You’ve seen the ads: Sad-eyed dogs and cats in cages, accompanied by lachrymose music, with a voice over begging you to adopt them. Maybe you got out your checkbook. Maybe you muted the sound. Maybe you left the room. Whatever you did, you probably didn’t feel very uplifted. You just wanted those sad images to…
Needing to Be Needed: How A Less Adoptable Dog Changed My Life
PetFinder.com’s Adopt-A-Less-Adoptable-Pet Week is wrapping up today. While it was a terrific campaign, I initially took exception to one of the slogans: “Adopt Me Because I Need You” (see the widget at the end of this story). I’d rather highlight the joy our pets bring us, and the word “need” makes these dogs and cats…