tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732797.post6772717953877649232..comments2024-03-01T04:59:15.749-04:00Comments on Me and my dogs in Halifax, Nova Scotia: Well this is unfortunateJoan Sindenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04457437859009705213noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732797.post-49231781766419468592010-12-18T21:33:41.318-04:002010-12-18T21:33:41.318-04:00Netta said she was having problems leaving a comme...Netta said she was having problems leaving a comment - so this was the comment she was trying to leave - <br /><br />"Hi ya, as we discussed earlier this week, the point or the article was to be “impulse” purchase, not if adoption at Christmas was an issue, it was to focus on if it is a family decision, the commitment and responsibility of owning a pet. Matching families with the right Joan Sindenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04457437859009705213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732797.post-75865524250313574272010-12-18T14:05:52.130-04:002010-12-18T14:05:52.130-04:00I am actually somewhere in the middle - leaning to...I am actually somewhere in the middle - leaning towards not adopting right before Christmas. If the adopters have thought carefully about getting a dog, done research and their holiday routine isn't too different from their everyday routine, I agree that getting a dog in December isn't any different than any other time of the year, and I believe those are the exceptions Annette mentioned silvia4dogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06754651331524490306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732797.post-22446565653344404632010-12-18T08:39:18.819-04:002010-12-18T08:39:18.819-04:00Atlantic Small Dog Rescue is still open for busine...Atlantic Small Dog Rescue is still open for business. We just adopted out DIXIE!! I'm so freakin' excited. She was in foster for 6 months. It's the best Christmas present I could have gotten, and definitely the best Christmas present for Dixie! YEA! Like you said, as long as all the Ts are crossed what difference does the time of year make? We still did reference checks and a home Hezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17229108120599944356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732797.post-81562801820148931452010-12-17T23:02:47.896-04:002010-12-17T23:02:47.896-04:00I actually did a personal spin about it last night...I actually did a personal spin about it last night on my blog .... my daughter and her family have just adopted a lovely young dog BECAUSE the holiday season when everyone is off school and work in their house is the perfect time to settle their new pal in<br />They adopted from the Western Quebec SPCA who ARE a no kill shelter taking part in the home for the holidays program. Given everything Old Maidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10293049169367771924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732797.post-18745005029886750842010-12-17T21:07:28.080-04:002010-12-17T21:07:28.080-04:00Thanks for letting me know that other shelters tha...Thanks for letting me know that other shelters that I respect are also doing progressive work Tracy! That's fantastic!Joan Sindenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04457437859009705213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732797.post-27037825624122230222010-12-17T21:03:10.569-04:002010-12-17T21:03:10.569-04:00Joan...we have been adopting out right until Decem...Joan...we have been adopting out right until December 24th for the last 8-9 years or so. Shelters all over North America have changed their policies and thousands of animals are finding loving, wonderful forever homes because of it. Do we really want to turn good adoptive families who have made a concious decision to add a companion to their home away?? This is why we changed our policies...Shelter "Mutt"eringshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00830269012507500954noreply@blogger.com