I sit down to have a cup of coffee, after a long walk with my dogs, and I can't stop thinking how grateful I am. I've learned so many things thanks to their wisdom and their love.
Unfortunately, as a society, we're so far behind when it comes to animal rights. Things could be so different it parents taught their kids, to respect animals.
Let's be honest, how many people buy, give dogs as gifts, or even adopt without taking into account that they are NOT objects, that they need rules, that they need to be taken care of?
In my humble opinion before you get a dog you should ask yourself some of these questions: (I'll use she/he simply because I won't use it, but that's just me)
- Am I willing to commit to this dog? Am I aware that she/he could live up to 15 years?
- Will she/he be alone at home for too many hours?
- Is there enough space at home for her/him?
- Am I aware of the money I will have to spend? (Including food, collar, leash, toys, regular visits to the vet and so on)
- Will I play with her/him, take her/him out for a walk even if I am tired, or don't feel like it?
If you have answered yes to these questions, I'll take the liberty to suggest adoption. Why? Very simple, shelters are overcrowded, furry friends in need of a second chance. Dogs that might have been abandoned simply because their humans didn't have the time, space or patience to deal with them.
Fortunately, most of these dogs are either spayed or neutered, which is a very interesting topic, and I promise to write about it on a next post.
What I'm trying to explain on this post, is that dogs deserve better. We must be aware of their suffering when they are not properly taken care of.
Please, let's be better human beings. We have to stand for our rights, but let's not forget about theirs.
