I asked 15 dog enthusiasts to fill in the blank:
“I am thankful for my rescue/shelter dog since …”
Here’s what they had to say.
Rachel grant as well as Kia
“ … because she constantly reminds me to be grateful for all the things we can take for granted – the sun, the grass, a home. Kia had a rough begin in life however it doesn’t show at all – she truly enjoys every moment of being alive. I just like that!”
Richard McAfee as well as his coonhound April Mae
“ … since I experience from PTSD as a result of my deployment, as well as she has the capability to calm me as well as my world. She has the capability to sense what is happening to me as well as will come as much as me as well as stay with me to make it better.”
JoMarie Hoholik as well as her border collie mix Sorella
“ … because she has brought so much joy to our family’s life. She has trained for half marathons with me, snuggles with me in the winter when my hubby was deployed as well as overseas, and she selected our newest dog, April Mae, who has been a fantastic comfort to my hubby after he returned from his deployment.”
Tatianna Creese as well as her pitbull mix Hazel
“ … because she is constantly making me smile as well as feeling so loved. daily I come house to a lot of kisses, as well as I couldn’t be more grateful she’s in my life! I like her so much.”
Damion Sanders as well as his Chihuahua Waxey Gordon
“ … because he filled a major space in my life after the devastating loss of my 12-year-old feline Zoe. My life is so much richer for having him. I honestly don’t understand what I would do without him.”
Mark Litwa as well as his lab mix Parker
“I am thankful for my shelter dog since he assists me satisfy new people as well as get more exercise.”
Yvonne & Jason Harper and their Chihuahua mix Bramble
“I am thankful for my rescue dog since she makes us a family.” – Yvonne
Sue Reninger as well as her border collie Boone
“ … since Boone is my finest friend. She lives as well as works with me daily, managing my stress in addition to that of the entire agency. In fact, her business card reads, ‘Director of stress Management.’ And, she’s fantastic at her job.”
Matt Hallisy as well as his golden retriever Kenji
“I am thankful for my rescue dog since he has truly made whatever I do better. He likes imitating me when I do yoga. He likewise is extremely smart, so much to ensure that I can usually just have a routine human conversation with him as well as he comprehends most of what I talk about.”
Teresa Rhyne as well as her beagles Percival as well as Daphne
“ … because he (Percival) taught me about animal testing as well as is a constant reminder to shop cruelty free.”
Percival (left) was rescued by Beagle flexibility job from a lab that tests on animals, according to Rhyne.
Jeff & Linda Logan as well as their golden retriever mix Dixie
“ … since every day she shows me the light that she demonstrated the very first day that we satisfied at the shelter. We went outside on a leash, she promptly sat down right in front of me to be petted, I knelt down as well as she provided me her paw for a shake!” – Jeff
Siobhan Hanlin as well as her collie mix Molly
“ … because she is my companion. with traumatic breakups, redundancy, as well as all the difficult early days of setting up my business, she was there as well as I couldn’t stop working since she was counting on me. ”
Dennis Kowaleuski as well as his pitbull mix Ottis
“ … because he’s always there for me. Ottis goes to work with me every day, as well as he cuddles me to sleep at night, as well as even though he’s always with me he still gets excited when I look at him as well as he still melts my heart just like the very first time I satisfied him.”
Shari Czar as well as her lab mix Tyler
“ … since daily he reminds me that there are new things to find – he always discovers new things to sniff! as well as that happiness can be discovered in something as simple as coming house as well as being satisfied at the door.”
Nina Parr as well as her Australian cattle dog mix Sadie“ … since she makes me laugh every single day. From the moment we met, I understood she was going to be a special dog, as well as she definitely lives as much as that expectation.”
How about the rest of you? Why are you thankful for your dog?
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