Adopt A Dog

One of the best parts of having this site is the chance to connect with other people who truly care about animals.

Liz from Ottawa Dog Blog is one of those people. Liz's site has a lot of great information on dog stores, parks, breeders, shelters, and charity events. She even has some resources on training and behaviour.

Definitely check it out, even if you're not from the area. Her focus is on helping families find a new pet from a breeder or shelter.

She's got a great list of adoption shelters in the Ottawa, Canada area.

One of the kindest, most responsible ways to get a dog is to adopt a dog that's unwanted. Adopt a dog in the .com era is still quite easy.

Many people don't want to adopt a dog from a rescue or animal shelter because they think of a used dog like a used car. After all, who wants someone else's mistake and problem? Not true - when you adopt a dogs life improves immeasureably.

Truth is, most dogs at shelters are wonderful pets just waiting for someone to love them. They've ended up at the shelter because of their owners’ divorce or allergies, the owner becoming ill or unable to care for them or moving, a poor match with their owner (for example, a relaxed dog that only wants to hang out on the couch, matched with an owner who wants a running companion), or a hundred other reasons that are not the dog's fault.