By:Mia

Adopt Me!

Intro

Hi friends! Today im going to tell you
why you should consider adopting an older dog instead of
maybe a puppy or younger dog like you may have been considering.
In this article there are three reasons
why you should adopt an older dog. Read on because if you do,
you could end up saving a life.

1- You Will Be Saving an Adorable Dog


So I'm assuming you are fairly aware of what happens to those
poor doggos who don't get adopted. In case you don't,
let me tell you. Sadly the dogs and cats who don't find a home and a loving
family get euthanized. Euthanizing is when a pet is put to sleep. On
average, 1.5 MILLION dogs and cats get put to sleep each year. Some reasons
a dog or cat is put down is because they are sick, old, or aren't getting
adopted. Now i bet you are wondering "how does this tie indo adopting older dogs?"
WELL MY FRIEND, the way this ties into older dogs getting adopted is
that most dogs not getting adopted are OLDER DOGS. One of
the major things that adults and kids factor into adoption
is age. Most people want younger dogs when adopting because they are worried
about mortality. But what they don't realize is that this leaves
one more poor doggie that is left to spend the rest
of its life alone in a shelter without a family. And as I explained before,
the dogs that dont get adopted in shelters sometimes get put down because the
people who run the shelter veiw them as a waste of supplies.


old dog

2- They are Calmer and Most of the Time are Already Trained

One other reason to adopt an older dog is that they are easier
to handle and overall calmer. Although they still require exercise,
they do not require the same amount as, say, a puppy. That is one caveat to
getting a younger dog: with a puppy it's playtime all the time.
Puppies are pretty reckless and chew on almost anything. Older dogs have already gone through
that stage of their life and are now calmer and less likely to do destructive
things that younger dogs might be more inclined to do. They are also
most of the time already trained so you don't have to take them to a training
center or spend lots of time training them. They overall are less work.

dog getting adopted

3-They Need Less Vet Visits

Now I know what you are probably thinking: "Dont they need more vet visits?"
The funny thing is that that is actually not the case. Unless you adopt a dog
with special needs or health complications (wich isn't a bad idea
and I would actually advise you to consider that), older dogs actually
much less veterinary visits. They are almost always already spayed or neutered
and have already had all their rounds of vaccinations. They are also much less
susceptible to sickness since their immune system is already built up
another cute doggo

Conclusion

So in this article, you have heard my reasons on why you should
adopt an older dog. Older dogs are esier to handle, need fewer vet visits,
and you will end up possibly saving a life! So be a good human

And go adopt an older dog :)