to the pound became evident the night I went to crawl into bed and the unmistakable fragrance of wet cat urine permeating my bed linens assaulted me. Yep, right on the spot where I slept! Was that an X?

Prevention of marking is not always easy. First, of course, determine whether or not there is a physiological reason for your cat or dog urinating where they're not supposed to. Urinary tract infections are always a likely culprit and easily treated. However, when this is not the case and your pet persists in marking, one's first line of defense might be to simply shut the door. But denying access to a favorite spot can be nigh unto impossible as in Confetti's case since we share a 5th wheel RV as our home. Protecting her favorite marking object became my chosen line of defense. I purchased waterproof bedding sheets and placed them on top of the bed with an attractive cotton sheet as a cover. It was far easier to wash a sheet than to launder all the bedding. This was effective until the dogs' nails finally perforated the thin plastic of the waterproof sheet allowing moisture through. Next I opted for a small lightweight blue tarp that I purchased at the hardware store. It is tough enough to resist the dogs' nails, yet lightweight and easy to put on and take off of the bed and being completely waterproof makes cleanup simple.

Bright blue industrial look not your cup of tea? Then consider using a shower curtain as a moisture barrier. They can be purchased in many attractive colors and designs or even perfectly clear vinyl that allows your favorite bedspread's beauty to shine safely through.  So, if you can't stand guard over your furnishings or laundry basket all day, instead of getting rid of your pet, protect yourself with a waterproof solution like a lightweight tarp or attractive shower curtain and keep your fur kids. After all, they only want to stake their claim to you in such an impossible to ignore way because they love you!

By - Dani Ellis

We do not have the ASPCA's $130 million in revenues. We do not have HSUS' $110 million budget. We did not open a New York City fundraising office and take in over $40 million like Best Friends did. And we do not have the $300 million in assets that Maddie's Fund does.

BUT with your help, we saved numerous lives! NONE were killed. 

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