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From the new owners of Care Bear, now Molly:



Hi, we thought we'd send you a few photos of Molly. She's been such an amazing girl and we can't thank you and the people at TAS enough for all you do

It's hard to believe Molly had been passed over for months! All she asks is for a good head scratch, and to follow us wherever we go. You were so right, she just wants to be with people! She's amazing, patient and kind with kids, well actually anyone with hands that wants to play with her

We're working on helping her make friends with other dogs, as she tends to get scared, but we're sure with time she'll start warming up to some 4 legged friends

Thanks again, we are so happy we found her!

David, Kara and Molly







4 Comments to “Update on Care Bear”

  1. Anonymous says:

    How wonderful to see a happy, much loved Molly enjoying her new life! Those of us who worry constantly about the terrible lives and deaths some dogs face really need to know that there are indeed good caring people like Molly"s rescuers in the world

  2. MKlwr says:

    Awesome!
    I love the picture with the hollow ball. So much fun to be had!

  3. Anonymous says:

    Molly looks so content and happy! Love to see these success stories.

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The reason for this blog is to help get specific dogs adopted from TAS but equally important is to try to normalize the idea of shelter dogs being just as good and just as desirable as any other dogs including those which are regularly merchandised by backyard breeders, puppy millers and those few remaining pet store owners who still feel a need to sell live animals. The single greatest stigma shelter animals still face is the belief that shelter animals are substandard animals. Anyone who has had enough experience with shelter animals knows this is untrue but the general public hasn't had the same experiences you've had. They see a nice dog photo in a glossy magazine and too many of them would never think of associating that dog with a dog from a shelter. After all, no one abandons perfectly good dogs, right? Unfortunately, as we all know, perfectly good dogs are abandoned all the time.

The public still too often associates shelter dogs with images of beat up, sick, dirty, severely traumatized animals and while we definitely sometimes see victims such as these, they are certainly not the majority and, regardless, even the most abused animals can very often be saved and made whole again.

Pound Dogs sometimes discusses the sad histories some of the dogs have suffered. For the most part, though, it tries to present the dogs not as victims but as great potential family members. The goal is to raise the profiles of animals in adoption centers so that a potential pet owner sees them as the best choice, not just as the charity choice.

So, here's the favour I'm asking. Whenever you see a dog picture on these pages you think is decent enough, I'd like you to consider sharing it on Facebook or any other social media sites you're using (I know many of you do this already and thank you for that). And when you share it, please mention that the dog in the photo is a shelter dog like so many other shelter dogs waiting for a home. If we can get even five percent of the pet buying public to see shelter dogs differently, to see how beautiful they are and how wonderful they are, and to consider shelter dogs as their first choice for a new family member, we can end the suffering of homeless pets in this country.
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