'At the end of the day, would I trade my purebred Lab for the world? Absolutely not!'
. In fact, my parents loved dogs so much, they went on to get four more — a Golden Retriever and a Chesapeake Bay Retriever from breeders, and two additional goldies we rescued from the local shelter — before I graduated high school.
Oddly enough, I also have five cats. And while it's certainly possible to get kittens from breeders, adoption was the only way to go as far as I was concerned. There were too many cats in my area who needed help, so I took it upon myself to help as many as I could. But for some reason, I viewed dogs differently.ADVERTISEMENT
At 6 years old, Yogi is officially our giant baby, and we couldn't imagine our lives without him. That being said, our next dog won't come from a breeder. For me, the opportunity to save multiple lives by adopting one dog is the most compelling reason. When dogs are adopted, they make room for shelters to accept more dogs. With
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