Old Dogs Need New Digs
Animal Welfare League touts advantages of mature dogs.
There is plenty of yapping, barking, meowing and an occasional chirp, all sounds destined to draw pet lovers to the Animal Welfare League in Chicago Ridge. Now there is another reason to visit the shelter, a special on older dogs and on dogs who have already been neutered or spayed. Cats haven’t been forgotten. Cats over the age of three will be adopted out for half of the normal fee. There’s a variety of breeds of older dogs available like West, the seven-year-old chihuahua-mix who came from an overcrowded shelter, or Tracer, the 11-year- old beagle who was left behind by his family. How about Fiona, a 10-year-old miniature Pinscher who loves to cuddle. There are advantages to owning a senior dog, said Cory Berndt, the marketing and …
Michelle Mishur
12:25 pm on Friday, December 21, 2012
This is a great program! We adopted two senior pets from AWL and they are wonderful. We wanted to save the life of an older pet and give them a second chance at a forever home. They both have the perfect amount of energy, love to go for walks and play, and are housetrained (although they initially had to learn OUR schedule, but they had their act together). They bonded to us right away, as if … more ›