HEY GUYS! 🐾
PLEASE READ MY MOM'S POST FOR NATIONAL MUTT DAY! YOU SEE I ASKED HER TO PUT IT OUT FOR ALL MY FRIENDS!!!
December is the time of year filled with holidays,
family, friends and good cheer. But let’s not forget our faithful canine
companions, especially the mixed breeds. Twice a year on December 2nd,
and July 31st, we celebrate National Mutt Day, also known National
Mixed Breed Dog Day. This day was created in 2005, by Colleen Paige, an Animal
Welfare Advocate. Her intent is to raise awareness of the unfortunate situation
that mixed breeds face in our nation’s shelters as approximately 80% of the dogs
in the shelters are mixed breeds. The pure breeds that end up in the shelters
are generally rescued quickly by individuals who purchase these dogs for
considerably less or they are rescued by a pure breed rescue organization.
The ASPCA notes, “approximately 3.3 million dogs enter
shelters every year”. Many dogs that enter the shelters are often abandoned or
abused, but each one deserves a forever home. Sadly, a large percentage of dogs
that are euthanized due to the continual over-breeding and the sale of pure-bred
puppies by puppy mills to pet stores that are ill or neglected.
Many mixed breeds possess unique characteristics that
result from the mix of their breeds. They tend to be healthier and live longer and their behavior is
often better. They learn and obey commands just as easily as a pure-bred. They
are competent at performing the tasks of search and rescue, bomb
detection, drug sniffing, and as guide dogs. They also provide us with health benefits such as daily walks along with social interaction
with our neighbors.
So, this holiday season visit your local shelter and you may find your perfect companion. There are many healthy and loving mixed breeds desperately waiting for their forever homes. If adoption/fostering is not an option, donate food, supplies or a financial donation. Each shelter has a wish list, and they appreciate your donations. If you need more convincing to adopt a mix breed, just remember Benji, a mixed breed Terrier famous for several films from 1974 through the 2000’s and Spike, a Labrador Retriever/Mastiff mix who was best known as Old Yeller and the list goes on.
“In every heart, there is a hole. In every shelter, there is love in which to fill it.” ~ Collen Paige
CHEWY MAN AND FAMILY!🐶