This Christmas instead of
getting the usual pair of
socks or earrings, why not
get that someone special a
puppy instead?
This does beg the question
of where does one get a
puppy?
The easiest way to get a
puppy or even an adult dog is
through adoptions. Adopting
a puppy or dog is one of the
easiest and fastest ways to
getting that best friend you
have always wanted.
At pet stores you can come
across many different types
of breeds, sizes and colors of
dogs. However, when asking
a pet owner about their dog,
you would be surprised at
how many of those dogs are
either adopted or rescued
from a shelter.
There are several animal
shelters in Bucks County that
you could go to and look at
dogs or puppies. Some of
these shelters include the
Women’s Human Society in
Bensalem, Bucks County
SPCA in New Hope and also
Crossing’s Animal Sanctuary
in Upper Makefield.
One of the adoption agencies
that visit the Fairless
Hills Petsmart every Sunday
between 12 p.m. and 3 p.m.
is the Trenton Animal Shelter.
They usually have anywhere
between 8 to 10 dogs
with them, which either come
from the shelter itself or foster
homes.
What is a foster home you
might ask?
A foster home is a home
where people take in abandoned,
stray or given up dogs
that cannot be placed in a
shelter due to overcrowding.
They will stay in a foster
home until they can be
adopted out by the right pet
owner.
The Trenton shelter offers
all different types of dogs
varying in size, color, age
and breed from their 70 to 80
lb. all white American Bulldog/
Pitbull Terrier Mix
named Dexter, to their 6 lb.
Chihuahua named Tea Cup.
The prices range from $12 to
$150, which covers spay/neutering
and shots for a year.
The Trenton animal shelter
typically brings in pitbulls or
pitbull mixes because so
many of the dogs are running
loose
throughout the city. Even
though pitbulls have a bad
reputation they can be the
most loving and caring dogs
anyone could ask for, according
to the shelter.
Adopting a dog or puppy in
a sense is like adopting a
child, you must put in an application
for that pet that you
want and hope they give you
a call back within a couple
days.
You must put down references
to make sure that the
environent the dog would be
going to is safe for them.
Adopting is made easy for
perspective owners because
the majority of the dogs are
already house broken. You
will also get to see how they
react in public, in big crowds
and around your children before
you take them home.
There is nothing better than
seeing your children’s faces
light up on Christmas morning,
especially when they see
all the presents underneath
the Christmas tree. Make
their biggest dream come true
by adopting their best friend
today at any animal shelter.