We're Thinking of Adopting...

A dog! I've been wanting a dog for years, but I've never lived in a place that allowed pets. Now, we have our own house, and no one can tell us no.


I always thought that I would like to buy a full bred boxer puppy. Then one day I was watching Oprah, and she was doing a show on puppy mills. I was horrified. I can't believe that our country would let this happen. These puppy mill owners keep all these dogs in a cage so small that they can't even walk, and they have litter after litter of puppies. They get tumors in thier breasts from having to nurse so many puppies throughout thier lives. When they can't reproduce anymore, they are taken out and shot.



I know that there are responsible breeders out there, but after seeing that Oprah episode, I felt like adopting was something that I had to do. The dog that we're looking at may not have come from a puppy mill, but she's in a shelter and she needs love. We go meet her today, and I can't wait.