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Momma's Little Friend at the Petwalk

2/22/2019

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My personal feeling is that we should adopt pets from the shelters, instead of buying those very expensive ones from breeders. All pets desire and need love but the shelter pets particularly so.  Every day, more than 4000 dogs and cats are killed in shelters across the U.S.  Some  might be unable to be adopted  because of injuries, etc. but many simply do not have homes to go to.  They need the love and companionship that they are missing because of abandonment, abuse or simply by starting out their lives all alone.  They are so ready to give back with all the love that they have inside.  My little Nunzio was surrendered to a no kill shelter near us and I adopted him as a senior pet. He was estimated to be eight years old at the time of adoption and that was three years ago so he is definitely a senior citizen.  But he is active and alert and still enjoys his walks, car rides and visits with children in the neighborhood.  

The  shelter that Nunzio (Nunzi) came from hosted a "Petwalk" to raise awareness of homeless pets and to earn money for shelter care for their rescues.  Nunzi and I decided to enter the walk.  It was most informal - we just showed up with a contribution to do what we could in a very beautiful setting - our lovely San Diego Botanic Garden.  Since I am a supporter of both the shelter and the garden it was easy to commit to the cause.  We joined the walk at 8 a.m. and were met by a wonderful array of dog citizens, most of them looking like mutts of some sort - big, midsize and little and they all received each other graciously - with a sniff and a wag. Nunzi does that well. 

It was a hilly 5K winding through the garden and we walked as far as was comfortable for my little man. Then Nunzi decided to take a rest on a bench to watch the other dogs go by.  We made our statement for a good cause and went home satisfied that we had "done our part".  By the way his shirt says "There's a New Boss in Town" and he certainly thinks he is!
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