dog shelters and rescue groups put too much emphasis on finding “forever homes.”A “forever home” means the dog will live with that same family for the rest of her life.

The dog will never be surrendered to a shelter, re-homed or abandoned.

Yes, this sounds great. Ideally, every dog would be loved by the same family all her life in a “forever home.”

But this is not reality.

Circumstances change; sometimes finding a new family is best for the dog.

Three reasons why I don’t use the phrase ‘forever home’:

1. circumstances change. Re-homing a pet is sometimes the best choice, even if you love your dog very much. Re-homing a dog does not make someone a bad dog owner.

2. The phrase can be hurtful. sometimes people love their dogs very much but can’t keep them for whatever reason.

3. Dogs don’t truly need forever homes. most dogs actually adapt quite easily to new families. in that sense, “forever home” is designed around people – to make us feel good about ourselves. It’s not necessarily in the best interest of the dogs.

I am forever grateful for my dog Ace’s previous owner in Ada, Minn.

She did not provide “Junior” with a forever home. Instead, she gave him a solid start in life and then helped him find a different one with me.

My dog knew nothing but love, consistency and safety throughout his 12 years, in part because of his previous owner.

I hope she has gone out and gotten a new dog since then, if her circumstances are right for it now.

I am lucky to have a stable life with a support system – my husband, parents, siblings and good friends. I have steady work and good health. I can afford the things I need, and I live in a nice community.

I’m lucky I have never had to consider re-homing any of my animals, except for a dog I tried to adopt last year who ended up not working out. She was able to go back to her breeder and has a terrific life there.

It’s ok if you don’t provide a ‘forever home’

I would love for every dog and cat to have a “forever home.”

However, if every dog or cat is loved and given the care she needs, then that works too. sometimes that means staying in the same home forever. sometimes that means living in two or three different homes; that’s ok too.

There’s a stigma that if you don’t keep your pet “forever” and you “dump” him at a shelter you are a bad person – unworthy of loving a dog, even.

It’s common practice for rescue groups to reject people from adopting if they admit to re-homing an animal in the past, regardless of circumstances. This is not valuable for the dogs in need of homes today. It’s not valuable for the people can provide a good home today.

Yes, sometimes people truly do abandon their pets for unfair or selfish reasons. A small percentage of people do bad things. We will never be able to change that.

But it’s far more common for people to re-home their pets responsibly by finding them new homes themselves or by working with the right shelter or rescue group when needed.

We can’t criticize people for doing the right thing.

Rather than finding a dog a forever home, let’s find her a TODAY home.

Let’s offer support when needed to keep pets and families together longer and to find new homes when appropriate. This could be as simple as donating a bag of dog food to a pet food bank or volunteering at a low-cost vaccination event. It could mean supporting budget-friendly dog training classes or donating to a low-cost spay/neuter clinic.

Áno, súhlasím s tým. forever homes are great.

But loving our animals, doing the best we can and adapting to current circumstances – that is reality.

What’s your take on this?

Have you ever re-homed a pet or known someone who has?

Let me know in the comments if you would consider dropping the phrase “forever home.”

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top prize is $500 donation to the ‘best’ rescue or shelter

Note: I’ve partnered with canine nation to bring you this post.

If you’re like me, you’re practically consumed with wanting to do much more to assist dogs in need.

You want to foster. You want to donate much more than you can afford. You want to embrace when it’s not realistic. Your spouse has produced some kind of “limit” on the number of animals you can have.

Plus, you most likely want to assist a particular rescue group or shelter that you care about as well as can associate to vs. contributing to a large, national organization you may not trust.

Well, here’s an simple method to help!

Take 3 minutes as well as nominate your preferred rescue group so it can win $500 in canine Nation’s Best Friend’s good friend Contest.

All you have to do is put in the name as well as web site of the group you wan to nominate, plus your own get in touch with info. Je to ľahké!

