23/12/2025
🐾 … around the holidays, many dogs and cats enter families as gifts.
Animal welfare organizations report that shelters see a sharp rise in dog relinquishments in the weeks and months after Christmas, in some regions by 20–30%. Studies consistently show that a significant number of dogs are given up within their first year, most often because the responsibility was underestimated: time, training, costs, patience.
Dogs don’t experience seasons the way we do.
They don’t understand holidays, changing routines or fading enthusiasm. They understand consistency, safety … and attachment. Bringing a dog or a cat home is not a seasonal decision. It’s a long-term commitment that lasts long after the decorations are gone … and not only a Christmas moment of joy … 🤍