I’m obsessed with dogs I always have been ever since I was little whenever my
been ever since I was little whenever my
been ever since I was little whenever my mom sent me outside to play you’d never
mom sent me outside to play you’d never
mom sent me outside to play you’d never see me riding a bike or throwing around
see me riding a bike or throwing around
see me riding a bike or throwing around a ball you’d see me going down my street
a ball you’d see me going down my street
a ball you’d see me going down my street house-to-house and sitting on my
house-to-house and sitting on my
house-to-house and sitting on my neighbor’s driveway and just petting
neighbor’s driveway and just petting
neighbor’s driveway and just petting their dogs for hours I also have a dog
their dogs for hours I also have a dog
their dogs for hours I also have a dog of my own her name is Sophie and getting
of my own her name is Sophie and getting
of my own her name is Sophie and getting her was the greatest day of my entire
her was the greatest day of my entire
her was the greatest day of my entire life she’s had a huge effect on my life
life she’s had a huge effect on my life
life she’s had a huge effect on my life and my whole family’s life whenever I
and my whole family’s life whenever I
and my whole family’s life whenever I need to de-stress
need to de-stress
need to de-stress or just get away from homework or just
or just get away from homework or just
or just get away from homework or just need a moment to myself I put on her
need a moment to myself I put on her
need a moment to myself I put on her leash and we go for a walk and getting
leash and we go for a walk and getting
leash and we go for a walk and getting fresh air is all I need to help me get
fresh air is all I need to help me get
fresh air is all I need to help me get through my day so today I want to tell
through my day so today I want to tell
through my day so today I want to tell you a story about how I learned how much
you a story about how I learned how much
you a story about how I learned how much my dog cares about me which made me care
my dog cares about me which made me care
my dog cares about me which made me care about her so much more and why I think
about her so much more and why I think
about her so much more and why I think it’s important to adopt dogs from
it’s important to adopt dogs from
it’s important to adopt dogs from shelters so one day a few weeks after we
shelters so one day a few weeks after we
shelters so one day a few weeks after we got my dog she was still just a little
got my dog she was still just a little
got my dog she was still just a little puppy
puppy
puppy it was raining outside and we knew that
it was raining outside and we knew that
it was raining outside and we knew that she was such a rambunctious puppy that
she was such a rambunctious puppy that
she was such a rambunctious puppy that she still needed to get her exercise so
she still needed to get her exercise so
she still needed to get her exercise so my brother and I got out a little
my brother and I got out a little
my brother and I got out a little remote-control car and we drove her car
remote-control car and we drove her car
remote-control car and we drove her car we drove the car around our house and
we drove the car around our house and
we drove the car around our house and she would chase it and would freak out
she would chase it and would freak out
she would chase it and would freak out and she was so scared of it and she
and she was so scared of it and she
and she was so scared of it and she thought it was something dangerous and
thought it was something dangerous and
thought it was something dangerous and she was barking at it constantly
she was barking at it constantly
she was barking at it constantly and then when it was time to clean up
and then when it was time to clean up
and then when it was time to clean up and put the toy away I went over to pick
and put the toy away I went over to pick
and put the toy away I went over to pick it up and she ran in between me in the
it up and she ran in between me in the
it up and she ran in between me in the car and she was pulling on my pant legs
car and she was pulling on my pant legs
car and she was pulling on my pant legs with her teeth trying to get me to go
with her teeth trying to get me to go
with her teeth trying to get me to go away and then she decided to go over to
away and then she decided to go over to
away and then she decided to go over to her leash and she picked up her leash
her leash and she picked up her leash
her leash and she picked up her leash with her mouth and she brought it over
with her mouth and she brought it over
with her mouth and she brought it over the car and she tried to put the leash
the car and she tried to put the leash
the car and she tried to put the leash onto the car I believe she knew that the
onto the car I believe she knew that the
onto the car I believe she knew that the leash stops her from going where she
leash stops her from going where she
leash stops her from going where she wants to go so she figured she could do
wants to go so she figured she could do
wants to go so she figured she could do the same with the toy car and this
the same with the toy car and this
the same with the toy car and this moment made me realize how much she
moment made me realize how much she
moment made me realize how much she cares about me and I’m sure that if you
cares about me and I’m sure that if you
cares about me and I’m sure that if you have a dog you’ve had a moment like that
have a dog you’ve had a moment like that
have a dog you’ve had a moment like that with your dog as well and my dog isn’t
with your dog as well and my dog isn’t
with your dog as well and my dog isn’t the only dog that’s helped me to stress
the only dog that’s helped me to stress
the only dog that’s helped me to stress at school we have dogs come in during
at school we have dogs come in during
at school we have dogs come in during finals week that and they we pet them
finals week that and they we pet them
finals week that and they we pet them between breaks and we they really help
