Walk for Paws
Every year my wife and I look forward to participating in the Howard County Animal Advocates Walk for Paws. This year was no different, especially since this was a perfect October fall day. The Animal Advocates are such a wonderful organization doing great work in Howard County. Kim has volunteered for the Animal Advocates and the Animal Welfare Society of Howard County. As the proud family member of two long-haired miniature dachshunds animal welfare is very important to our family. Our second dog (Cal Ripken) is a rescue dog from the Dachshund Rescue of North America. Since we have added Cal to our family it is amazing to see the change in our first dog Felicia. She is more sociable and now has a buddy to play with. Now that we have a child we are already beginning to try and teach Madelyn how to relate and interact with our furry family members. In recent days she has begun to take more interest in the dogs and is constantly trying to reach out and touch them when they are near. What amazed me the most is how natural the dogs took to Madelyn. They automatically understood that she was different and needed to be treated with care. They are gentle, but protective of her.
If you have a few moments, check out the Animal Advocates website and see what they are doing to help animals in Howard County.
