Thanks Be to Giving

Posted on Nov 27 in Define Your Terms, Generally Speakingby Jeff K.Print

To everyone reading this in the United States, Happy Thanksgiving. To those in other places, please join us in giving thanks. Even though this has been a terrible year for the world economy and world conditions, we still have much to be thankful for. As members of the dog care industry, my wife Dawn and I are especially thankful that people still care take great care of their deserving dogs no matter how bad the economy gets. Business has been booming at Kelsey’s Dog House thanks to the warm hearts of our dog-loving customers.

We are thankful to our fantastic team of dog groomers and boarding attendants who view their work as an important mission rather than a job.

We are thankful for the wonderful relationships we have with others in the dog care business, including Patsy and Renee, owners of City Dog Market. With their generous support and referrals, Kelsey’s Dog House has grown by leaps and bounds this year.

We are thankful for friends and family who have helped us launch our business and have supported us through thick and thin.

We are thankful to the volunteers at dog rescue groups and at shelters who do the difficult work of saving abandoned dogs and placing those dogs in loving homes. We are especially thankful to Atlanta Small Dog Rescue and Human Society for pairing us with our beautiful and joyful dog Kelsey.

We are thankful for all those quiet moments when our dogs do something strange and spontaneous that makes us smile. We are especially thankful when they give us their complete trust and love, and ask for nothing in return.

The title of this article is an intentional twist on the traditional holiday greeting. This year, as you count your blessings, one way to give back is to donate a little something to a charity of your choice. If you are looking for a charitable organization that does extremely hard work; does that work quietly in the background for little gratitude; and often does it on a shoestring budget, take a good look at a dog rescue group. There are probably many of those groups in your area. Their kennels and foster homes are almost always full, but their coffers are almost always low. Whether the money is there or not, their dogs always need to eat, and many need constant medical treatment. Your charitable dollar will go a long way and have a direct and immediate benefit for the end-users—rescued dogs.

Please join Dawn and myself in giving thanks this year, and while you are giving thanks, may we suggest you give a little back too. Thanks be to giving.

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