Rescue Dog Named Snoopy Didn't Fancy Cramped Spaces Until She Discovered The Perfect Tent
Every year, 3 million adoptable dogs find their way into shelters across the United States, posing a serious problem of shelter animal overpopulation. Even though the United States has over 3,500 animal shelters, only about 2,000 are designated as no-kill.
Sadly, this means that so many lost, abandoned, rescued, or wayward pets who find their way to a shelter will face euthanasia (mercy killing) if they do not find an adoptive family. These pets are eagerly awaiting their new families and a decent quality of life.
If you buy that awesome dog from a pet store or a shady breeder, it's completely possible that it came from a puppy mill, where dogs are kept in deplorable conditions. You can help reduce the demand for dogs from puppy mills by adopting a rescue dog today.
Opening your home to a rescued dog has several advantages, some of which you may not have considered. They will become your lifelong companions and will love you unconditionally.
These shelter dogs, however, can be surprisingly choosy at times, which makes having them around very interesting. Snoopy, a rescue dog, doesn't usually like cramped places, but she recently discovered a tent that looked too inviting to pass up.
"It was unexpected to see her there," Kyla McGuire, who adopted Snoopy from a Missouri rescue about five years ago, explained.
When Snoopy was first adopted from a rescue in Missouri, she was very shy
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Snoopy was extremely shy when she was first adopted. The rescue told McGuire that Snoopy was discovered in a ditch with her sister, but that was the only information they had about her.
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McGuire originally purchased the tent as a space to hold her stuffed animal collection
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Snoopy, on the other hand, quickly became more at ease, and she began exploring, trying to get into the trash, and eventually began bossing around her border collie sibling, Loki. Then there was the tent.
McGuire originally bought the tent to store her stuffed animal collection. She certainly didn't expect Snoopy, who despises crate training and only goes in her crate in an emergency, to jump into the tiny tent.
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Snoopy doesn’t usually like small spaces, but recently she found a tent that looked too inviting to resist
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McGuire has benefited greatly from Snoopy's affection and companionship. Snoopy's has undoubtedly improved her life, and she [Snoopy] keeps McGuire company throughout the day and recognizes when she is upset or in need of comfort.
Nowadays, the tent serves as Snoopy's personal playroom as well as a way for her to be nearer to her owner while living in style. Every time she sits by it, Snoopy enters the tent.
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McGuire has benefitted immensely from Snoopy’s love and companionship
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There are many social benefits to having a dog. People felt more confident approaching an attractive person if they had their dog with them.
Furthermore, people who have dogs appear more approachable and happy than those who do not have dogs. This is just the tip of the iceberg.
Are you finally persuaded to adopt that rescue dog you've been putting off for months? Who knows? You might find yourself with a lifelong companion who will love you unconditionally.
