adoption
Our guide to animal adoption; learn why, where, and how to prepare to adopt a cat, kitten, dog or puppy from an animal shelter or rescue group.
Mistique
Mistique, Misty for short, is a husky mix that we kind of adopted by accident. About four years ago my ex and I decided we were going to go to the local shelter looking for a dog. We had looked online before our visit, but seeing as we had another dog had to do an in person meeting to make sure that everything clicked. Before my then boyfriend had moved in with me and my roommates, he had a full husky who true to nature was especially derpy but had needed to rehome him before coming to live with us. For that reason he had told himself that he wasn't going to get another husky because it felt a little like betrayal. One of the big things with us searching for a dog was that would act as a PTSD service animal for my ex. The natural level of energy for huskies is another reason that we went with the thought that we were looking for a different breed. It was a little bit biased but we also knew that we didn't have the space or free time to be fair to a large high energy dog.
By Courtney Seever5 years ago in Petlife
He Was My Teddy
I live in the outskirts of Kashmir but for my education I shifted to Srinagar city. I took my admission in a well reputed Institute of valley and I was very satisfied with my progress. It was my 3rd month in the city and I had already planned many resolutions for the year 2020. In March 2020, I had planned to start a Youth club for those teenagers who are involved in drugs and addiction. For this project me and my team were ready to start awareness programs all across the valley. Our first awareness program was on 07 March 2020 at Public park Shopian. Everything was set up and well planned.
By Zeeshan Mushtaq Lone5 years ago in Petlife
Who Rescued Who?
The animal rescues in the city were extremely particular. It seemed that if you were not a homeowner, a couple, or had a fenced-in backyard it was nearly impossible to be a forever home to any of their sweet, furry loves. I was in my late twenties with an excruciating love for animals developed in childhood, lived with two roommates in a townhouse without a fenced-in yard, and never owned any pets though I always had the desire.
By Kareena Carter5 years ago in Petlife
How Georgie Found Me
Once upon a time... It was just another July day when I went down to my uncle's car to see if he had a pack of cigarettes in his glove compartment (for him, not me). The busy main street just by our condominium complex was clogged with after-work traffic, which had gotten back to normal even only a few months after the pandemic had begun to rage in the United States.
By Jillian Spiridon5 years ago in Petlife
When 1 Becomes 2
I had already adopted a white and black kitten a few years earlier when living with my Mum but moving in with my partner into a top floor flat with a strict NO PETS ALLOWED policy meant that my little Bandit stayed in the family home while I flew the nest. After living that top floor life for a year with no bundle of fluff to love and hold each night my first priority and condition of moving once more was that I get a pet.
By Chelsey Peart5 years ago in Petlife
The Tragic Death It Could Have Been If We Never Met And How This Little Guy Picked Me
I have nothing against dogs, or any other pet, so don't judge by the fact that I prefer cats. They're a more independent type of pet, usually, that is, and often times are just as entertaining as any other creature we adopt for our homes. Not to mention the fact that the little things don't require fenced-in yards to run if you're too busy to always be there for a dog. That said, if people have dogs, I do realize how much fun they are but the animal has to fit the owner as much as the owner has to fit the animal.
By The Man Behind The Mask5 years ago in Petlife
My Rescue.
The year is 2009, furthermore, I have finally gotten my life together. As much as a nineteen-year-old can think she has her life together. I started a new job that was paying me well enough to finally move out of my ex-boyfriend’s parent’s house. Yes, it was as awkward as it sounds. Now I lived with two girls, in a house, in a good part of town, and I thought my life was as good as it was going to get. Just another time in my life I turned out to be wrong. The girl that owned the house, Karla, was gifted two little black puppies and of course, I melted. Who doesn’t melt for puppies? Well, Karla told me she was keeping one for sure.
By Franchessica Hannawacker 5 years ago in Petlife
Tex: My Uncommon Rescue Cat
Tex is an adult male, tuxedo kitty, not typical markings, but close enough, and he has a particular story to tell. I adopted him as the seventh of my rescue cats over the last 25+ years. Four of my rescue kitties have traveled on to their own hereafter. So now with my three remaining, Abby--a beautiful Rag Doll, Callie--a feisty Calico, and Tex--a shy, big, softhearted, dressed-up-to-his-nine-lives guy, we are a family, including all that unexpected groupings bring with them.
By Cynthia L Fortner5 years ago in Petlife
