Two weeks ago, a local animal shelter rescued 120 beagles from a research lab that was going bankrupt. The story on the news was heart-breaking. So at dinner that night, we talked about it and decided to adopt one from the shelter. The very next day, we all went to the shelter to meet the dogs. The kids were excited to get a new pet. It was so hard to just pick one. They were all so cute. But we decided on “Freedom”. Freedom is a smaller size beagle but has a lot of love to give. He needs a lot of training on how to be a pet. He wasn’t exposed to very much from the inside of his crate for 2 years. Freedom never even walked on grass until we took him for his first walk. But considering he had limited human contact in his previous environment, he is very affectionate towards us. Freedom snuggles up to the kids while they are watching TV and enjoys being pet by them. He is adjusting better than what I would of thought. We are so lucky to have the opportunity to give him a loving home.

Kimberly Wragge    http:www.kimsautismawareness.com

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