Reminder To Love And Cherish Our Dogs

National Dog Day is celebrated to raise awareness about celebrating the love the loyalty the joy that dogs give in the short span of years they live with us on this earth.

The aim is also of promoting this day is to raise awareness about adopting these animals who are currently in rescue centers.

In addition, on this day promote dog ownership of all breeds, pure and mix. Embrace National Dog Day as an opportunity for all dogs to live a safe, happy and abuse-free life.

Just like the pure breeds local dogs loosely named as “strays” also deserve love and empathy and here are some of the reasons why our community should embrace and accept these good hearted furry friends who simply gravitate towards people who tend to promise food scraps, these dogs manage to make their way into our hearts, ultimately leaving us heartbroken when the time comes to leave.

The first reason is that they are super friendly.

No Matter how many times they are shooed off they still manage to trust and love humans. They are well-socialized. Since there are so many street dogs roaming the cities in packs, they are all well-socialized.

Constantly meeting other dogs and people, they tend to get along with new friends so any anxiety surrounding socialization is likely negligible.

Further, with the amount of stray cats, they’re generally accustomed to living around cats. They need a home- local dog or street dogs search the trash for food or lap up drainage water when they need to hydrate. They’re more prone to fighting with other dogs over food and territory and have nowhere to go when the weather turns bad.

They need veterinary care. So many dogs have likely never seen a vet. They walk around limping, with sores, infections, or mange and desperately need to seek medical care. A single visit to a vet can often remedy most of these issues and put a pup on a path towards health.

Street Dogs are Easy to train. Street dogs tend to want the structure and benefits provided to them by a loving human. After spending a life searching for food, they will likely be more obedient and learn quickly knowing that you are the Food Person. As they are highly food-motivated, they will respond well to positive reinforcement.

Lastly You’d be saving a life. The average lifespan of a street dog ranges from two to eight years, with most never making it past five years old.

They die from disease, starvation,cold, are hit by cars or are killed in fights with other dogs. No-one truly knows, but if you look into the eyes of a dog, you can pretty much take a guess that they have a soul in just the way we have. Dogs bring so much joy and so many benefits.

They guard us, keep us safe, make us exercise, cozy up and keep us warm, and provide endless companionship, while asking only that we take care of their physical needs and be there for them. Dogs are the greatest comedians and they give us a reason to get up in the morning.

They snuggle down with us in the evenings. Some even come to bed and take up all the room. Small dogs, medium dogs and big dogs, they all deserve a place in someone’s heart. Our pet dogs see us through joy, grief and trauma.

Many therapist dollars have been saved because someone has a dog on hand to share their woes.

Dogs give us someone to talk to whenever we need to share. They are there when we have our babies. Sometimes we are there when they have babies of their own. They are there through separation and divorce.

Through the passing of loved ones. And, if we are lucky, we have the privilege of holding them, saying goodbye, and seeing them safely through their own passing. Where, we are certain, they do become true angels.

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