After we “rescued” Max (the little guy in the avatar photo), my sister got us a refrigerator magnet of a paw print that says: “Who rescued who?”, and that’s how we feel, too! Max lifted the veil of grief we had over losing our adored Quincy Jack. We were rescued.
I’m trying to convince my husband to rescue an older dog… We already have a cat and a dog and they’re both ok with other animals. Well, kinda, the dog is a bit territorial. Ugh.
I suppose the alternatives are to “pound” a dog or to “shelter” a dog (to get a dog from the pound or shelter), but those have the connotation that one may have left the dog at the pound or shelter … I say we got a pound puppy … could have said rescue dog, I suppose, but we didn’t get them from an animal rescue, we got them from “the pound.” It’s part of the verbalization (making verbs out of nouns, which is what I just did there) of our language.
I enjoyed all the dogs and cats I had. Not to name: hamsters, parakeets, even turtles and tropical fish. Pets take your mind off your troubles as you care for them and love them.
Right you are, Wolf. However. . .I got my dog from a breeder, as I wanted to be sure what I had. He is the greatest dog I’ve ever had, to say the very least.Hats off to people who adopt or rescue: our cats are rescues. Pet shops are the worst bet, but I had a puppy mill dog that I ‘rescued’ at the behest of an AKC honcho who knew that the pup needed rescuing. (Not his breed, or he would have.) A great pup, in spite of his background.
StelBel over 12 years ago
After we “rescued” Max (the little guy in the avatar photo), my sister got us a refrigerator magnet of a paw print that says: “Who rescued who?”, and that’s how we feel, too! Max lifted the veil of grief we had over losing our adored Quincy Jack. We were rescued.
Dani Rice over 12 years ago
I used to work for a cardiologist who told his patients to get a dog from the pound. “You will save his life, and he will save yours.”
gatacinco over 12 years ago
I’m trying to convince my husband to rescue an older dog… We already have a cat and a dog and they’re both ok with other animals. Well, kinda, the dog is a bit territorial. Ugh.
cmcmail over 12 years ago
Everybodys a hero these days, no one “gets” a dog, they all require a “rescue”. Pretty noble I supose.
drdougsteward over 12 years ago
I suppose the alternatives are to “pound” a dog or to “shelter” a dog (to get a dog from the pound or shelter), but those have the connotation that one may have left the dog at the pound or shelter … I say we got a pound puppy … could have said rescue dog, I suppose, but we didn’t get them from an animal rescue, we got them from “the pound.” It’s part of the verbalization (making verbs out of nouns, which is what I just did there) of our language.
iced tea over 12 years ago
I enjoyed all the dogs and cats I had. Not to name: hamsters, parakeets, even turtles and tropical fish. Pets take your mind off your troubles as you care for them and love them.
beaver48612 over 12 years ago
I wanna be rescued, too :-(
atajayhawk over 12 years ago
Right you are, Wolf. However. . .I got my dog from a breeder, as I wanted to be sure what I had. He is the greatest dog I’ve ever had, to say the very least.Hats off to people who adopt or rescue: our cats are rescues. Pet shops are the worst bet, but I had a puppy mill dog that I ‘rescued’ at the behest of an AKC honcho who knew that the pup needed rescuing. (Not his breed, or he would have.) A great pup, in spite of his background.