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The Kids Are Alright

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The Kids Are Alright
Taylor Diebold

Last week my life took a surprising turn for the better. After coming back from a friend's apartment down the road I was walking back to my door when all of a sudden two young dogs came running up to me looking for a little love. It was raining outside so I wondered who let these dogs just run free at night in the rain. They were both very excited when I stopped to pay them some attention. One of the first things I noticed was that neither one of them had tags and one didn't even have a collar on. I thought maybe they got out and their owners are probably pretty worried. I walked around my apartment complex shouting that I had found two dogs but no one responded. I wasn't sure what to do because I didn't want to just leave them out at night in the rain running around the parking lot. I brought them inside and let them spend the night figuring I would get up early and surely find their owners out looking for them.

The following day I asked around, posted pictures, and called local shelters trying to find who these dogs belonged to. When I finally found the owners it was my surprise to learn that both dogs belonged to the same apartment only a building over from mine. It was then that I learned that the previous owners simply got tired of taking care of two puppies, so they took off their tags and kicked them out, locking the door after them. They simply just let them go to fend for themselves. Naturally, I was appalled, asking why they would even bother getting dogs if they were not ready for the responsibility. What really made me mad was that instead of finding new owners or bringing them to a shelter, they just kicked them out of their lives without even trying to find them a new home.

Right then and there I declared that I would take the dogs in and work on finding them new homes. Things didn't really work out like that because within only a few days I couldn't imagine getting rid of either one. I love them both, spoiling them with treats and toys, spending just about all day every day with them, and looking passed the destruction that comes along with having two puppies with very playful attitudes. These two dogs came from a lousy situation and together we have turned it into a wonderful relationship. It's like having two children running around, whining, using the bathroom, eating, and getting into trouble. Molly and Jeter are here to stay and ready to play!

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