Make
It Your Business
By Valerie Entwistle
Let
me start by giving a brief introduction. My name is Valerie and
I'm an Area Rep for Dogs Deserve Better. I also have a diploma
in Animal Care Specialist. I Know everyone has walked or driven
by chained or penned dogs, and had a strong feeling that this just
wasn't right. Few people will speak up, while most will think "It's
none of my business".
Let
me assure you, it is your business, whether you want it to be
or not. I've been there before. I used to think "it's none
of my business", but I had to change the way I view things.
I realized If I don't speak up, no one else will. Dogs are pack
animals and they need that human companionship.The majority of bite
cases are dogs that are/were chained.
You
see, if you keep thinking "it's none of my business" then
these dogs will continue to suffer, with no one to give them a voice.
Some people are just too scared or shy to speak up. Please face
your fears and speak up anyway, because we need more people
willing to to give them a voice and make it heard.
We
are trying to get dogs off chains and pens and into the home where
they should be. We need kind hearted people like you to quit saying
to yourselves, "it's none of my business" and start saying
"It IS my business because this is a living, breathing creature,
deserving of love and respect."
A
lot of chained dogs are also being neglected and abused. Some dogs
die from being on a chain—some have embedded chains in their
necks, choke themselves to death, die from freezing to death in
the cold winter months, or heatstroke during the summer months...You
see, YOU can make a difference.
If
you see a chained dog, please don't sit back and say/do nothing.
Contact Dogs Deserve Better or an Area Rep for DDB, Inc.
That is what we're here for. A Well behaved and loving companion
is an inside dog, not a chained or penned one. We're here to help
educate the public about chained and penned dogs. We also help the
owners work to bring their dogs into the home.
Some
just need to be more educated and more aware of the dangers of a
dog living on a chain or living in a pen.
—Valerie
Entwistle, Washington DDB Area Rep
(Note
from Tammy: I
too struggled with this, and still do on occasion. I am often told
by callers that it's none of my business. I tell them I'm Making
it My Business, because that is not an old junk car they've
thrown into their yard. It's a companion, and it deserves a place
in the family. So I urge you to face your fears and take a stand.
It is well worth it in the end, I promise you.)
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