ADOPTING
Before you bring your dog home you will need to get food, water and food bowls, leash, collar, training crate, brush, comb and canine chew toys.
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Humane Education Pages
Top Ten Reasons Why You Should Consider a Rescue
by Mary & Doug Clark
"Why on earth would anyone want to adopt a rescued dog? After all, aren't they like used cars? Who wants someone else's problems? If the dog is so wonderful, why would anyone give him away? If he was a stray, why didn't someone try to find him? I'd rather buy a puppy so I know what I'm getting, and besides they're so cute!"
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Top Ten Reasons NOT to Get a Lab
#1 Labs shed a lot. A female will generally blow her coat (shed heavily) 2 times a year with her heat cycle. All other Labs neutered and un-neutered males, and spayed females will shed moderately throughout the year and more so as the seasons change. This hair collects on furniture, clothes and blows across the floor in tumbleweeds. You will be amazed on where you will find the dog hair. As we like to say, "Home is where the dog hair sticks to everything except the dog".
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