Tippy – looking for the perfect home for retirement

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. America's animal shelters are full of animals in need of good homes. It can be a common misconception that the animals that end up in shelters are strays that have found their way into the shelter system because of behavior problems, like wandering or acting out, or are homeless animals that have been picked up off the street and have no training, obedience or manners. This misconception makes it less tempting for the average person to think about adopting from a shelter, as they may feel as if a shelter animal is going to be “more work” to integrate into their home routine. While this could be the case for some animals in the shelter systems, the