whatever you do for a dog, they end up doing so much more for you [View all]

[Luminous Animal]

Glenn Greenwald's story about how he and David ended up with 10 dogs and their commitment to rescuing them and others.

https://www.thedodo.com/greenwald-the-dogs-you-rescue--389145041.html

This is the key point I always try to convey whenever I’m asked how we can have so many dogs. Of course, when you rescue or adopt a dog, you do great things for them. But the dogs you rescue do even greater things for you. It’s not just that it’s a deeply gratifying experience to save a loving and innocent creature from a life of untold hardship, though it is that. Even more, each dog emotionally touches you in profound ways that stay with you for life. They each teach you something new about yourself and the world. The dogs you keep become the most loyal companions for life. But the ones you rescue and find homes for leave their own deep and important mark on your life.

David and I have fostered and found homes for numerous other abandoned and abused dogs since then. We never see it as charity, but rather as opportunity. That’s because whatever you do for a dog, they end up doing so much more for you.