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A couple of heartworm positive dogs ended up at Toronto Animal Services about a month ago and were fostered out while undergoing treatment. They are now available for adoption and will be adopted out by their foster rescue group, T.E.A.M. Here's Ralph.

From Ashley, at T.E.A.M.:

Ralph is a love bug. He is incredibly laid back, gentle and acts like a big teddy bear. He is approx 3 or 4 years old and gets along great with other dogs and is not bothered by cats. Ralph deserves someone/family who appreciates what a loyal sweetheart he is as he would be a perfect companion for both an active or mellow household. Everyone who spends just 5 minutes with him falls madly in love.

Ralph is house-trained, up to date with vetting and currently recovering from his heartworm treatment. Please contact Ashley Hyslop (TEAM volunteer) at ashley_hyslop AT hotmail.com for adoption information.






You can meet Ralph at the T.E.A.M. Family Fun on the Farm event tomorrow:



1 Comment to “Ralph - Black Labrador Retriever mix”

  1. Anonymous says:

    Ralph is one handsome dog! what a wonderful team Ralph and Rosie would be for some kind family. Even the cats would approve!

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A request

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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