It takes actually 3 minutes.

Then come back as well as let me understand in the comments what group you nominated.

More about the very best Friend’s good friend Contest

The finest Friend’s good friend contest is a contest where you can win a $500 donation to your preferred rescue group or shelter.

Nominations are being accepted now with Dec. 31, as well as voting takes location in January and February. You can vote when each day while voting is open. The group with the most votes by the end of February will win a $500 donation. Plus, there are second as well as third location prizes.

The finest Friend’s good friend contest was produced by Rodney Blow, who maintains the web site DogNation.net. This is the contest’s second year.

The contest is developed so canine enthusiasts can nominate as well as vote on the shelters or rescues they believe are many deserving.

The nomination process is truly simple. You just go into the rescue or shelter’s name as well as web site, together with your own name as well as email and a sentence or two about why you’re nominating that group.

The shelter or rescue you nominate should have a web site as well as should be a registered non-profit organization, normally a 501(c)(3).

The prizes – $900 total!

First place: $500 donation, a long-term link from DogNation.net as well as the digital gold medal (above) for showing on the rescue’s own web site.

Second place: $300 donation, long-term link from canine Nation’s historic winners page as well as a silver medal.

Third place: $100 donation, long-term link as well as bronze medal.

I personally nominated the group I volunteer with, Labs & much more Rescue of San Diego. This is a group that rescues Labs, lab mixes as well as other big dogs from kill shelters in southern California as well as discovers them loving homes.

Which group will you nominate? let me understand in the comments!

I understand a few of you nominated your preferred groups last year, as well as one of them even won second place! So, this truly is a method you can make a difference, as well as I motivate all of you to make your nominations.

Reminders on the nomination as well as voting process

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Nominations for the very best Friend’s good friend contest are taking location now with Dec. 31.

The voting will take location in January as well as February.

The winners will be announced shortly after that!

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Which rescue group or shelter will you nominate?

Let me understand in the comments!

Pozrite sa, čo včera dorazilo poštou. Naše nové vyšívané obojky pre domáce zvieratá pre Ace and Puppy Remy!

Ďakujem, dogids! Jeden oveľa viac dňa na vstup do nášho prezradenia tu pre vodotesný golier.

Čo vás naučil váš psík? Môj mutt mi pripomína pár vecí každý deň, ako keby som vždy odpustil, počúval a mal otvorenú myseľ. Rád skúša nové veci, cestuje, stretávajú sa s ostatnými a učia sa.

Moja mutt s potešením začína každý deň a žije každý deň naplno. Nikdy neodmieta príležitosť stretnúť sa s priateľmi. Nepotrebuje veľa vecí pri nákupe, aby sa cítil naplnený. Rád len sedí a premýšľa. Oceňuje prírodu a teší sa dlhej prechádzke. Nikdy nepochopí svojho tréningového kamaráta. Moje mutt sa dopriali dobré jedlo a nebojí sa zdriemnuť.

Môj Mutt nie je súdený, miluje všetkých, psích alebo človeka, za to, kým sú. Vie, že vzhľad nie je všetko, rád sa obije a nestará sa o to, čo si niekto myslí. Hovorí, keď je rozrušený, ale pokrčí plecami, keď to nestojí za to. Nikdy nezačne boj, nikdy nedrží zášť, nikdy nelame. Je tam vždy.

Môj mutt ma učí, ako byť lepším priateľom.

My weimaraner likes to run ahead of me on the trails. He’s not a courageous dog as well as always keeps me in sight. He darts ahead about 100 lawns (oh so brave!), as well as then stops to make sure I’m following.

But as most of you are well aware, a few of our dogs just can’t assist themselves around birds, rabbits, squirrels or whatever it may be.

I do my finest at discovering the balance between obligation as well as providing my dog the flexibility to be a weim. There is danger to that, as well as my dog definitely takes off into the clean in browse of birds. (Sorry, birds.)

