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RE: Hello Steemit! Six years and 52 dogs later and here I am, a dog whisperer!
Welcome - both of my dogs are rescue dogs and they are spoilt rotten now. I applaud anyone who helps animals so you get my vote anytime ...
Thank you for sharing. I love you for rescuing your dogs and spoiling them. They need you and you are there for them. That is a wonderful thing and they love you for it. I love you for it. Thanks for voting for my post. It means a lot to me and the dogs I rescue.
my pleasure Tammy - I wish i could do more - i live in Cairo and the abandonded dogs here would make your heart bleed- event the pet shops ( yes they still have pet shops!!!`) are disgraceful. I try to feed some of the dogs around, but they mainly scavenge the rubbish, of which there is plenty. The dogs are mix breed and are not for pets, only purebreed for pets?? go figure that. There is a dog rescue here for the mix dogs and through education this is slowly, very slowly changing. Its hard, but thats the culture here and thats not going to change overnight no matter . I love this country for so many other things, but animal care is the one thing here I hate and would love to change it.
I adore you for feeding them when you can. We do what we can, with what we have, when the time comes. I do what I can here, in my area and it is all I can do, even though I want to do more. You keep feeding those strays and if you can, volunteer at those shelters and give those dogs some positive human interaction. Now, I want to come visit Cairo. I wish I could travel around the world volunteering my time to make things better. I am grateful to be able to help the ones I can though. Purebreds are not all that. They have medical problems and mental problems that the mixes do not have because of all the inbreeding to keep the line pure. I cannot really afford to do what I do for dogs, but my heart does not see money as an obstacle. It is my time and knowledge that is valuable to the dogs. I am patient, understanding, calm and assertive. I want to do more too. I live in a small condo apartment with my husband and daughter, a dog and a cat. At any given time I also have a rescue to rehab. I just cannot say no to a dog in need, unless I already have one in my home that I am working with. Then I am forced to say no because I do not have the space for more than one. My heart bleeds already for the ones I have to turn down. I weep when I see the cages full of dogs ready to be slaughtered for food. Dogs are so much more intelligent than food. At least the strays are free to roam and find food, not be the food. It is sad and I hope it changes soon. We do what we can. Much love to you!
Later Gater!
#the-dog-lady