Improve Your Life, Health and Happiness - Adopt a Dog and Use a Force Free Trainer

Oct. 2, 2012 - PRLog -- Washington County Fl – The Pet Professional Guild, joins with the American Humane Society (AHS) and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) in encouraging everyone to adopt before you shop for a family pet.  If you are looking for unconditional love, an exercise buddy, a best friend, a sport partner, a walking companion or simply a happy face to greet you at the front door after a hard day at work, then adopt a dog!  If you want to lower your blood pressure, strengthen your immune system, improve your mood, decrease your stress or stabilize your blood sugar, then adopt a dog!  If you want to meet your soul mate, enhance your child’s development or get fit, then adopt a dog!  A dog may be the perfect antidote to 21st century life and your local shelter is the perfect place to find dogs of every type, size, age and personality -- all waiting for a loving home.  Or, if you are looking for a particular breed that you don’t see at your local shelter, find a breed-specific rescue group on the internet.  They need adopters too.

Niki Tudge, founder of The Pet Professional Guild, says “animals from shelters make excellent pets, but they may have some easily fixed behaviors so choosing the right dog and finding the right training is important.”  In fact, a study conducted by the National Council on Pet Population and Policy found that a majority of dogs are surrendered to shelters for behavior problems that are easily corrected or the dog didn’t fit into the lifestyle of the owner.  This study can be seen at The ASPCA's web site.

Tudge says, “By adopting a shelter animal, not only do you end up with a well behaved, wonderful family member but the training you go through with your dog will be fun and helps establish a fantastic bond between you and your pet.  Members of the Pet Professional Guild offer great force-free training programs that rescue dogs will benefit from.

According to the AHS adopting from a local animal shelter or rescue group is the best option for adopting a dog because, you will be giving a dog a second chance -- or even saving its life (an estimated 3.7 million animals are euthanized in animal shelters every year), you will be helping ease the tragic problem of pet overpopulation and shelters and rescue groups offer a wide variety of purebreds, mixed breeds and big and little dogs, making it easy to find the perfect dog for you and your lifestyle.  
To help you choose the right dog the ASPCA, suggests thoroughly reviewing your lifestyle and level of commitment to an animal's care which are both critical before choosing a specific dog.  Available on their website, the ASPCA advises people to ask themselves five questions before adopting a dog.  So if you are looking to add a dog to your family then consider adopting from a shelter or rescue group. To find your local Pet Professional Guild pet professional then visit www.PetProfessionalGuild.com, our members can help you choose a dog appropriate to your lifestyle.