Guardian Orb is a brand-new pet tracker that has taken all the great of the present GPS pet trackers while likewise overcoming the limitations (no monthly charges or subscriptions). It will be offered in July 2018. December 2019 update: Guardian Orb has not yet released the GPS tracking product. You can checked out updates on their Indiegogo page here.

This publish is sponsored by Guardian Orb.

GPS Pet Tracker – Guardian Orb

When my dog bounds ahead into the brush, I understand it’s only a matter of 30 seconds before I see his derpy deal with re-appear.

But there’s always some danger in enabling any type of dog off leash. perhaps the dog takes off a bit further than usual as well as gets confused. perhaps the wind somehow disorients him as well as he goes the wrong way.

Unfortunately, almost everybody understands a dog who has gotten lost. If it hasn’t occurred to you, I’m sure you understand a good friend or household member who has lost a dog for at least a few minutes. It’s terrifying!

Today I’m going to tell you a bit more about the new GPS pet tracker called Guardian Orb.

With the product, a little “Orb” attaches to your pet’s collar as well as the Guardian Orb app provides you gain access to to your pet’s real-time place from your phone, tablet or computer. There are no monthly charges or subscriptions, as well as it has a tracking radius as much as 10 miles.

Here is a video we made about Guardian Orb:

Features of the Guardian Orb GPS pet tracker:

Attaches to your dog’s collar (or a feline or other pet’s collar)

Tracking radius as much as 10 miles

NO monthly charges or subscriptions!

Offers advanced geo-location technology

Smallest pet tracking gadget available, according to the company

Tracks your pet in genuine time

Track from any type of smartphone, tablet or desktop

Stationary as well as portable “base” choices for house or travel

Private secure network

Vodeodolný

Uses radio signal, cellular GSM as well as GPS tracking

Zápory:

I have not tested Guardian Orb yet since it’s not offered up until July.

Guardian Orb is trying to be the very best pet tracker possible as well as as you can see there are a great deal of benefits.

The only con I can see is that with all innovation there are limitations. It might be human error where you fail to remember to fee the battery or it might be that you’re hiking in a remote area where you believed you’d have cell reception however you don’t.

Guardian Orb is truly trying to offer the very best product as well as service possible though by utilizing radio signal, cellular GSM as well as GPS tracking.

How to order a Guardian Orb

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More information on exactly how the Guardian Orb pet tracker works

The Guardian Orb attaches to your dog’s collar, as well as then you pair it with the “base” system – either a “Guardian Go” for travel as well as adventures or a “Guardian Home.” The “Orb” is 1.2” in diameter. You can utilize several Orbs with one base system if you have several dogs.

Guardian Home: links to your Web router as well as tracks your pet from house as much as 10 miles.

It pairs with any type of smartphone, tablet or desktop with wifi or cellular. It combines Radio Signal, Cellular GSM as well as GPS tracking so there are three methods to discover your pup.

Guardian Go: The Guardian Go is what I photo being most practical for my dog Remy for our hiking as well as camping adventures. This is a portable base station that fits in your pocket or pack as well as pairs with your mobile gadget via Bluetooth. The tracking radius moves together with you, tracking as much as ten miles with a 16-hour battery life.

The Guradian Go base system is 3” by 2.5” by 1.5”. like the Guardian Home, this likewise combines Radio Signal, Cellular GSM as well as GPS tracking. as well as remember, there are no monthLy poplatky alebo predplatné.

Môžete tiež využiť guľu Guardian Orb pre ostatných domácich miláčikov, ako sú mačky, kone alebo akýkoľvek druh domáceho maznáčika, ktorý má niečo, čo môžete pripojiť aj „gule“.

Tu je grafika, ktorá ukazuje niekoľko funkcií Guardian Orb v porovnaní s ostatnými sledovačmi PET:

Dovoľte mi pochopiť, či máte akékoľvek obavy z produktu.

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