Adopt an Animal

I work at the West Suburban Humane Society in Downers Grove, IL and I work with the dogs in the kennel. When I first started this volunteer job I wasn't sure what to expect in these dogs, would they be mean?

However, I have come to find that some of these dogs are the sweetest animals I've ever met. I befriended a pit bull terrier, Brad Pit, and as excited as I was when he got adopted, I was so sad that he was leaving me. I had been taught that pit bulls were nasty dogs and to be very cautious with them but that was silly stuff that my mom had told me so I didn't get hurt. Some pit bulls are trained to be attack dogs and that is where my mom got the stereotype. 

Another dog that touched my life was a newfoundland mix named Tiny. He was quite the opposite of tiny, he was huge. I love big dogs and Tiny just was so sweet he tried to make me happy however he could. He would heel and walk on a leash perfectly, a common misconception is that most shelter dogs aren't trained at all. 

These dogs need homes as life in a shelter is stressful. They need forever families that will love and take care of them unconditionally.