A Dog Is For Life

Crossfire Bulldogs · 01-01-2007, 08:29 AM

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Many pets will be abandoned after being given as gifts this festive season.

The Dogs Trust is running its annual campaign drawing attention to the plight of dogs abandoned by people when they suddenly realise they cannot cope with the responsibiliy of looking after them.

Dogs Trust, the UK's largest dog welfare charity and owner of the famous slogan A Dog Is For Life, Not Just For Christmas®, has launched an appeal to the public to remember vulnerable older dogs this Christmas.

Abandoned

Research has shown that it is not just puppies who are abandoned during what staff have dubbed the "silly season".

While the charity continues its campaign to discourage people from buying puppies as gifts, figures collated from the charity's 17 Rehoming Centres show that older dogs, aged eight and above, are at risk of being dumped to make way for new puppies, often themselves bought as presents and subsequently abandoned.

The run-up to Christmas and the period afterwards is one of the busiest times for the charity as the number of dogs handed in, or found as strays massively increases. In some cases, the number of old dogs handed in to the charity doubled over the festive season, and between 2002-2005 over 1,000 old dogs were abandoned over Christmas.

The charity urges people to please consider the following:

Owning a dog is a lifetime commitment. The average dog lives for 13 years.

Dogs aren't cheap to care for. You should expect to spend around £8,000 over his lifetime.

Puppies can be extremely hard work for an owner, particularly if there are young children in the house - do you have enough time to spend with your pup?

Dogs don't come fully trained. They can cause a lot of damage to your possessions through chewing and accidents. How committed are you to training your dog?

Christmas can be a very hectic time of year. This isn't the best time to introduce your new dog to the house.

Dog4Life · 05-10-2007, 01:34 AM

Wonderful info for potential new dog guardians.

If you do decide that a dog is right for you ( and who wouldn't?) plese consider adopting a dog at a rescue or shelter... The most wonderful dogs can be found there...

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3doggies2love · 05-10-2007, 01:39 PM

It's so sad that this is true, but the points bulleted here as far as the duration of a dog's life and how much money they can cost (average) are really good to copy and paste as reminders to those who want an OMGKYOOTPUPPEEE, but aren't responsible enough. :/

01-01-2007, 08:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
Crossfire Bulldogs Sourmug Mom Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Snuggled Between The Snorts & Snores. Posts: 7,844 Blog Entries: 3 Rep Power: 282	A Dog Is For Life GMTV Many pets will be abandoned after being given as gifts this festive season. The Dogs Trust is running its annual campaign drawing attention to the plight of dogs abandoned by people when they suddenly realise they cannot cope with the responsibiliy of looking after them. Dogs Trust, the UK's largest dog welfare charity and owner of the famous slogan A Dog Is For Life, Not Just For Christmas®, has launched an appeal to the public to remember vulnerable older dogs this Christmas. Abandoned Research has shown that it is not just puppies who are abandoned during what staff have dubbed the "silly season". While the charity continues its campaign to discourage people from buying puppies as gifts, figures collated from the charity's 17 Rehoming Centres show that older dogs, aged eight and above, are at risk of being dumped to make way for new puppies, often themselves bought as presents and subsequently abandoned. The run-up to Christmas and the period afterwards is one of the busiest times for the charity as the number of dogs handed in, or found as strays massively increases. In some cases, the number of old dogs handed in to the charity doubled over the festive season, and between 2002-2005 over 1,000 old dogs were abandoned over Christmas. The charity urges people to please consider the following: Owning a dog is a lifetime commitment. The average dog lives for 13 years. Dogs aren't cheap to care for. You should expect to spend around £8,000 over his lifetime. Puppies can be extremely hard work for an owner, particularly if there are young children in the house - do you have enough time to spend with your pup? Dogs don't come fully trained. They can cause a lot of damage to your possessions through chewing and accidents. How committed are you to training your dog? Christmas can be a very hectic time of year. This isn't the best time to introduce your new dog to the house.
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05-10-2007, 01:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
Dog4Life Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	Wonderful info for potential new dog guardians. If you do decide that a dog is right for you ( and who wouldn't?) plese consider adopting a dog at a rescue or shelter... The most wonderful dogs can be found there... Edit - Please do not post links for your own web site within your general posts. Your welcome to post in our ROWR area. Thank you.
Dog4Life Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	Last edited by Crossfire Bulldogs : 05-10-2007 at 07:20 AM.

05-10-2007, 01:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
3doggies2love .Rusty.Holly.Opie. Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Southern CA, USA Posts: 27 Rep Power: 0	It's so sad that this is true, but the points bulleted here as far as the duration of a dog's life and how much money they can cost (average) are really good to copy and paste as reminders to those who want an OMGKYOOTPUPPEEE, but aren't responsible enough. :/
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