Whether you're thinking of adopting a puppy, small dogs for adoption or really thinking of adopting any canine up for adoption, you should be looking to adopt rescue dogs from an adoption shelter.
First, you're helping the canine population in general. Usually, rescue dogs are at the bottom of dog society - while no one wants to see a dog abused or a dog abandoned, it happens to these poor creatures regularly through no fault of their own. Many die, unfortunately, but a lot do make it to an adoption shelter. These rescue dogs so appreciate any kindness they're shown and only need a good home with your loving family to move to the top of dog society as a much-beloved family pet!
Second, you may well be saving the life of a poor little puppy or a loving older pooch. Not every shelter is a no kill dog shelter - some have no choice but to put canines to sleep if they aren't adopted, as the shelter may not have enough room for the number of strays they get. A true no kill dog shelter must have a big budget, have a number of volunteers who'll take a foster dog, or refer new arrivals to other dog centers when their facilities are full.
This is especially true of older or geriatric animals - while a lot of people will take an older, well-behaved pooch as a foster dog, fewer will adopt geriatric ones as they don't have that long to live. Realistically, most people think of adopting a puppy, but puppy adopting can be equally taxing depending on puppy temperament (often a trait of the puppy breed). Similarly, most start out looking for small dogs for adoption, and again usually a small dog puppy.
And while there's nothing wrong with a puppy rescue adoption, the choice to shelter a canine who is a bit bigger and longer in the tooth is probably the most humane adoption there is. We may all love puppy pics, but picking an old and trustworthy friend from an adoption shelter can be just as rewarding for you and help a geriatric pooch live out his or her final years as a beloved and well-cared-for pet.
Finally, and just as importantly, when you adopt rescue dogs from an adoption shelter you free up the space, food and time used to look after your new pet, allowing them to accept another rescue dog in place of the dog adopted. These caring dog centers get far more dogs for adoptions than they can handle, so it's important that we all do our part to help the adoption shelter as best we can.
If you're not sure about owning a dog or adopting a puppy, speak to them about looking after a foster dog. A foster dog is one that is awaiting adoption, and you get a chance to try having a dog in the house while the adoption shelter has temporary space freed up to accept another dog abused and/or abandoned by some jerk. Just be forewarned - when you decide to shelter a dog as a foster dog, more often than not a loving bond develops between you and you end up deciding not to return them to the adoption shelter, but to keep them as the newest loving member of your family!
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Creating A Positive Learning Environment For Foster And Adoptive Children In The Classroom
Nine years ago I found myself in a difficult situation when it came to completing a homework assignment with a foster child who was living in my home. The homework assignment was to fill in a family tree. Sounds easy, right? Well, in this case, there were a variety of reasons that prevented us from filling in that tree. The main reason was due to the lack of information we had on the biological family. The assignment was returned incomplete with an explanation and request for modifying it so we could complete it. After a lengthy discussion with the teacher, the requested modifications were made and the assignment was completed. However, the public humiliation could not be erased, and the positive learning environment for the foster child had been compromised.
The recollection of this experience came to me as I was searching through my daughter's homework folder for the first time. I began wondering how we would handle this assignment with her first grade teacher. My daughter was adopted at birth; and has known from an early age as to how we became a family. For her to complete a family tree assignment, she would need a tree with branches AND roots. A family tree that diagrams the birth and adoptive families she has come to know and love. For other children like my foster child and those who do not have much information about their biological families, it may be a tree with one branch and some leaves. The assignment should be modified in a way that gives them an opportunity to successfully complete it without public humiliation from class mates and the receipt of an incomplete grade.
My wondering led me to researching and compiling a list of useful tips and resources parents can share with teachers and school staff to create a positive learning environment for foster and adoptive children in the classroom when it comes to similar assignments.
Talk to the teacher about your foster care or adopted child before the new school year starts. Keep in mind that this is private information, and sharing may be difficult for you. The discussion can be as simple as revealing nothing more than the child is in a foster care placement, or has been adopted by you. Share what ever you think will create a positive learning environment for the child.
Provide a list of organizations that focus on foster care and adoption. The following are organizations that I have found to be helpful in educating family, friends, and teacher about the unique way we became a family.
The Center for Adoption Support and Education, Inc. (C.A.S.E.) is a private, non-profit adoptive family support center that offers workshops on how to address the sensitivity that surrounds families who were created through the unique process of foster care and adoption.
The recollection of this experience came to me as I was searching through my daughter's homework folder for the first time. I began wondering how we would handle this assignment with her first grade teacher. My daughter was adopted at birth; and has known from an early age as to how we became a family. For her to complete a family tree assignment, she would need a tree with branches AND roots. A family tree that diagrams the birth and adoptive families she has come to know and love. For other children like my foster child and those who do not have much information about their biological families, it may be a tree with one branch and some leaves. The assignment should be modified in a way that gives them an opportunity to successfully complete it without public humiliation from class mates and the receipt of an incomplete grade.
My wondering led me to researching and compiling a list of useful tips and resources parents can share with teachers and school staff to create a positive learning environment for foster and adoptive children in the classroom when it comes to similar assignments.
Talk to the teacher about your foster care or adopted child before the new school year starts. Keep in mind that this is private information, and sharing may be difficult for you. The discussion can be as simple as revealing nothing more than the child is in a foster care placement, or has been adopted by you. Share what ever you think will create a positive learning environment for the child.
Provide a list of organizations that focus on foster care and adoption. The following are organizations that I have found to be helpful in educating family, friends, and teacher about the unique way we became a family.
The Center for Adoption Support and Education, Inc. (C.A.S.E.) is a private, non-profit adoptive family support center that offers workshops on how to address the sensitivity that surrounds families who were created through the unique process of foster care and adoption.
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