Try looking at the Second Chance Animal Rescue in Daytona Beach Shores!
After having 3 different dogs in my family, I would love to have a dog again and so would Steve, however right now is not the time. We have discussed it and when we do decide it is time to have a doggie in the house we want to go with a full grown pup that is in need of a good home.
Over the weekend we happened on a Adoption Clinic by Second Chance at Petco on International Speedway Blvd, and they had some of the sweetest full grown and what appeared to be pure breed dogs for adoption. I don't think they would have papers for them, but I don't care about papers. When I had Shadow my cocker spaniel, I never sent in the AKC papers on her. (My ex insisted on getting a black cocker spaniel, and couldn't find one at a shelter)
There were a couple Lab mixes, a hound mix, then I happened on a beautiful Chow Chow named Bonnie and she seemed so sad. She wagged her tail once then looked away.
Then I saw a black cocker mix named Shadow and I wanted to take him home now!
I noticed Steve trying to hide a dog from me, he was blocking my view of the cage so of course I had to see what was in there.
This little girl was in there. Her name is Ginger and she is a small 8 year old full blooded Cocker. Oh goodness did we want to take her home. She just sat there with those big sad cocker eyes looking at us then away, almost as if she knew no one was going to take her home.
Steve had to gently push me towards the kitty toys, the original reason we stopped in. I got the toys I was looking for and we left without looking back. Steve told me he wanted to take her home as bad as I did. She was well behaved and probably the perfect dog for us, but it's just not good timing for us right now. He was right, he normally is right too.
I feel bad for Ginger and the other pups that we saw that day though, they are all older dogs, and it always seems everyone wants a puppy.
Before adopting that puppy, think for a few minutes. Are you ready for the middle of the night wake up to go outside? The messy potty training? The chewing on the furniture? Don't get me wrong, I loved having puppies in the house, there's nothing better then puppy breath! I'm at a point in my life where I would be happier taking in a older dog that needs and deserves a Second Chance and so is Steve. I'm ecstatic that I may be able to get another Cocker Spaniel without going though breeder! I'll never go through a breeder again, because there are so many unwanted adult dogs and with Second Chance Rescue in my own backyard, it's a safe bet we'll go there when we are ready to adopt a doggie.
Click here to see what kind of dogs they have to adopt, and whether or not that dog will do good with your family.
To visit their dogs, they have their adoption clinics Every Saturday at Petco on International Speedway Blvd in Daytona Beach, just east of I95.
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