Posted: 7/14/2010 1:09:54 PM EDT
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Washington Humane Society has two dogs that were surrendered by a military member deploying to Iraq. If anyone knows of a good home (where preferably they won't be split up) , follow the link.
Military families aren’t the only ones left behind when a soldier goes to war. Pebbles and Cookie, a mother-daughter pair were surrendered to the Washington Humane Society last month. Their owner a proud member of the U.S. military was deployed to Iraq and was forced to leave her two pups behind. She turned to WHS knowing we would find Pebbles and Cookie a new forever home. 
The two dogs are very much bonded to one another and we would love to see them adopted out as a pair. At ages three and one, both dogs have been by each other’s side for their entire lives. It would be nice to see them grow old together. If you have room in your heart and in your home, please consider making Pebbles and Cookie apart of your family. Our heroic warriors in uniform sacrifice a lot to fight for our country, while these dogs will never understand why mom had to leave, we can give them the comfort, love, and life they deserve by making them ex-orphans. Won’t you help? If you can’t adopt Pebbles and Cookie, but would like to help our shelter animals and our soldiers, please consider supporting our Dog Tags program. Dog Tags brings together wounded warriors recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center with homeless dogs here at WHS. This innovative three-tiered program teaches soldiers the basics of dog training, with a certificate based educational curriculum that gives them the opportunity to pursue a future career in the field of animal training, care, and welfare. In the process of gaining skills for themselves, the soldiers provide the homeless animals with training, socialization, and love which increases their adoption rate and retention in their new homes. If you would like to support Dog Tags please click HERE to donate today. |
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Damn too bad someone couldn't get them before she turned them over to the HS.
I would have held onto them and given them back when she returned. Now however there is no way a HS would let me adopt them. Last time I tried they told me I couldn't have a pet unless I fenced in my entire 5 acres in the middle of nowhere. They said the dog could run off or wander into the road and get hit. They also were very unhappy that I have to travel a few weeks of the year for work and would have to board the dog while gone. No worry that my boarding kennel treats dogs beter than what I can get for TDY while gone! Hope someone can help them out though! |
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Damn too bad someone couldn't get them before she turned them over to the HS. I would have held onto them and given them back when she returned. Now however there is no way a HS would let me adopt them. Last time I tried they told me I couldn't have a pet unless I fenced in my entire 5 acres in the middle of nowhere. They said the dog could run off or wander into the road and get hit. They also were very unhappy that I have to travel a few weeks of the year for work and would have to board the dog while gone. No worry that my boarding kennel treats dogs beter than what I can get for TDY while gone! Hope someone can help them out though! This is exactly why we ended up going through a breeder for ours. We were going to rescue, but given the breed and the fact that there are kids in the house, we wanted to be able to "start from scratch" to have a better history of the dogs upbringing. Adoption agencies are very often their own worst enemy. |