between breaks and we they really help
between breaks and we they really help us de-stress and it’s really great
us de-stress and it’s really great
us de-stress and it’s really great because it helps me stay calm for my
because it helps me stay calm for my
because it helps me stay calm for my next test so seeing how much these dogs
next test so seeing how much these dogs
next test so seeing how much these dogs helped us it makes me really sad to see
helped us it makes me really sad to see
helped us it makes me really sad to see how some of them are treated about 3.9
how some of them are treated about 3.9
how some of them are treated about 3.9 million dogs end up in shelters every
million dogs end up in shelters every
million dogs end up in shelters every year in the US alone and my dog Sophie
year in the US alone and my dog Sophie
year in the US alone and my dog Sophie was one of those dogs and these dogs
was one of those dogs and these dogs
was one of those dogs and these dogs sometimes end up in shelters because
sometimes end up in shelters because
sometimes end up in shelters because they’ve been at
they’ve been at
they’ve been at used and abandoned and it’s really awful
used and abandoned and it’s really awful
used and abandoned and it’s really awful what they have to go through so that’s
what they have to go through so that’s
what they have to go through so that’s why I believe in supporting no-kill
why I believe in supporting no-kill
why I believe in supporting no-kill shelters the first thing you can do to
shelters the first thing you can do to
shelters the first thing you can do to support no-kill shelters is to donate to
support no-kill shelters is to donate to
support no-kill shelters is to donate to them donating just a small int mount
them donating just a small int mount
them donating just a small int mount will really help them because without
will really help them because without
will really help them because without the funding and the staff they can’t
the funding and the staff they can’t
the funding and the staff they can’t take care of that many dogs and the next
take care of that many dogs and the next
take care of that many dogs and the next thing you can do is volunteer
thing you can do is volunteer
thing you can do is volunteer volunteering is super important because
volunteering is super important because
volunteering is super important because they always need help walking the dogs
they always need help walking the dogs
they always need help walking the dogs cleaning the cages and it really helps
cleaning the cages and it really helps
cleaning the cages and it really helps the dogs have a better quality of life
the dogs have a better quality of life
the dogs have a better quality of life in the shelter I believe in only
in the shelter I believe in only
in the shelter I believe in only volunteering at no-kill shelters and one
volunteering at no-kill shelters and one
volunteering at no-kill shelters and one of those shelters that I’ve been to is
of those shelters that I’ve been to is
of those shelters that I’ve been to is paws Chicago last year I spent an entire
paws Chicago last year I spent an entire
paws Chicago last year I spent an entire day shadowing everything that that’s
day shadowing everything that that’s
day shadowing everything that that’s involved with paws Chicago including the
involved with paws Chicago including the
involved with paws Chicago including the business side meeting the CEO and just
business side meeting the CEO and just
business side meeting the CEO and just seeing all the people that work within
seeing all the people that work within
seeing all the people that work within the shelter and the animals every day it
the shelter and the animals every day it
the shelter and the animals every day it was amazing to see how sustainable they
was amazing to see how sustainable they
was amazing to see how sustainable they kept their business but the reason that
kept their business but the reason that
kept their business but the reason that they are able to stay open is because
they are able to stay open is because
they are able to stay open is because people continue to adopt these dogs it’s
people continue to adopt these dogs it’s
people continue to adopt these dogs it’s extremely important to adopt dogs from
extremely important to adopt dogs from
extremely important to adopt dogs from shelters because without without
shelters because without without
shelters because without without adopting them they’d have nowhere to go
adopting them they’d have nowhere to go
adopting them they’d have nowhere to go and we just have we’d have no room to
and we just have we’d have no room to
and we just have we’d have no room to take care of more dogs so getting my dog
take care of more dogs so getting my dog
take care of more dogs so getting my dog from a shelter was an amazing experience
from a shelter was an amazing experience
from a shelter was an amazing experience and you might think well oh I don’t have
and you might think well oh I don’t have
and you might think well oh I don’t have time for a dog or I just dog they’re too
time for a dog or I just dog they’re too
time for a dog or I just dog they’re too much energy for me if you go to a
much energy for me if you go to a
much energy for me if you go to a shelter there are plenty of older dogs
shelter there are plenty of older dogs
shelter there are plenty of older dogs that still need homes that can be
that still need homes that can be
that still need homes that can be perfect for your lifestyle if you are
perfect for your lifestyle if you are
perfect for your lifestyle if you are allergic to dogs
allergic to dogs
allergic to dogs there are hypoallergenic dogs that don’t
there are hypoallergenic dogs that don’t
there are hypoallergenic dogs that don’t shed there’s truly a dog for everyone so
shed there’s truly a dog for everyone so
shed there’s truly a dog for everyone so that’s why I believe everyone should get
that’s why I believe everyone should get
that’s why I believe everyone should get out there and adopt thank you
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