[nagdu] some advice

[Criminal Justice Major Extraordinaire]

Hi, Larry,
I usually watch Animal Cops shows on a daily basis and the work that the 
humane societies do is really good.
They do have to put the dog through behavioral tests before it can be 
adopted out.
There are some dogs that do get put down, not because of the humane society, 
but more, because of what their previous owners did to them.
No matter how much the behavioralists work with the dog and try, some 
problems are too far gone to be fixed.
If rescue organizations are willing to step in and take the dog to work with 
it as they do have lots of time on their hands, then they will happily do so 
in a way where that dog gets another chance.
I do give all the humane societies lots of credit for making sure that each 
dog ends up with the right family who will love them and care for them along 
with making him/her an important member of the family.
Many of the stories have been awesome to hear with a great ending and good 
success.
I grew up with dogs all my life since I was a baby off and on.
Of course, my parents taught me how to respect dogs.
I know that I always have touched my guides when they were eating their food 
and neither became aggressive or annoyed when I did this.
I've also practiced feeding my dogs by hand which also increasing exposure 
of them eating a treat.
More people are adopting dogs these days rather than purchasing one from a 
breeder, due to the cost and also, they figure that there are lots of dogs 
in the shelters waiting for a great home to come around.
If I were able to, I'd gladly adopt one.
I did forget to mention that the humane societies do allow people to go meet 
the dogs in person along with bringing their whole family and other dogs if 
they have one as it is just to see how first dog will get along with the new 
one and if dog is able to get along with kids.
Bibi and Odie
the happy spirited bounty labra wolf