We have two rescue dogs. I found Daisy at work. She showed up at work in February. She was less than a year old then. She was afraid of men, but would cautiously approach women. Staff were feeding her scraps when I found out about her. We have had dogs all our married life, and one was in her final stages of life. I called my husband and he came to see Daisy. Even though she was afraid of men, my husband knelt to the ground and called her. She crawled to him, he picked her up and took her home. Somehow she knew that he would not harm her. That was eleven years ago. We still are not sure what her breed is, but we think she is a mix of maybe Husky because she has a double coat and love the cold weather. After all this time, she still is cautious around young children and men.
Our other rescue dog, Tanya, is a Terrier. We found her at a local fall festival where the local animal shelter had some of their dogs for sale. Tanya was on the “sniff list”. She had been in the shelter for six months and if she was not adopted was going to be euthanized. We bough her for $30. She was three years old at the time. Now, she and Daisy are best buddies (most of the time). She is eight years old now.
In Genesis, God instructed Adam to take care of the animals (Genesis 1:26) and in Proverbs 12:10 “For godly care for their animals, but the wicked are always cruel.” (NLT) There are many references in the Bible regarding taking care of animals.
