Pet Project

It's tough to resist a talking dog, which is why I'm choosing to write about the Shelter Project, a new campaign aimed at dispelling myths about adopting animals from shelters so that these very worthy cats and dogs (and rabbits and other critters) can find good homes.

All of the dogs in my life came from shelters, including our family's newest addition, Olive. She's a pit bull-lab mix, and I wasn't sure how that was going to play out in my house of rambunctious kids. We had to work with her, just like any new family member, and help her adjust to her surroundings (she didn't like one particular neighbor kid, has a bad fence-jumping habit and is a bit stubborn on the leash). But she's adapted beautifully. She sleeps with Kate, rolls around in the grass with Jack and sticks by my side through thick and thin.

So in honor of October being Adopt a Dog Month, the Shelter Project (their site has some really helpful pet-adoption resources as well as a few talking animals) and the Humane Society, I give you a video starring a talking dog: