Shelters across Texas and beyond are contacted daily over and over with pleas from pet owners with the message, 'I Need to RE-Home my Pet.'
In this day and time the shelters and rescue groups are already working at triple capacity just taking care of abandoned litters of pups that are lost, stray or dumped canines. As a shelter manager it is almost impossible to find a new home for an adult dog. Potential pet adopters want a new puppy they can train or bring into their home in hopes it will get along with the present family of pets.
Most often the pleas are, 'I don't have time for a pet,' “I am moving,' 'Housing/landlord will not allow me to keep the pet,' 'It's an older pet so I don't want to incur vet bills,' etc. We have heard all these and more sad reasons.
We sincerely encourage pet owners to please rethink giving up their pet to a shelter if they can find a shelter that will even take the dog. Family pets dropped off are usually not adoptable because they are terrified of the unknown cage or kennel situation, change of diet, little human contact, non-stop barking, lack of playtime or time to be walked, confused bathroom habits and more.
They are afraid of new people, non-familiar voices and basically 'shell shocked' or can easily become cage crazy. This is the saddest part -— that sweet mutt that was a family's faithful companion may even turn aggressive and for sure will be extremely shy and unapproachable.
PAOC highly encourages pet parents to do everything in their power to keep the pet or rehome the pet to a trusted family member or friend. This makes the transition workable for the pet. Being moved to another family with familiar faces is a blessing.
Here's Cindy, a long time Pet Adoptions of Cuero 'resident' who was turned in by her family two years ago. She is still waiting to be reunited someday, we hope, with a new loving family, one that will accept a dog that is well trained, walks good on a leash, likes kids, ignores cats and is ready to be a wonderful faithful companion.
Come meet all the canines at Pet Adoptions of Cuero, 407 US Highway 183 South in Cuero. We are open every day of the year 8 a.m. until 12 noon or call for a late afternoon adoption visit at 361-243-8540.
