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From the owner of Goldie, now Pawnee:

We decided to call her Pawnee, Indiana (it's the town in Parks and Rec which is our favourite show). She's doing really well and settling in great. Though Dingo has become a somewhat crotchety old man he still plays with her very nicely (sometimes I wish they'd get a long a little less, like when they wake me up wrestling on me in bed each morning). Pawnee's a bit snatchy with treats, but who can blame her - she's still pretty underweight (though I'm working on it, fattening her up and teaching her manners). She is great about letting us brush her, which is good because boy does she shed - the drifts of hair in the apartment are seemingly endless (no matter how much we sweep and vacuum more hair appears from no where). She's only been here a week and a half, so there's still more settling in to come, but she is definitely a beloved family member already. Thanks so much for helping bring her into our lives, we cannot thank you enough.






5 Comments to “Update on Goldie”

  1. Anonymous says:

    Love the update and great pics, many thanks to the adopters for giving Pawnee her forever home! Love that Dingo enjoys playing with his new bud.

    I understand about the hair, especially on a parquet floor, same issue in my cat household...daily tumbleweeds of hair *sigh*.

  2. Anonymous says:

    oh it is so good to hear that Pawnee has been given a good home with loving owners and that handsome friendly brother Dingo! She looked so frail in Fred's first photos and my heart broke for her. But in that last photo in her new home play bowing to good old Dingo I can see she has found her spunk and is happy at last. Thanks to all who made that happen!

  3. Anonymous says:

    So you know Fred, this is actually an update on two pups you photographed. Dingo was adopted almost 6 years ago (then Mason) when you first started taking pics for the website. He's obviously doing well too :)

  4. Fred says:

    Anon, wow, thanks for the reminder. I'm going to have to try to dig up his old photo. I'm guessing the photo isn't even on the old blog.

  5. Anonymous says:

    http://www.patriciamcconnell.com/theotherendoftheleash/its-who-you-know-breed-stereotypes-handler-appearance info on impact of photos on adoption.

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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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