Patience is the name of the game with adopting. Dogs of all shapes, sizes and ages have been highly sought after during this pandemic. Stay at home orders around the country fueled the desire to expand families and add furry four legged friends. In March shelters were clearing animals out into foster care and pushing adoptions through quickly. As time went on more families sought to fill their time and void of every day hustle and bustle of life with a new pet. Definitely a good time to get a new pet adjusted to your family and start on the right paw with training. So many applications received for the same dogs and frustrations prevailed when you may not have gotten your first choice but please believe it all turns out the way it should. If you didn’t get that dog you just thought you had to have or you would purchase one, don’t give up. It means that the one who will find his or her way into your heart, into your family forever is on their way to you. We are here to help you navigate this important life long commitment and can offer suggestions of rescues and also what to look out for to identify if a breeder is responsible, a puppy mill, or a backyard breeder. Here is the newest addition to our family during our quarantine. His name is George and he is a 1 year old mini doodle we adopted from 1 Love 4 Animals in April. Petfinder is a great place to start to find rescues and shelters near you. When everyone goes back to work and school, when life gets busier outside the home we will be there to help.