The Upside To Military Dog Adoption

By Marissa Velazquez


Having a dog brings wonderful feelings to the owner be it an adult or a child. One may choose to bring up a dog from a puppy and watch it grow up or simply adopt one that is an adult. Dogs make wonderful companions for children. Other than getting a dog from shelter homes, one can chose military dog adoption that have retired from active duty.

Adoption is quite inexpensive if you compare it to buying and bringing up a puppy. When you adopt, you save the life of that dog and keep them from being euthanized. Observing the traits of an adult dog is much easier compared to that of a puppy as they have developed fully. You may get a sweet looking puppy only for it to develop into a dog with very queer characteristics.

One does not need to take the dog through house training since they have undergone extensive training and are good with taking instructions from the owner. They are well trained on obedience, chewing, hyperactivity among other skills. They in general mix well with children and chances of the kids being harmed are minimal.

The process is much cheaper when you compare all that you could have paid in buying and raising the dog. The veterinary costs only are enormous if you had to pay them in full. And if it is a purebred the price will be in the hundreds of dollars.

The value attached to these dogs does not vanish when they retire. This is why they continue to get support all through in terms of special veterinary care at lower rates. One also gets free consultations especially if the dog has unique behavioral problems. They also get to participate in social even organized for retired dogs.

It is comparatively easy to adopt if one looks at the cost of raring a dog from zero. Adopting them minimizes the chances of them being killed for population control. This way you save them from the cruelty of being killed and you also get a friend who has been well trained.

The process of adopting a dog from the military is not any difficult as may be feared. In the year 2000 a law was passed allowing retired dogs to be eligible for adoption into civilian life. A person just has to prove they are capable of caring for the dog humanly. You should show that you have in the past cared for dogs to the standard military dogs require care for example police and rescue dogs. The National K-9Enforcement Organization, the agency that deals with the adoption of military dogs should be contacted.

In the process of military dog adoption, one has to agree not to put any blame on the government in case the dog causes any harm after being adopted. And since these dogs at times are aggressive due to past experiences, one has to be ready to deal with that. In general, these dogs are way better than regular dogs in terms of discipline.




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