The wagging tail of the Labrador/golden retriever combine gave a hint of the unconditional love the middle-aged dog had for its female owner of eight years. The tail kept wagging even as the woman handed the dog's leash over to Debbie Lewis before turning and walking alone out of the Animal shelter. Unfortunately, the woman had installed new carpeting and the dog's coat no longer matched the rug, so the dog had to go.
If there's a reason to get purge of a pet, even during the holidays, Lewis has heard it in her 25 years of working with animal shelters. "It's a terribly traumatic thing for a pet to be separated from its owner," Lewis, executive director of the Fox Valley Humane Association, said as the annual holiday influx of pet surrenders hits the shelter. For some Pet owners, the intensity of preparing for Christmas with gift buying, party hosting and guests in the house — is enough to tip the scales against keeping a pet. For others, it may be travel plans hampered by errands of caring for a pet, or a change in lifestyle made during the holidays, that doesn't include a pet in the new house.
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