Dog was adopted 4 yrs ago. Now watch as an old friend walks through the door

by pawbuzz on in Dogs 40

Here's the heartwarming video capturing the heartwarming reunion between Samo and his siblings after four years.

Samo was adopted from the Animal Haven Shelter in Soho by a loving couple four years ago. On March 6, 2016 they organized a reunion with her and her siblings. She hadn't seen them since she was adopted at 8 weeks old.

The couple was able to contact half of the pack who made it to the reunion at Happy Paws in NYC, where they shared stories about similarities, likes and dislikes, their health history and their taste in food (they're all foodies).

Some love sticks, some love swimming, others hate it. And they've all eaten something they shouldn't have at some point (paint, muffins, raw bacon, nuts, fortune cookies)! After seeing their emotional interaction it's easy to believe the dogs knew they were family.

But these dogs are the lucky ones. Each year in the United States, 2.7 million dogs and cats are euthanized, because there’s no room for them in the shelters. Most animals surrendered to shelters are there through no fault of their own.

In most cases, the dogs are friendly, happy, and used to living in a family. It’s normally a life-change, like a move or a new baby that has caused their humans to relinquish them. Adopting a mature pet means you probably won’t have to housebreak him, either, and things like spaying/neutering and microchipping are already done. In addition, when you adopt from a shelter, you’re making room for other animals who need to be adopted.

Buying a dog from a pet store, online, or at a flea-market may mean you are supporting a multi-million industry that values profit over pets. Puppy mills are factory-style breeding facilities, where the mother dogs are kept in cages in deplorable conditions and bred year after year with no hope of change.

The pups are sold in pet stores or by deceptive advertising online or at flea markets. Quite often, the animals are sick or have behavioral problems from their environments or from inbreeding. When the mother can no longer produce puppies, she’s abandoned, killed, or sold at auction.

Samo’s story is a happy one. You can make your own happy video by providing a home for a shelter dog just waiting for you!



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