Shadow adopted

I forgot to mention that after 5 months of fostering her, Shadow finally got adopted this past weekend by her new mom. I think that she is going to a really good home, and it turned out to be pretty good timing since I'm leaving for the trip tomorrow. Of all the dogs we've had, i've never loved one or been more attached to one than Shadow. She had an amazing amount of love to share, and i hope she enjoyed her time at our house because we certainly will miss her.

A lot of people ask how we can foster dogs and then give them up for adoption after becoming attached to them. Usually it goes something like, "i love dogs too much, i could never do that." I have no doubt that one day i won't be able to control myself when someone makes that stupid comment, and they are going to get a quick right to their jaw (i don't apologize in advance). It is extremely difficult to give the dogs up, but it allows us to save more dogs from being put to sleep, so it isn't really about us, its about the animals and doing what's best for them.

Over 4 million dogs are euthanized in the U.S. alone every year because of over-breeding puppy mills, not spaying and neutering them, and neglectful ownership. I hope everyone encourages their friends to adopt and save lives and hopefully someday end the ridiculous of puppy mill breeding and careless dog ownership.