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First ride back from the shelter! You Gotta Love em'

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He was the last dog in the pound on Christmas. There was no heat or running water, he was mostly bald, starving, and had just lost his back leg. Nine years later he now protects us from the rabbits brave enough to trespass in his yard. Dobby, a good elf. You Gotta Love em'

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This is Winter! She melted our hearts so of course we had to adopt her. Rescued from a kill shelter in Alabama where she lost a leg. Going to spoil the hell out of this girl. You Gotta Love em'

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Caution when adopting dogs from a Rescue centre.

Rescue Centre Adoption Dogs. This may be seen as controversial but when thinking about adopting your next dog from the Rescue centre how many people actually take the time to understand why the dog is there in the first place. I am going on experience here as I used to do one - one  house visits, training dogs with ' behavioral ' issues. Now I also understand that not all dogs are the same and that a lot of dogs have successfully been rehomed and the Rescue centres really try to do their best,  but I can hand on heart say that 85- 95% of my client's were having issues with newly rescued/adopted/rehomed dogs...just take a moment...to digest that information...85-90%, ok some were new owners, first time dog people and some of the dogs were puppies, but in the main, the rest were adults. When I asked if the dogs came with any information about previous life experiences the answer was invariably 'no' but the staff at the centre says he/she was lovely and great with ot