Before you were Mine by Maribeth Boelts is a book that has a wonderful message. The story discusses what a little boy thinks happened to his puppy before he adopted him from an animal shelter. By having the boy discuss where his puppy came from, it explains to little kids reading the book that it is a good to adopt animals from shelters. The book explains that adopted dogs may have had a family before that abused them, not given them enough food, or enough love. Adopting a dog is such a great thing to do as well because many shelters have a kill policy if the shelter gets over populated. Adopting a dog is something my family has actually experienced, and we are so thankful we did. When I was two years old we adopted an Alaskan Malamute named Lady. When we got her she was two years old as well, and not trained at all. She was very protective of herself because she was abused as a puppy. It was apparent she was not given any love by her previous owners because she was not a friendly dog. Though this sounds like a horrible, experience, it was not by any means. We took her into our home and showed her our warmth and love. Over a year she transformed into our best friend. Her character totally changed. We are so thankful we decided to adopt from an animal shelter because Lady could have lived her life as a grumpy dog, but instead she became loved by our family. She was happy, and she made us happy too.
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