People often come to the shelter where I volunteer looking for a specific dog - a dog like the one they grew up with, a dog exactly like their beloved companion that recently passed away.
Sometimes they make a connection with a dog, perhaps only eye contact through the kennel door, but the dog is not what they are looking for. They leave the dog behind. Wrong color, wrong size, wrong age.
Stop it. The dogs in shelter need homes, and you need a companion. Take a chance. If you lost a sweet and mellow Golden Retriever, try a little black Chihuahua or a scruffy mutt. Now and then one of the small dogs will stand on its hind legs and do a little dance. Either begging for food, or begging for attention, does it really matter? Some of the overlooked shelter dogs can dance, and you can too.
Adopt a Shelter Dog.
And Dance.
