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| This is Nem. At the shelter he was put on "the list" Luckily he made it out alive. |
Debbie Tails - The Inside Scoop on a Foster Dog's Journey to Find a Forever Home
Not all dogs make it...not all dogs make it out alive. I don't know the details...I don't want to know. But I know it's true because of my friend Nem. I first met Nem at a MHCS Adoption Event held at Unleashed by Petco in Montgomery Village (Gaithersburg), MD. He was living in the shelter back then. It was his day of freedom. Someone came up with the wonderful idea to have shelter dogs come to adoption events. What a great idea! Get them outta the shelter for a day, give them a chance at finding an adoptive home, and give them a day of warmth, play, and love.
Through adoption events, classes at the Foster Dog Alliance, and a fun Nose Work class we did together I got to know Nem....I got to hear his story. He's a Pitbull mix. Handsome and super sweet. But at the shelter, he got put on the list. “The List”.
As luck would have it, Nem's life was saved. A shelter volunteer named Mel came to his rescue. Mel knew what a super great dog he was, became a foster, and got Nem outta there! Yeah Mel! Yeah Nem! Mel gave him lots of love...played fetch...took him for lots of walks....lots of car rides. And more importantly, took time for training. Nem has since been adopted!!! For him, it was a happy ending. Not all shelter dogs are like Nem...not all shelter dogs can say they made it out alive.
Not all dogs make it...not all dogs make it out alive. I don't know the details...I don't want to know. But I know it's true because of my friend Nem. I first met Nem at a MHCS Adoption Event held at Unleashed by Petco in Montgomery Village (Gaithersburg), MD. He was living in the shelter back then. It was his day of freedom. Someone came up with the wonderful idea to have shelter dogs come to adoption events. What a great idea! Get them outta the shelter for a day, give them a chance at finding an adoptive home, and give them a day of warmth, play, and love.
Through adoption events, classes at the Foster Dog Alliance, and a fun Nose Work class we did together I got to know Nem....I got to hear his story. He's a Pitbull mix. Handsome and super sweet. But at the shelter, he got put on the list. “The List”.
As luck would have it, Nem's life was saved. A shelter volunteer named Mel came to his rescue. Mel knew what a super great dog he was, became a foster, and got Nem outta there! Yeah Mel! Yeah Nem! Mel gave him lots of love...played fetch...took him for lots of walks....lots of car rides. And more importantly, took time for training. Nem has since been adopted!!! For him, it was a happy ending. Not all shelter dogs are like Nem...not all shelter dogs can say they made it out alive.
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