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Animal Adoption Center Encourages People To Adopt Adult Pets With 16 Hilarious Posters
Nobody needs too much convincing to take home a fuzzy puppy, with those big wide eyes, and a body the size of your foot. But after the initial cuteness coma, new owners discover there is a lot of work and time that goes into training these baby animals. Adult dogs (7+ years), unlike pups, have a harder time finding a home with only a 25% adoption rate - so one animal rescue organization came up with a genius marketing strategy to show people what these mature pets have to offer.
The Animal Protection Association of St. Louis launched the Grown-Ass Adult PR campaign to promote the benefits of adopting a pet that's grown out of his baby phase. In a series of funny posters and the hashtags #grownassadult and #adoptadult, the organization pointed out that while puppies are cute - grown-ass adult dogs know not to pee on your carpet. Scroll down below to check out their hilariously creative posters.
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La Petite Morte 7 years ago
Such a gorgeous bluenose! He/she reminds me of Bruno, my (former bait dog) gargoyle I adopted when he was 11. He was repeatedly returned because, get this, he snored. SNORED!!! He developed seizures at 14 and by 16 they were uncontrollable with meds. He was the sweetest good boy in the world, loved everyone (unless you were two dogs playing with a tug toy, he couldn't abide that), was the master at the footpin-leglean, thought he was 10lbs, thought all skunks were his friend, and started a ghost dog legend at a cemetery. I miss him so much. I only got 5 years with him, but they were the best 5 years.
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Kathy Baylis 7 years ago
Though puppies and kittens are so cute, there’s nothing like that magical age, usually around three years old, when they start to mellow. Ahhhhh, peace.
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Give me a beagle any day... 7 years ago
Why were none of thees dogs featured beagles? Because beagles behave, LOL! J/K! I know mine is 100% pure clown, but he's a good boy. Has never lifted his leg in my house, or my mom's, he's never torn up the sofa pillows, he has never had an accident in the house, and he's friendly with all of my cats and anyone he meets. #BeaglesAreTheBestBreed
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Kate 7 years ago
Cute campaign but animals will still do weird things, regardless of their age (case in point, my rescue cat likes to sleep on top of my head if I'm reclining in bed and he's not a kitten anymore.)
Ian Osmond 7 years ago
Still, older animals tend to be weird at a slower and more relaxed pace.
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fruit_panda 7 years ago
I'm all for adopting adult animals, but this campaign is straight up misleading. Our last adult dog, for instance, was definitely not house-trained and was a serious jumper. We worked with him as much as possible, but those behaviors were pretty much set for him. He also had serious abandonment issues, and had trouble dealing with being left alone in the house for even an hour. I'm not saying it was a mistake to adopt him - he brought so much brightness into our lives - but it is a mistake to promise people that adult dogs won't have behavior issues.
Kate 7 years ago
Cute campaign but animals will still do weird things, regardless of their age (case in point, my rescue cat likes to sleep on top of my head if I'm reclining in bed and he's not a kitten anymore.)
Ian Osmond 7 years ago
Still, older animals tend to be weird at a slower and more relaxed pace.
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I'm all for adopting adult animals, but this campaign is straight up misleading. Our last adult dog, for instance, was definitely not house-trained and was a serious jumper. We worked with him as much as possible, but those behaviors were pretty much set for him. He also had serious abandonment issues, and had trouble dealing with being left alone in the house for even an hour. I'm not saying it was a mistake to adopt him - he brought so much brightness into our lives - but it is a mistake to promise people that adult dogs won't have behavior issues.
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