Adopt 09 Contest

Why Am I here, Did I do something wrong?


In this place, I have no name and no comfort. My cage is so close to the door that I am the first pup people see when they come to the shelter. I'm scared and shaking with anxiety thinking today might be the day, the day where I might get adopted. As the day comes to an end, I still wait at the cage to see if there would be anyone to come to mines and smile to bring me to my forever home...no luck. I don't sleep well at night since the howl of the dogs make me shiver. Maybe, there will be better luck tomorrow.

Today is a new day. I pace around and around my cage and bark alot at the comers in the shelter. I smile and try to charm the people, but there isn't much chance on someone adopting an adult dog like me. I crave the attention of those people, but they won't give me a chance. The day passed, and again, no luck at all.

Its in the morning and a lady comes in and puts a leash on me. She leads me and other dogs to an empty place where I smell a bad stench that makes me shudder. She lets the leashes go and lets us roam around the area. Slowly, she takes a hose and starts to spray the whole room, including us. We're all wet and I feel a sudden drop in my stomach that this isn't what it is. One by one, she brings dogs into a room and I don't get to see them again. Soon, I was the only dog left. The day is close to an end and she puts me back into my cage, still wet.

A New Day! More visitors come and they are looking at the other dogs and puppies except me. Soon, as the shelter was about to close for the day, a last family comes in and looks at me and smiles. Quickly, I stand up and sit near the cage staring at them. They start to talk to a women who volunteers here and I hear her say, " He was going to be sent to sleep today." and I shudder. The family keeps talking with her and I watch anxiously. Then, the family leaves, but then, when I thought all hope was gone, the volunteer lady walks over to my cage a tapes a paper to my cage. ADOPTED!
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I have been adopted and I am loving life. My Mommy loves me and cares for me. I don't have to worry about how I will never be loved, because all the love I have is right here. I have to admit, I was quite the spoiled boy. It has been a very long journey, but if the prize is a long life of love and cuddles, its worth it. Be a Hero and Adopt because you can Save a Life.


Even though I am at the rainbow bridge, I will never forget my family who gave me what I needed most, love.

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