Personal Narrative: The Dog Who Changed My Life

Ever since I was a little girl I always enjoyed dogs, but what young child didn’t? I never realized how much one animal could impact someone’s life until summer going into my freshman year. A good family friend asked me if I could help her out with a pet adoption event because she was short-staffed. I have always loved volunteering and I love dogs so it was a no brainer to say yes. Once I arrived, my friend started going over the protocol with the animals and giving me their background information. This one was found abandoned in downtown Atlanta tied to pole, starving; the other one shakes because he was abused when he made a mistake or made a mess , and that pit bull in the corner just looks mean because his ears were clipped and he was raised as a …show more content…
They showed me how even though things get tough and hard, not to give up because someone or something will come into your life and make it better. I know it is weird to say this about dogs, because they cannot talk, but they spoke to me when I worked with them. They were always so happy, when they came from so little. It gave me a huge prospective on my life and how I need to make sure I am doing as much as I can for those who need it. I bonded with the Releashed Rescue group and they became my second family. It was so nice to be able to be with a group of people once a week where we all are wanting to help others. I was able to help several dogs get adopted with their new families. It also taught me how to say goodbye in a sense, I would create a bond with one of the animals for weeks on end, and then they would get adopted. It broke my heart saying goodbye to them, but I knew that they were going to a better place and were going to live a very happy life with their new family. Dogs deserve way more than we give them, because no matter what we do or who we are in life, they will always accept us and love