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A Monet Moment In San Juan Capistrano!
________________________________________ No One is PerfectWhy do we expect an animal should be . . . after all people are largely to blame for many of the animal's imperfections! THE "PERFECT" ANIMAL? When adopting an animal, most people are looking for a great personality, good health and, most of all, exemplary behavior. In a perfect world all animals would have these qualifications. However it is rare, even under the most controlled breeding programs, to create . . . THE "PERFECT" ANIMAL Those of us in rescue understand the plights that some of these animals have endured. Even if there has been no prior abuse, just being exposed to a shelter situation can be a personality-altering experience. YOU try to spend one caged night on a concrete floor . . . cold . . . scared . . . surrounded by ear-splitting noise . . . wondering why your family has not come for you . . . strangers standing outside your cage staring in at you. How can that NOT impact you? Animals deserve a lot of credit . . . they do better in the human world with all that we ask of them and impose upon them -- so much better than we would do in their world. It is all too common to find a rescue dog filled with fear . . . who mistrusts humans . . . or becomes frightened of other dogs . . . or is reactive to noise . . . or . . . all of the above. THIS is where we at The Ark can make a difference. We evaluate the temperament of a potential rescue, not looking at “what’s wrong with the animal” but trying to look at the world from the animal’s point of view. We try to anticipate his or her individual needs and with a bit of luck we can place that animal in . . . THE "PERFECT" HOME! |
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